MCCE GMBH

Managing Director

Pomini Rubber and Plastics Machinery, Italy, 2013-2016

 

€40 million manufacturer of rubber machinery, Member of the HF Mixing Group, a world market leader in rubber mixing machinery. Responsible for the downstream equipment of the group and of the sales and support of all group products to some major countries and key customers (Italy, Korea, Japan / Bridgestone, Pirelli, Hankook, Kumho).  

 

• Generated sales growth by 40% in 3 years.
• Established a cross functional team to supervise the product development. 
• Remarkable cost reduction by supply chain, design and production. 
• Reduced time-to-market for new product from more than 2 years to less than 1 year.

 

Managing Director

Compounds AG, Pfäffikon ZH, Switzerland, 2007-2012

 

€18 million manufacturer of rubber compounds, rubber foils, and profiles, with 65 employees; formerly a business unit of Huber + Suhner.

• Expanded sales across Europe and rapidly achieved a reputation as a key player in the rubber industry.
• Generated sales growth from €10 million to €18 million in 4 years while doubling the customer base.
• Acquired and integrated the Extrusion Department of Lonstroff AG.
• Assembled a top-notch management team and established corporate policies and procedures.
• Constructed and commissioned a €15 billion state-of-the-art production facility in less than 2 years.

Business Unit Manager – Compounds

Huber + Suhner AG, Pfäffikon ZH, Switzerland, 2003-2006

 

€800 million manufacturer of cable and connective solutions, as well as polymer lines including rollers, textile cots, profiles, roofing foils, and CFP; 3,000 employees.  and subsequently founded the Compounds business unit, building it from the ground up. Positioned it for lucrative sale to Polygena Group. 

• Boosted sales from €6 million in 2003 to €10 million in 2006.
• Spearheaded business transformation and internal culture change from a cost-centre to a profit centre that actively pursued new business opportunities across a broad geographical region.
• Developed and implemented a formal strategy and operational objectives for the business unit.
• Promoted from Operations Manager – Rollers Unit after 6 months.

 

General Manager Operations / Member of the Board of Managers

Kabelwerke Brugg AG, Brugg, Switzerland, 1999-2003

 

€70 million producer of telecommunications and energy cables, with 300 employees.

 

• Increased productivity 30% by streamlining production processes, introducing a lean mindset, and optimizing production planning.
• Promoted from Production Department Manager to General Manager of Operations after 18 months.

 

R+D Ingenieur / Projekt Manager

Siemens EV SK, Berlin, Germany, 1990-1998

 

Producer of power cables.

 

• Led contract negotiations to create an international joint venture to build a cable factory in Vietnam.
• Served as project manager for a major facility modification to create a clean room manufacturing environment for high-voltage cables. Provided conceptual design, developed budgets, built the project team, and set milestones.
• Launched a new performance-based payment system for foreign technology licensees.

Industrial Engineer

Nixdorf Computer, Berlin, Germany, 1988-1990 

 

Industrial Engineer

Treser Automobilbau GmbH, Berlin, Germany, 1987-1988

 

 

 

Dipl. Ing. Kunststofftechnik

(Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Process Technology)
Fachhochschule – Darmstadt

 

 

International Executive Program / IEP – Insead
Malik Management Training
Advanced Industrial Marketing Strategy – Insead
Neurolinguistic Programming / NLP
Management Programm - Siemens

Intercultural Training - Siemens

Projekt Management – Siemens
REFA Industrial Engineering – REFA