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Senior Interim Growth, Innovation & Commercial Executive
Frankfurt, Deutschland
Weltweit
Ph.D. / Doctorate in ChemistryÜber mich
20+ years of international B2B leadership in sales, business development, strategic marketing, and business transformation. Strong technical background (PhD in science), experienced in building R&D organizations, entering new markets, restructuring businesses, and delivering sustainable growth.
Skills
Strategische Planung (Account Planning)Strategisches ManagementVertriebssteuerungssystemVertriebMarketingKey Performance IndicatorMarketing PerformanceMarketing-EffektivitätMarketing IntelligenceMarketing-AktivitätenForschung & EntwicklungStrategieausführungVertriebskonzepteVertriebseffizienzStrategische Ausrichtung
Chemical Industry Transformation
More than 20 years of international leadership experience helping chemical companies navigate market disruption, declining demand, margin pressure and organizational transformation. Proven ability to align commercial, R&D and operational functions to accelerate growth, improve profitability and build resilient businesses.
Business Transformation & Change Management
Leading transformation programs across commercial organizations, innovation, product management and R&D. Rapidly identifying bottlenecks, setting clear priorities, simplifying processes and delivering measurable business improvements while maintaining execution speed.
Growth Strategy & Business Development
Developing and executing growth strategies that generate sustainable revenue beyond mature markets. Successfully commercialized new technologies, entered new applications and generated more than USD 30 million in new business through strategic market development.
Innovation & Commercialization
Connecting R&D with market needs to transform technical innovation into profitable business. Accelerating development pipelines, prioritizing high-value projects and reducing time-to-market through structured innovation management.
Portfolio Strategy & Business Optimization
Optimizing product portfolios based on profitability, strategic relevance and market potential. Supporting companies in focusing investments on high-growth opportunities while reducing complexity.
AI & Digital Transformation
Implementing practical AI solutions within commercial, R&D and innovation organizations to improve productivity, accelerate product development, automate knowledge management and support better decision-making.
Cross-functional Leadership
Building strong collaboration between Sales, Marketing, Product Management, R&D, Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain and Operations to improve execution and increase organizational effectiveness.
Commercial Excellence
Driving commercial performance through customer segmentation, pricing strategies, value selling, distributor optimization and international business development across EMEA.
Specialty Chemicals & Advanced Materials
Deep technical expertise across polyurethane, epoxy, polyolefins, engineering polymers, adhesives, coatings, specialty chemicals and advanced materials, enabling rapid understanding of complex industrial environments.
Sustainable Materials & Circular Economy
Supporting chemical companies in developing commercialization strategies for sustainable materials, recycling technologies and circular business models while identifying new market opportunities.
Executive Leadership
P&L responsibility exceeding USD 130 million combined with extensive experience leading international teams, restructuring organizations and managing strategic stakeholder relationships during periods of change.
Erfahrung
Berufserfahrungmehr als 10 Jahre
Freelancer seit2024
Sprachen
DeutschMutterspracheEnglischverhandlungssicherFranzösischMuttersprache
Projekthistorie
Managed and accelerated innovation and commercial projects within R&D and Regulatory Affairs.
Identified and developed new business opportunities beyond the traditional automotive care market.
Collaborated closely with technical, regulatory and commercial teams.
Introduced AI-supported tools to accelerate product development and customer responsiveness.
Led the development and commercialization of recycled and sustainable material solutions for packaging applications. Developed commercialization and go-to-market strategies for innovative recycled material technologies. Supported business transformation from technical development toward scalable industrial applications. Managed customer engagement and strategic business development activities. Collaborated with technical and industrial stakeholders to support product adoption and market penetration.