About
I'm a serial entrepreneur, experienced executive and visionary leader in one. I like to challenge people to question their thinking, their methods and their habits to be ready to create the future. A positive and agile mindset determines my thinking and doing. I like to drive organisations forward, push teams to reach new limits and develop and grow people as the most important contributors of success. Implementing a “get the things done” culture with clear passion for results, commitments and strong customer obsession is very much in my DNA. I have a proven track record of strategy development combined with corresponding product and go-to-market implementation for exponential growth and market disruption. Successful execution of multiple M&A transactions on the buy and sell side, including carve-out's and MBO’s belong to my expertise portfolio as well. Founded my first company in 1991, developed different software businesses, launched one of the first web-based fleet management soluti…
Experience
Angel Investor | Advisor
be-exponential · Leipzig, Germany
Present
Portfolio —> www.be-exponential.com/#Portfolio
Ceo / Managing Director
Bridgestone Mobility Solution · Amsterdam, Netherlands
New Business Unit of Bridgestone EMIA, created 2020, bundling all Bridgestone Mobility Solutions under one new management and organizational structure, acting as Centre of Excellence (CoE) within Bridgestone Global. The BU combines the Webfleet Solutions business with BS Tire Solutions and the newly created Data Solutions & Innovation business line.
Ceo / Managing Director - Webfleet Solutions
Webfleet Solutions · Amsterdam, Netherlands
Webfleet Solutions, formerly known as TomTom Telematics, is one of the world’s leading Telematics Service Providers, dedicated to fleet management, vehicle telematics and connected car services. Webfleet Solutions has over 50,000 customers worldwide and services drivers in more than 100 countries, supported by its more than 750 employees. Acquisitions (sell-side): • 04/2019 – Sale of TomTom Telematics to Bridgestone EU completed (for €910m / $1.0bln) • 09/2019 – Company was renamed from TomTom Telematics to Webfleet Solutions • 03/2020 – Carve-Out was completed in record time of only 12 months
Ceo / Managing Director - Tomtom Telematics
TomTom Telematics · Amsterdam, Netherlands
After takeover of datafactory AG by TomTom in 2005 continued as CEO and Managing Director of the newly formed business unit TomTom WORK (later renamed to TomTom Telematics) with focus on fleet management solutions and vehicle telematics. Integrated datafactory and its teams, technology and products seamless and successfully in the TomTom Group. Acquisitions (buy-side): • 08/2013 – Coordina (Spain) – Local Fleet Management Service Provider • 04/2014 – DAMS Tracking (France) – Local Fleet Management Service Provider • 12/2014 – Fleetlogic (Netherlands) – Local Fleet Management Service Provider • 12/2015 – Finder (Poland) – Local Fleet Management Service Provider Acquisitions (sell-side): • 04/2017 – Carve-Out Finder’s installation business to M2M Team (MBO)
Founder and Ceo
datafactory AG
datafactory has pioneered professional fleet management and telematics solutions. As one of the first companies it has launched 1999 its fully web-based WEBFLEET solution as SaaS. Acquisitions (sell-side): • 10/2004 – Carve-Out datafactory’s software business CONWIN to Softarray (MBO) • 08/2005 – TomTom acquires datafactory, start of the new B2B business unit TomTom WORK
Founder and Managing Director
INCO Systeme GmbH
Company focused on Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks and Software Development.
Founder and Managing Director
Informatik Consult
IT System House Company. Provided Hard- and Software Solutions to local businesses.
Ict and Operations Manager
ZBO Leipzig
Software Development Engineer
GRW Leipzig
Education
Singularity University
Executive Program / Mountain View, CA
University of Applied Sciences (formerly: TH Leipzig)
Dipl. Ing. (Master), Electrical Engineering and Technical Cybernetics
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