Wayne-Daniel Kern
Member & Treasurer of the Board - Hydrogen Europe at Hydrogen Europe- Claim this Profile
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Englisch Native or bilingual proficiency
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Chinesisch Elementary proficiency
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Italienisch Limited working proficiency
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Deutsch Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanisch Elementary proficiency
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Experience
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Hydrogen Europe
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Belgium
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Industry Associations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member & Treasurer of the Board - Hydrogen Europe
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Jun 2022 - Present
Board Member & Treasurer representing techno provider sector https://hydrogeneurope.eu/about-us/ As Treasurer of the Association responsible for the overall financial situation and together with the president for goal setting of the CEO Board Member & Treasurer representing techno provider sector https://hydrogeneurope.eu/about-us/ As Treasurer of the Association responsible for the overall financial situation and together with the president for goal setting of the CEO
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Bosch
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Germany
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Vice President Commercial Responsibility - Hydrogen / Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC)
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Jan 2019 - Present
Founding member of the hydrogen & stationary fuel cell activities. Today I am part of the leadership team as CFO and CCO and responsible with my team (>75 FTE) for- Finance & Controlling - Logistics & Supply Chain Management - Purchasing & Procurement - Governmental Affair & Funding Projects- Human Ressource - IT and Digitalization - M&A activities @ Bosch SOFCOverall organization >850 FTE. for detail www.bosch-hydrogen-energy.com
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Director - Corporate Strategy Department (Headquarter)
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Sep 2017 - Dec 2018
Responsible for - multiple Business Field Analyses (BFA) and resulting strategies - M&A responsible in energy & H2 segment for fuel cell technologies - support Bosch portfolio management- (digital) business models evaluation
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Sicam srl Italy (Member of the Bosch Group)
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Correggio, Emilia Romagna, Italien
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Managing Director & Plant Manager Automotive (Werksleiter)
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Apr 2015 - Sep 2017
Responsible General Manager for: - ~325 FTE at production and development location - ~ 50 FTE in administrative functions - >75 mio EUR Production volume p.a. - Product classes tyre changers, wheel balancer, brake tester and air condition / refrigerant recovery systems Achievements: - 2x winner of the Bosch Production Award (BPS) for best lean and quality production site @ Bosch Aftermarket Devision - Reduction of production cost by implementing lean process and supplier optimisation of -5% p.a. Show less
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Robert Bosch China ltd.
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Shanghai, China
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Senior Finance / Controlling & Purchasing Manager Automotive - Area Asia-Pacific
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Mar 2012 - Apr 2015
Responsible Department Head for: - Finance / Controlling and Purchasing organization BU ‚Braking Components‘ Asia Pacific - PJ-Lead restructuring production location in Nanjing / China - Final M&A negotiations and PMI of legal entity in China - Proxy of regional Business Unit Head (total of 600 employees im Asia) Responsible Department Head for: - Finance / Controlling and Purchasing organization BU ‚Braking Components‘ Asia Pacific - PJ-Lead restructuring production location in Nanjing / China - Final M&A negotiations and PMI of legal entity in China - Proxy of regional Business Unit Head (total of 600 employees im Asia)
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Bosch
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Germany
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Executive Assistant to the CFO - Automotive Aftermarket Division
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Mar 2009 - Mar 2012
Responsible for- Support to CFO ‚Bosch Aftermarket Division‘ (>5bn EUR sales; 12.000 FTE)- Prepare board meetings and strategy development - Support M&A activities (national & international)- Contact person for local ‚working union‘- multiple benchmark analyses
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Treasury Manager
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Aug 2006 - Mar 2009
Responsible for- Cash balancing and cash pooling projects - Implement foreign exchange (FX) currency balance sheet - Hedging strategies of FX positions - Support ‚Bosch Pension Fund’ strategy - Support Auditors EY and PWC
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EHC Freiburg
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Germany
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Spectator Sports
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1 - 100 Employee
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Profi-Eishockeyspieler
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Jun 2001 - May 2003
2nd Devision (DEL2) German Hockey Association 2003 - Winner of the payoffs - the team moved to 1st Devision (DEL) in 2003 2nd Devision (DEL2) German Hockey Association 2003 - Winner of the payoffs - the team moved to 1st Devision (DEL) in 2003
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Fishtown Penguins Bremerhaven
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Bremerhaven, Bremen, Deutschland
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Profi-Eishockeyspieler
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Jun 2000 - Jun 2001
3 Devision German ice hockey Association - Winner of Playoffs and team moved up to DEL2 in 2001 3 Devision German ice hockey Association - Winner of Playoffs and team moved up to DEL2 in 2001
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Education
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Universität St.Gallen (HSG)
Executive MBA candidate -
ETH Zürich
Executive MBA candidate -
Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg
Diplom Betriebswirt, Finale Diploma-Grade 96% or 1.2 (1 best; 6 worst) -
Wilfrid Laurier University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, International Business Administration