Experience

Cosaco GmbH

• Germany
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Sales

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  Heading the global sales strategies of Cosaco Cosaco is the new company name for the two entities previously called Spiess-Urania Chemicals and Kocide, coming together under one unified global brand with an aspiration as the global expert in copper salts for different agriculture and industrial applications.Cosaco, with production sites located in Houston (USA) and Hamburg (Germany) serves customers in more than 60 countries across all continents.

• Director of Sales at Spiess-Urania Chemicals GmbH

  • Mar 2020 - Feb 2022

  Heading the global sales strategies of the copper salts business, incorporating both the industrial and agricultural applications. This includes the fungicide and biocide portfolios with recognized brands like Funguran®and Cuprozin® as well the US produced Kocide® product family.



Agrinos

• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Vice President - Europe & Africa

  • Dec 2018 - Feb 2020

  Heading the BU Europe & Africa Define and implement the Sales and Marketing Strategy of a mid-stage global start-up company which produces proprietary biological and biostimulant products (see: http://agrinos.com). Heading the BU Europe & Africa Define and implement the Sales and Marketing Strategy of a mid-stage global start-up company which produces proprietary biological and biostimulant products (see: http://agrinos.com).



K+S KALI GmbH

• Director Sales & Marketing Fertilizer Europe

  • Jan 2015 - Dec 2018

  o Heading of all operative sales and marketing activities in the assigned region for the Commercial Unit Fertilizer of K+S KALI GmbH.o Sales responsibility of app. 3 Mio mt/a o Direct Sales Management of app. 1 Mio mt to Key Accounts (NPK-plants)o Heading and stirring of the Sales &Marketing Team Fertilizer Europe - Kassel o Strategic development of the European Subsidiaries and implementation of the assigned targets for the fertilizer segment of K+S KALI GmbH.

• Head of Sales - Fertilizer Europe

  • Apr 2014 - Dec 2014

  o Heading of all operative sales activities for Sales Region Europe (Germany sales to NPK-plants) o Sales responsibility of app. 2,2 Mio mt/a with app. 700 Mio € turnovero Direct Sales Management of app. 1 Mio mt to Key Accounts (NPK-plants)o Heading and stirring of the Sales and Order-Management Team Fertilizer Sales Europe in Kassel o Strategic development of the European Subsidiaries and implementation of the assigned targets for the fertilizer segment of K+S KALI GmbH. Show less



K+S Polska sp. z o.o.

• Managing Director

  • Jun 2009 - Mar 2014

  From 2009-2011 with five Divisions (KALI, esco, Recycling, COMPO-Consumer and COMPO-Profi) After the Carve Out (as OPE-Deal) from the two COMPO divisions in 2011 further growth in the K+S KALI fertilizer specialty Segment. Strategic development and implementation of the assigned targets for the fertilizer business of K+S KALI GmbH in Poland. From 2009-2011 with five Divisions (KALI, esco, Recycling, COMPO-Consumer and COMPO-Profi) After the Carve Out (as OPE-Deal) from the two COMPO divisions in 2011 further growth in the K+S KALI fertilizer specialty Segment. Strategic development and implementation of the assigned targets for the fertilizer business of K+S KALI GmbH in Poland.



COMPO EXPERT GmbH

• Germany
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Export Manager - Central and Eastern Europe

  • Dec 2006 - May 2009

  Region: Central and Eastern Europe. - Steering of the Sales & Marketing team in Poland. - Management of COMPO agents in Hungary and Romania. - Management of the direct customer in all other CEE countries incl. Russia and Ukraine. - Fertilizer Registration and Business Debvelopment in Russia and Ukraine Region: Central and Eastern Europe. - Steering of the Sales & Marketing team in Poland. - Management of COMPO agents in Hungary and Romania. - Management of the direct customer in all other CEE countries incl. Russia and Ukraine. - Fertilizer Registration and Business Debvelopment in Russia and Ukraine


COMPO
• Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Produkt Manager - Spezialdüngemittel

  • Aug 2003 - Nov 2006

Landberatung Ambergau-Vorharz
• Landwirtschaftlicher Unternehmensberater

  • Oct 1998 - Aug 2003

Landberatung Goslar
• Trainee - Landwirtschaftlicher Unternehmensberater

  • Sep 1997 - Sep 1998