Experience

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  DP World

  • London, England, Vereinigtes Königreich

  • Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)

    • Jan 2023 - Present
    • London, England, Vereinigtes Königreich

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  Imperial Logistics International B.V. & Co. KG

  • Germany
  • Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • Executive Vice President - Contract Logistics verticals (Member of the Executive Logistics Board)

    • Apr 2022 - Feb 2023

    Head of Chemicals, Lifestyle, Machinery, Spare Part and Industrial vertical with responsibility for operational excellence and execution to customer requirements, including full P/L vertical, business unit delivery for end-user industries.Customers out of pharma, personal & home care, food processing, agricultural, automotive, lithium-ion battery development and manufacturing and consumer industries.Customer relationship & Key Account Management, continuous growth, acquisitions and sales development of new and existing logistics opportunities including tender and contract management.

  • Managing Director, EVP - Chemical & Lifestyle Logistics vertical (Member of the ILI Board)

    • Sep 2021 - Mar 2022

    Customer relationship management and full P/L delivery for Chemicals and end-user industries (such as speciality chemical products for the pharmaceutical industry, food processing, personal and home care, agricultural chemicals, lithium-ion battery development and manufacturing industries), Spare Part, Machinery & Industrial vertical, business unit and customers.Developing logistics vertical end-to-end solutions driving greater supply chain efficiencies, and ultimately enhancing value for customers.Transformation of best-in-class industry solutions into a customer-driven vertical organisation to create closeness.

  • Executive Vice President - Global Commercial Logistics vertical leader

    • Jan 2019 - Aug 2021

    Establishing, developing and growing global commercial vertical logistics strategy, solutions and capability. Growing into new markets & regions, industries with strategic account & customer planning for various industries including innovative barging and transport and freight forwarding logistics solutions.

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  Kuehne + Nagel

  • Schindellegi / Switzerland

  • Senior Vice President - Global Commercial Head Contract Logistics verticals

    • Oct 2004 - Sep 2018
    • Schindellegi / Switzerland

    Global Commercial and vertical Logistics business development Head. Visionary, driven by market fundamentals with the ability to turn vision into results!Strengthen the business unit with a clear and strong growth and sales strategy within contract logistics, commercial market orientation with strong commitment to customer satisfaction.Leading of all business activities (strong focus on sales combined with a strong grip on the financial key figures). Define, develop, and implement digital strategy in support of business objectives.Support of key accounts and support of sales staff in strategically projects and contract negotiations.Build up a powerful sales community team and manage employee satisfaction and motivation globally.Maintaining and developing further relationships with customers directly, acting as the face and representative of the business unit (vertical). Leading cross cultural and cross functional teams in a fast-paced environment - Leading from the front, including digitalisation and innovation in marketing initiatives.In the lead of products & services pricing, marketing & communication within related Industry.Implementation of growth sales strategies by anticipating trends and futures demands. Visionary, driven by market fundamentals with the ability to turn vision into results.Setting the core competencies and growth strategy to support significant growth.

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  Johnson & Johnson

  • Zug/Switzerland

  • Global Head of Logistics - Demand & Supply Chain Management (Member of the European Board)

    • Oct 1999 - Aug 2004
    • Zug/Switzerland

    Logistics Lead for Pharmaceuticals and Biotech Products - Member of the European Board of Janssen Pharmaceutical companies of Johnson & JohnsonPharmaceutical & Biotech Supply Chain Lead, Transport Logistics, Demand Management,downstream & operations process Improvement (six sigma)Global leadership, operations and alliances management

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  Kuehne + Nagel

  • Schindellegi / Switzerland

  • Head of European Freight & Distribution, Commercial and Logistics Key Account Management

    • Mar 1996 - Oct 1999
    • Schindellegi / Switzerland

    Development of Pan European Network - lead, develop and implement a common logistics network service across the European region covering all aspects of logistics.Operational team lead, strategic development and roll out of the European carrier Management concept and operations. Lead and drive strategic development for the groups industry-leading practices and methodologies to support the achievement of respective goals within IT and end-to-end logistics.

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  Danzas

  • Zürich / Switzerland

  • Regional Head Logistics Sales and Key Account Management, General Manager Logistics (operations)

    • Mar 1989 - Feb 1996
    • Zürich / Switzerland

    Lead and developed regional sales and key account management organizationP/L and team responsibility for European operation & transportation departmentCustomer operation, solution development and project Integration, M&A, Regional Branch Manager

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  Isebarn Nachfolger KG, Weil am Rhein /Germany

  • Basel und Umgebung, Schweiz

  • Branch General Manager

    • Feb 1985 - Dec 1988
    • Basel und Umgebung, Schweiz

    Sales and key account developmentGeneral Manager, Import / Export duties managementLeadership, P&L responsibility