About me

CEO, Managing Director, and Interim Manager with a focus on sales, marketing, and P&L. Successful in leadership and organizational development, particularly in change processes in established corporate cultures and startups. With extensive experience in white-paper business and strategy development, implementing growth strategies, and establishing new markets and categories.

 

More than 25 years of professional experience in leading international FMCG companies, including Mondelēz (formerly Kraft Foods), Ecotone (formerly Wessanen), and privately-owned branded SME's. Since 2015, I have been deeply familiar with scaling biotech/food startups in the alternative food sector (B2C/B2B), and have been working as a consultant and interim manager since 2022. Competent in successfully positioning startups for growth investors in financing rounds: optimizing business models and processes, strategies, branded B2C and B2B portfolios, talented organizations, innovative production facilities including supply chains, and strategic partnerships. Therefore, I have an exceptional network in industry and trade with direct connections to experts, decision-makers, and investors. Also through personal negotiations at board and management level.

 

I am a visionary, strategically agile, passionate leader with high resilience and an entrepreneurial mindset. I am experienced in analyzing complex strategic challenges, developing innovative solutions, and successfully implementing them. I am an encouraging team player with excellent leadership qualities, communication skills, and strong problem-solving skills: pragmatic, goal-, results-, and solution-oriented.