Experience

Hamelinbrands

• France
• Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Plant General Manager

  • Oct 2018 - Present

  Plant manager and Statutory body responsible over plant operations. About 200 team members.

• Sales - DACH region

  • Feb 2020 - Jun 2020

  Interim responsibility over two business units DE, CH serving DACH region with focus on customized products. Team of 7 sales and customer service employees.



Merisant Company

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Global Business Development Director

  • Nov 2017 - Sep 2018

  Business Development of global manufacturing base with four geographical areas (NA, LATAM, EMEA, APAC). Supply Chain representative for innovation process, new product development (NPD) and key customer projects. Part of steering commettee for productivity initiatives. Supervising of global CAPEX budget. Manufacturing strategy, make-or-buy decisions. Responsibility over global investment projects and change management activities.

• Director of EMEA Manufacturing

  • Jul 2015 - Oct 2017

  Leading of manufacturing plant for EMEA region (partly active in APAC, NA&LA). About 120 team members.Leading of EMEA outsourcing operations with ten 3rd party manufacturers as well as private label operations. Responsibility for planning, manufacturing and quality. Shared responsibility (with procurement) for make-or-buy decision within region.

• Plant Manager

  • Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

  Head of plant leadership team. Closing of manufacturing facility with 100 employees. Planning and managing production during shut down period, facilitation of transition, maintaining of sufficient moral level. Preparing of building and equipments for later sale.

• Plant Manager

  • May 2010 - Jun 2015

  Manufacturing plant for EMEA region (partly active in APAC, NA&LA).Direct responsibility for production, maintenance, industrial engineering, logistic, planning, quality, HR and investments. Indirect for finance, IT, procurement, R&D. Supervising several regional roles.About 120 team members.

• Operations Manager

  • Sep 2008 - Apr 2010

  In charge of production, engineering, maintenance.Greenfield start-up. Hiring of team, finalizing of construction, instalation and production start-up of new and transfered technology, ~80 team members.



KONE

• Finland
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Engineering Manager

  • Feb 2005 - Aug 2008

  In charge of Process and Design engineering, CAD/CAM, SAP BOM, Customized projects. Greenfield start-up. Implementation of new production programmes. 15 team members. In charge of Process and Design engineering, CAD/CAM, SAP BOM, Customized projects. Greenfield start-up. Implementation of new production programmes. 15 team members.