• International leader in different global chemical companies with a broad success story in change management, operational excellence, chemical engineering, chemistry, process, maintenance and information technologies.
• For 19 years I have driven powerful change in all manufacturing leadership positions such as global OpEx leader, site leader, production, technical or process manager. I have had multi-plant responsibilities across EU, NA and Asia. I achieved continuous improvements in safety, productivity, costs, robustness and flexibility by mastering complexity and applying Industry 4.0 features.
• Experienced in management systems using OpEx methods like Lean, Six Sigma, CI, BigData analytics and historians. Transformed inefficient and ineffective operations into high performance operations by introducing e.g. globally the OEE.
• Proven extensive project management track record e.g. the construction of a brownfield organic peroxide plant or performing asset grid optimization.
• Captured and exchanged business critical know-how by organizing and performing workshops and trainings applying techniques like WorldCafés, idea supermarkets or web forums. Challenged as global business process owner the ERP system’s simplicity and ergonomics.

World leader in oxo chemicals Oxo products are the core competency of OQ Chemicals. With a production capacity of over 1.3 million tons per annum and sales of about €1.2 billion we are producing more than 70 oxo intermediates and oxo derivatives for customers in a wide range of industries with various end market applications. Our chemicals are important ingredients in products that are used in daily life around the world. "We" refers to more than 1,400 OQ Chemicals employees worldwide. At our plants in Germany, the USA, China and the Netherlands, we produce intermediates and derivatives.