Flexmanager - Seit 25 Jahren President & CEO

Seit 25 Jahren President & CEO

Work Experience

WORK EXPERIENCE:

1999 – 2003: GEORGE FISCHER CORPORATION, LINCOLNSHIRE, IL, USA
US Holding Company of George Fischer Ltd., a publicly held Swiss Industrial Corporation
Position: President
Activity: Evaluation of prospective strategic alliances and acquisitions and consulting for managerial Human Resources.

1996 – 1999: GEORGE FISCHER, INC., TUSTIN, CA, USA
Industrial Process Control Group for Latin America
Position: Vice President Latin America Operations
Activity: Build up business in Latin America. Stationed in
Argentina.
1999 Business volume: US$ 6 Mil.

1992 – 1996: GEORGE FISCHER, INC., TUSTIN, CA, USA
Industrial Process Control Group for the Americas
Position: President & CEO
Activity: Doubled Sales profitably in 3 years, achieved market leadership and built up distribution in the US and Latin America that is the “envy of the industry”.
1996 Business volume: US$ 80 Mil.

1988 – 1992: SIGNET SCIENTIFIC COMPANY, EL MONTE, CA, USA
Manufacturer of Industrial Process Control Systems. A George
Fischer Company
Position: President & CEO
Activity: Negotiated the acquisition of SIGNET by George Fischer and incorporated this previously family owned business successfully into a corporate environment. Built up world wide distribution network.
1992 Business volume: US$ 20 Mil.

1983 – 1988: CONNOR FOREST INDUSTRIES, WAUSAU, WISCONSIN, USA
Owner of Hardwood Forests, state of the art sawmills and flooring Mills
Position: President & CEO
Activity: Divested and closed non-profitable activities and focused the company on profitable core businesses.
Achieved consistent profits and market leadership in core businesses.
1988 Business volume: US$ 50 Mil.

1966-1983: SIKA CORPORATION
Worldwide leader in chemical building and construction
Materials:
Positions: CEO Positions in SIKA subsidiaries in:
1976-1983: Lyndhurst, NJ, USA
1971-1976: Tokyo, Japan
1966-1971: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Education

EDUCATION AND TRAINING;

 Degree as Civil Engineering Drafter, Industrial School, Zürich, Switzerland
 Diploma of Commercial School Raeber, Zürich, Switzerland
 Program for Senior Executives, MIT, Boston, USA

Skills

General Management of companies of different sizes and in a variety of industries.
International Business Experience. Ran businesses in North- and South America and Asia.

Languages

LANGUAGES:

German: Native language
English: Fluent. Lived 27 years in the USA.
Spanish: Fluent. Lived 1 year in Madrid and 8 years in Argentina.
French: Good knowledge.

Other

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