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Managing Director

Managing Director

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A business leader with extensive general management experience, specifically in the areas of operations, logistics, engineering and lean manufacturing. Fluent German speaker with basic French and Spanish.

experience
• Cost reduction
• Lean manufacturing
• Union negotiations
• Multi-site environments
• Change management
• Achieved full targets over last 5 years
• Twice won improvement awards with different facilities and in different countries over a 4-year timeframe

May 2009 My Consulting Limited
Director
Interims Management, Lean Manufacturing support and Supply Chain Management
Current Assignment:
Operations and Continuous Improvement Director
Automotive first tier supplier in the Czech Republic
TO 150 Mio Euro and 2000 Employees
Role: Reporting directly to the MD in the Czech Republic and to the COO in Germany.15 direct reports, 3 different production sites, direct responsibility for the Technical-Operational area of the business and the Continuous Improvement/Lean Programme.

2006 - 2009 Carcoustics Shared Services, Lichfield (German HO, based in UK)
Global Project Manager, Lean Manufacturing & Recycling
(First tier supplier to the OEM automotive market)
Role:
Reporting directly to the CEO in Germany, 20 direct reports, 12 different production sites, direct responsibility for the ‘Continuous Improvement/Lean Programme/Recycling’ worldwide with a TO of Euro 300 Mio.
• Implemented a cost reduction programme over a period of 3 years that resulted in cost savings of €28m
• Trained more than 100 staff worldwide in ‘Lean Manufacturing’
• Supported all business transfers
• Provided temporary support in functions such as MD and OM for internal companies with up to 1,000 personnel and 100 Mio $ turn over in: Mexico, USA, Germany, Slovakia, Austria, Spain ,Belgium and Lichtenstein
• Member of the senior management team in Head Office which reports to the Advisory Board
• Member of a senior change team which was given the task of implementing a new structure and strategy within the group

2003 - 2007 Carcoustics UK Ltd, Tamworth
Managing Director
Role:
Appointed to take overall responsibility for the UK market with the newly-acquired facility. Reporting directly to Head Office in Germany with full P&L responsibility. Turnover €25m, 140 employees (group t/o €350m, 2,200 employees). Customer PAG.
• Successfully integrated the new facility into the group within 6 months
• Reduced costs by €2.5m within the first year of takeover
• Awarded certification of TS 160949, ISO 14001 and VDA6.1 within the first 8 months of integration process
• Won ‘Ford Q1 Award’ (customer award) within the second business year
• Re-organised the business as a stand-alone company
• Improved customer relationships, reducing complaints from 70 to zero within 8 months

2000 - 2003 Carcoustics South Africa, East London, SA
Managing Director
Role:
Appointed to establish a new joint venture with S African company and to start production with a new product line. Member of local board reporting to Head Office in Germany. Responsibility for entire S African market. Customers: Daimler Chrysler Germany, Daimler Chrysler S Africa, GM Europe, GM S Africa.
• Established new company structure
• Completed new design for the layout of new production processes
• Achieved profitability within the first 6 months of SOP, which was maintained
• Negotiated grants with government and customers
• Achieved certification of TS 16949 and ISO 14001 within 6 months
• Achieved zero PPM since SOP
• Generated €4m new business with new customer, General Motors, within the first 12 months of operation
• Started export business into Europe

1996 - 2001 Illbruck Automotive UK Ltd, Wrexham (now Carcoustics)
Managing Director
Role:
Concurrent with previous position for 9 months. Reporting directly to Head Office in Germany and responsible for all UK business. Turnover £6m, 55 employees.
• Reduced quality problems and PPM ratings to zero PPM over 3 years
• Achieved quality certifications of QS9000, MS9000 and FordQ1
• Moved the company from Milton Keynes to Wrexham
• Started up in new premises with new personnel and achieved Q1 within 12 months
• Managed the transfer of UK business from Germany to the new UK facility
• Integrated SAP R3

1992 - 1997 Illbruck Automotive, Leverkusen, Germany (now Carcoustics) Production Manager/Operations Manager
Role: Reporting to Plant Manager, t/o €50m, 230 employees
• Member of continuous improvement team to introduce cost saving programme
• Introduced lean manufacturing processes

1989 - 1992 Illbruck Automotive, Leverkusen, Germany (now Carcoustics) Production Planner
Role:
Reporting to Production Manager, t/o €42m, 250 employees
• Managed ‘Just in Time’ production
• Reduced planning times by 50%
• Improved department efficiency by 20%


Education

Graduated from Illbruck Academy, Germany in 1998

Successfully participated on a management review due to a strategy change in early 2006

Lean Production professional training in 2007


Skills

KEY SKILLS
• Full P&L responsibility
• Start-up, takeover, transfer and running facilities
• Lean Management


Languages

• German
• Englisch

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