Experience

Smile Eyes

• Germany
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  The Smile Eyes Group is a leading and specialised healthcare operator in the fragmented German ophthalmology market. The business is owned by the founders, the Executive Team and Trilantic Europe The Smile Eyes Group is a leading and specialised healthcare operator in the fragmented German ophthalmology market. The business is owned by the founders, the Executive Team and Trilantic Europe



MAPO Ventures GmbH

• Business Angel, Investor, Owner

  • Nov 2020 - Present

  - Private investment vehicle - Private investment vehicle



Körber Supply Chain

• Germany
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 700 & Above Employee

• Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

  • Apr 2019 - Aug 2022

  - Holding company of a portfolio of 12 legal entities on 5 continents in the fields of supply chain software and supply chain systems integration & automation - Functional scope of responsibility: Finance & Controlling, HR, IT, Legal & Contract Management, Compliance - Geographical scope of responsibility: global - Holding company of a portfolio of 12 legal entities on 5 continents in the fields of supply chain software and supply chain systems integration & automation - Functional scope of responsibility: Finance & Controlling, HR, IT, Legal & Contract Management, Compliance - Geographical scope of responsibility: global



Linde

• United Kingdom
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director Merger Integration - Linde Engineering

  • Sep 2018 - Jan 2019

  - Division Engineering- Functional scope of responsibility: merger integration Linde & Praxair- Geographical scope of responsibility: global

• Chief Financial Officer (CFO) - Linde Engineering "Americas"

  • Sep 2015 - Sep 2018

  - Division Engineering- Functional scope of responsibility: Contract Management, Project Controlling (Cost, Schedule, Commercial Risk Management), Finance & Accounting, IT, Legal (incl. Compliance)- Geographical scope of responsibility: North and South America

• Senior Vice President Finance Foreign Entities & Global Controlling

  • Jul 2014 - Aug 2015

  - Division Engineering- Functional scope of responsibility: Finance for all Engineering entities outside Germany & Global Controlling- Geographical scope of responsibility: all countries ex Germany

• Vice President Finance Americas & Asia

  • 2012 - Jun 2014

  - Division Engineering- Functional scope of responsibility: Finance & Controlling- Geographical scope of responsibility: Americas and Asia

• Head of Finance, Controlling & Investments - Region Continental Europe

  • 2011 - 2012

  - Division Gases- Functional scope of responsibility: Operational Controlling & Investments, Shared Services Finance & Accounting - Geographical scope of responsibility: Western Europe

• Head of Finance Shared Services, Region Continental Europe

  • 2009 - 2011

  - Division Gases- Deliver on the Finance shared service initiative for Europe, as defined in the previous role- Outsourced shared service approach with globally leading SSC provider- Service hubs: Poland and India- Country scope: 12 countries in Western Europe

• Head of Global Finance & Controlling Programme Management

  • 2008 - 2009

  - Corporate Center/ Group Headquarter- Develop and lead a programme to transform the Finance organization of The Linde Group to a high performance organization- Geographical scope: global- Business scope: all businesses of The Linde Group

• Senior Project Manager Corporate Strategy

  • 2004 - 2008

  - Corporate Center/ Group Headquarter- Lead and deliver on strategic projects defined by the CEO and Executive Board- Geographical scope: global- Business scope: all businesses of The Linde Group



Droege & Comp.

• Principal

  • 1999 - 2004

  - Droege & Comp., today Droege Group - Consulting focus: Restructuring, Reorganisation, Turnaround, Strategy and Strategic re-alignment - Customer focus: midsized companies ("Mittelstand") and large multinationals - Droege & Comp., today Droege Group - Consulting focus: Restructuring, Reorganisation, Turnaround, Strategy and Strategic re-alignment - Customer focus: midsized companies ("Mittelstand") and large multinationals