Christof Vollstedt
Regional Operations Director Europe at Precision Valve Corporation- Claim this Profile
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English Full professional proficiency
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Polish Limited working proficiency
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Arek Zotkiewicz, ACMA, CGMA
Christof is an excellent Plant Director, able to effectively lead large manufacturing facility and achieve excellent results in Safety, Quality, Service and Cost. Very keen on details but also in the same time always thinking about longer term strategic angle. Great team leader, providing senior leadership to his team. Privately very sensible person, with great sense of humor.
Anita Bialkowska
I was working with Christof in his role of Plant Director as a Finance Business Partner. Great and charismatic leader, professional, reliable and inspring. He kept the team motivated and engaged to deliver all the strategic objectives and manufacturing process excellence, demonstrated out of box thinking and played as a role model across the organization. He built a world class organization with the spectacular business and financial achievements widely recognized in Avon. He was always willing to share his experience and business knowledge, not only with his direct reports but also peers. Great leader to work with!
Arek Zotkiewicz, ACMA, CGMA
Christof is an excellent Plant Director, able to effectively lead large manufacturing facility and achieve excellent results in Safety, Quality, Service and Cost. Very keen on details but also in the same time always thinking about longer term strategic angle. Great team leader, providing senior leadership to his team. Privately very sensible person, with great sense of humor.
Anita Bialkowska
I was working with Christof in his role of Plant Director as a Finance Business Partner. Great and charismatic leader, professional, reliable and inspring. He kept the team motivated and engaged to deliver all the strategic objectives and manufacturing process excellence, demonstrated out of box thinking and played as a role model across the organization. He built a world class organization with the spectacular business and financial achievements widely recognized in Avon. He was always willing to share his experience and business knowledge, not only with his direct reports but also peers. Great leader to work with!
Arek Zotkiewicz, ACMA, CGMA
Christof is an excellent Plant Director, able to effectively lead large manufacturing facility and achieve excellent results in Safety, Quality, Service and Cost. Very keen on details but also in the same time always thinking about longer term strategic angle. Great team leader, providing senior leadership to his team. Privately very sensible person, with great sense of humor.
Anita Bialkowska
I was working with Christof in his role of Plant Director as a Finance Business Partner. Great and charismatic leader, professional, reliable and inspring. He kept the team motivated and engaged to deliver all the strategic objectives and manufacturing process excellence, demonstrated out of box thinking and played as a role model across the organization. He built a world class organization with the spectacular business and financial achievements widely recognized in Avon. He was always willing to share his experience and business knowledge, not only with his direct reports but also peers. Great leader to work with!
Arek Zotkiewicz, ACMA, CGMA
Christof is an excellent Plant Director, able to effectively lead large manufacturing facility and achieve excellent results in Safety, Quality, Service and Cost. Very keen on details but also in the same time always thinking about longer term strategic angle. Great team leader, providing senior leadership to his team. Privately very sensible person, with great sense of humor.
Anita Bialkowska
I was working with Christof in his role of Plant Director as a Finance Business Partner. Great and charismatic leader, professional, reliable and inspring. He kept the team motivated and engaged to deliver all the strategic objectives and manufacturing process excellence, demonstrated out of box thinking and played as a role model across the organization. He built a world class organization with the spectacular business and financial achievements widely recognized in Avon. He was always willing to share his experience and business knowledge, not only with his direct reports but also peers. Great leader to work with!
Experience
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Precision Valve Corporation
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United States
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Packaging & Containers
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200 - 300 Employee
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Regional Operations Director Europe
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May 2023 - Present
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Henkel
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Germany
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Head Of Manufacturing Europe
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Oct 2021 - May 2023
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Managing Director
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Oct 2018 - May 2023
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Avon
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United Kingdom
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Personal Care Product Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Plant Director
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May 2016 - Sep 2018
Oversee manufacturing operations consisting of 1000 associates and a management staff. Responsible for all aspects of production and achieving key performance measurements related to personnel safety, quality, service and cost, while continually improving process reliability and performance. Leading in a matrix organization in relation to additional functions, such as New Product Development, Research and Development, Planning, Finance and Distribution. Building a culture of mutual respect, teamwork, and professionalism, demonstrating active support to the Company’s values and policies. Building an organization that is customer focused, flexible, and has a strong business acumen. Ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations. Show less
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Senior Manager Operations
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Aug 2012 - Apr 2016
Responsible for managing cosmetic manufacturing processes of Perfume, Foundations, Lip gloss, Mascara and Lotion productions. Working closely in multiple work teams in a fast paced and high volume manufacturing environment to plan work, set targets and make sure the manufacturing processes run smoothly, finished products meet quality standards, are cost-effective and delivered on time. Accountable for whole machinery, particularly for the technical state and for all relevant safety and hygiene conditions of production facilities. Oversee and develop about 400 employees in production, engineering and maintenance, comprised of shift leaders and team members and practice Leadership Principles. Responsible for coordinating team activities to achieve business metrics, challenging the “status quo”, delivering end-to-end process optimization and driving the change. Show less
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Technical Manager
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Jun 2010 - Jul 2012
Leading and developing the technical staff of 35 employees and responsibility for all technical procedures in the plant to ensure a high efficiency and availability of machines and production lines. Planning and Implementation of corrective and incident-based maintenance and optimization-actions. Activities in consideration of and in accordance to the manifold prevailing regulations and legislations regarding hygiene (GMP), work safety, product quality and other legal requirements.
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Project Engineer
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May 2008 - Jun 2010
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Nestlé
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Switzerland
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Food and Beverage Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Project Manager
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2006 - 2008
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FRoSTA AG
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Germany
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Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Projektingenieur
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2002 - 2006
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Education
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1996 - 2002
Technical University Berlin
Dipl. Ing. / Graduate Engineer, Food Engineering -
2020 - 2020
Harvard Business School Online
Disruptive Strategy with Clayton Christensen, Pass
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