Mobility:

• Definition of a new corporate strategy to improve EBIT and achieve break-even in a timely manner by defining sales and cost measures with potential savings in the three-digit million-euro range per year
• Achieving a positive contribution margin in all cities
• EBIT improved by more than 50% in three consecutive years

Automotive:

• Initiation of global profitability program; Result: cost reduction of a single-digit billion amount
• Optimization of management functions; Result: cost reduction by 20%
• Harmonization of factory structures; Result: optimization of structure costs by 20%
• Development of 500+ measures to optimize 200+ processes in a vehicle plant; Result: cost reduction by 30% vs. Benchmark

Consumer:

• Restructured Tupperware manufacturer and saved 200 jobs (www.zenker-backformen.de)
• Implemented turnaround program Hardware Store (bauMax AG Austria) incl. debt restructuring

Automotive:

• Optimization of refinancing cost between 15-20bp.
• Implementation of various investor roadshows in USA, CAD, MXN, BRL, ARG
• Realizing profits by developing and establishing a global FX hedging program and commodity hedging
• Development and introduction of a global cash pool concept with concentration of excess liquidity at group level

Private Equity:

• Initiation and development of a private equity fund with a volume of €20 million.
• Setup private equity fund and network to generate deals

Software:

• Ensuring corporate financing via venture capital i.H.v. €5M
• Successful company sale

Mobility:

• Automation of data reconciliation
• Automation of invoice processing

Automotive:

• Use of robotics for standardized generation of reports and analyses
• Using blockchain technology to control and audit transactions
• Development of algorithms to optimize the sales forecast
• Development of demand models to improve working capital
• Optimization of the cash flow forecast using forecast models (reduction of planning volatility from 15% to 2% through AI and pattern recognition)

• Setup, structure and management of the finance department,
• Development and control of all finance related activities
• Development of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements according to IFRS & Local GAAP, audit, taxes
• Setup investment reporting for listed investors
• Management of the purchase price allocation (incl. impairment test)
• Implementation of new accounting standards (e.g. lease accounting)
• Management of audits at group and local level
• Development of KPI-based controlling including budget and long-range planning
• Development of purchasing organization including contract management
• Setup environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) program
• Implementation compliance and risk-management concept