Profile  

Education :

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Neu-Technikum Buchs, Switzerland.
  
• Master of Science in Computer Engineering from Boston University, USA.
  
• Executive MBA in General Management from University of St.Gallen (HSG), Switzerland.

• Additional training in Investment Goods Marketing, Corporate Finance, Law & Intellectual Property Rights, as well as Soft Skills and Change Management.

Professional Career :  

It basically consists of four phases, each one building on the previous ones and adding an additional set of skills and competencies :

• Gaining a broad range of functional and management experience in a truly
  global environment of a large Swiss technology group.
  

• Specifically enhancing my competencies in international Sales & Marketing in
  two Swiss technology SMEs (security and software).

• Strengthening my skills in Corporate Finance (Private Equity industry), Strategy Development and in General Management, including Board Assignments for various high-tech companies as a Partner of a Swiss Venture Capital firm.
  
• Strategically & operationally leading organizations in various countries for two different global technology groups, improving respective Top- and Bottom-line by combining technical, financial and organizational competencies. In some cases the assignments were combined with a Turnaround, Post-Merger Integration or similar.
  

As an integral element of my operational management roles, leading different types of Business Development assignments or Business Transformation projects across the globe were part of my professional life throughout my entire career. Most of the time in a market-oriented General Management role, but also with a strong focus on the 'hands-on' implementation of Operational Performance and Business Excellence, more recently combined with Lean Management. Covering the entire value chain from R&D and product management, sales & marketing, manufacturing, engineering to project & service execution.

For a complete and sequential documentation of my professional activities and employments, you may wish to visit my profile on LinkedIn.