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GINOX
- CEO
2018 - maintenant
GINOX, a 140 years old family owned enterprise, is a global leader in commercial kitchen equipment.
Ginox Swiss Kitchen is a world class manufacturer offering a comprehensive solution for custom made stainless steel equipment, bespoke refrigeration line, drainage system and ventilation hoods.
Positioning itself as a global leader by manufacturing Premium quality stainless steel equipment, the group is constantly investing in new technologies and Lean Manufacturing process at their respective plants in order to remain innovative and efficient.
Spurred by its success in Europe, the 140 years old Swiss company has expanded its overseas commercial activities by opening in 2006 another state of the art manufacturing facility in the United Arab Emirates.
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Artoz Papier
- CEO
2016 - 2018
For centuries, paper has been the medium for messages of great import as well as the thoughts, impressions and ideas connected with them. Using our paper for your messages will ensure that they appeal to your audience, present a harmonious image and leave a lasting impression.
In addition to our premium writing paper, imaginative design stationery and inspiring creative paper, we now also offer an extensive range of other products, including beautiful stationery items, diverse event cards, handmade Artwork stickers and many further enchanting creative products.
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Leverage Experts
- Partner
2016 - maintenant
Leverage Experts is an independent group of seasoned experts in the digital field with a strategic mindset and a passion for implementation.
Experts operate in a Strategy practice and an IT practice out of Zurich, Geneva and Frankfurt, covering the EMEA region, engaging in Start Up, Scale Up and Turnaround situations.
The focus lies on media, retail, telecommunication, entertainment and service industries.
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RG Group
- CEO Distribution Division
2012 - 2016
Value added IT and consumer electronics distributor in Switzerland, France and Spain importing products (20+ brands) from various sources and selling them bundled with services into the corresponding specialized and mass market distribution channel (5'000+ points of sales)
Responsibilities and achievements
Full P&L responsibility for Swiss, French and Spanish distribution entities
Created new supplier relationships and introduced new business lines, products, technologies and services and developed customer relationships in existing and new channels
Improved functioning of company in the area of sales, marketing, finance, administration and logistics and launched improved services offering.
Increased turnover by more than 200% and margin by more than 10 points
Created subsidiaries in France and Spain and successfully opened major sales channels
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Bobst Group
- Head Operations
2007 - 2012
Leading global provider of packaging and printing machines and services
Responsibilities and achievement
Managed the EMEA Support functions (~80 people) of the Group's sales and service entities (12 with total of 500 employees) representing ~55% of Group turnover and costs: Harmonized operating mode, created shared services, introduced BPO's to improve processes and reduced costs. Scope of responsibility worldwide from 1.2010 onwards.
Lead the Group's Operational Excellence Program in its transformation strategy, delivering 88 MCHF recurring savings by
Presided the board of 11 sales and service companies in Europe and Africa
Created the Program Management Office of the Group, introduced project management governance and methodology (800 + projects)
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Danka Suisse SA
- Managing Director
1997 - 2007
#1 manufacturer independent printing and IT VAR and service company, part of a ww group based in Florida, US. The European operations of Danka were sold to Ricoh to become Infotec Printing Solutions SA in Switzerland in 4.2007
Responsibilities and achievement
Full national P&L responsibility with 100+ employees (60% in service), 30 Mio + CHF turnover, 7 branch offices, held also role of Sales and Marketing Director (25 people)
1000 + customers with needs for high end output management solutions
Developed successful ``managed print services'' strategy and implemented it at Generali, Nestlé, Roche, Swiss etc.
Established strong local partnerships with suppliers like HP, Canon, Oki. These were subsequently also used by the Group in EMEA
Lead in many different European strategic sales and marketing initiatives
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Kodak
- Business Unit Manager
Maisons-Alfort
1993 - 1996
Responsibilities and achievement
Managed document management systems business unit including product lines ``business information systems'', ``copy products'', ``computer output to microfilm'' and Kodak Switzerland equipment service division
Functions included sales, sales support, marketing, product management, training, controlling, administration, field service, service support.
1996 Copy products PL sold worldwide to Danka Business Systems
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Microsoft
- Branch & Sales Manager
Issy-les-Moulineaux.
1991 - 1993
built local team of 3 account managers, 1 system engineer and 1 admin support
Carried profit centre and budget responsibility
Global Account Manager for Nestlé, signed 1st multimillion contract for global deployment of Windows 3.1 and managed international account team for the implementation
European Account Manager for Philip Morris, Reuters and KAM for CERN, Bundesamt für Informatik and other major accounts
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Kodak SA
- Sales representative
1988 - 1991
Responsibilities and achievement
Sold document management and archiving solutions to financial services vertical market in Zurich and geographical market in central Switzerland and achieved or exceeded annual sales and profit targets
Sold 1st optical disk archiving solution to financial services customer and 1st computer indexed color microfilm solution to Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL
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UBS Group
- Assistant
1987 - 1988
Responsibilities and achievement
Supported SVP in reporting and controlling
Introduced and trained 1st CRM at UBS
