With over 20 years of international experience in the automotive, rolling stock, and aerospace industries, I have developed a robust background in operations, project management, sales, and business development. My career includes 5 years in project and sales management, as well as B2B marketing, serving major automotive firms. I have spent 15 years managing production plants, overseeing P&L, sales, team management, quality, procurement, and methods. My technical expertise spans electronics (SMT, THT), testing, assembly, stamping, welding, turning, milling, cut and sew, JIT in-sequence activity, and plastic injection, focusing on both functional and trim parts production.

Additionally, I have over 2 years of experience as a Division Industrial Director, managing a multinational entity with 9 production plants. My responsibilities included setting up industrial strategies, following up on KPIs, standardization, cost-saving initiatives, and Quick Response Quality Control activities. I have P&L responsibility, managing both Opex and Capex, and have successfully launched new plants, including 4 JIT activities. My experience includes both Greenfield and Brownfield industrial launches, with a total investment amounting to over €250 million and an activity turnover exceeding €450 million. I have managed cost savings of up to €5 million annually and have extensive experience in crisis management. Throughout my career, I have led teams of up to 1,300 individuals, ensuring effective team management and organizational success.

The strengths of my professional career lay in the further development of my underlying area of responsibility. I am characterized by the development of a vision and its implementation in long-term, medium-term and short-term goals as well as consistent implementation at an operational level. In doing so, I rely on my in-depth practical experience in project, LEAN and quality management methods, personnel management and industrialization (Industry 4.0).

ZF is a global technology company supplying advanced mobility products and systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and industrial technology. Its comprehensive product range is primarily aimed at vehicle manufacturers, mobility providers and start-up companies in the fields of transportation and mobility. ZF electrifies a wide range of vehicle types. With its products, the company contributes to reducing emissions, protecting the climate as well as enhancing safe mobility. Alongside the automotive sector – passenger cars and commercial vehicles – ZF also serves market segments such as construction and agricultural machinery, wind power, marine propulsion, rail drives and test systems. With some 161,600 employees worldwide, ZF reported sales of €41.4 billion in fiscal year 2024. The company operates 161 production locations in 30 countries.

The ams OSRAM Group is a global leader in innovative light and sensor solutions. With more than 110 years of industry experience, we combine engineering excellence and global manufacturing with a passion for cutting-edge innovation. Our commitment to pushing the boundaries of illumination, visualization, and sensing enable transformative advancements in the automotive, industrial, medical, and consumer industries. “Sense the power of light” – our success is based on the deep understanding of the potential of light and our distinct portfolio of both emitter and sensor technologies. Approximately 19,700 employees worldwide focus on pioneering innovations alongside the societal megatrends of digitalization, smart living and sustainability. This is reflected in over 13,000 patents granted and applied. Headquartered in Premstaetten/Graz (Austria) with co-headquarters in Munich (Germany), the group achieved EUR 3.4 billion revenues in 2024. This Channel is focusing on Corporate- and Career Topics and our Semiconductor business. This includes light sources such as LEDs and lasers and optoelectronic products for the automobile industry and light and medical imaging sensors including sensor-based and analog mixed-signal Ics.