Executive Overview
Regional CEO and operational leadership in several Fortune500 companies, which are recognized as global #1 in their industries (Engineering, HR-Services, Consulting, Outsourcing), paired with a deep strategic, technology and innovation background. Extraordinary turnaround, revenue and client growth in all stations. • Chairman of Supervisory Boards (DIS AG, EuroEngineering AG, Just in Time Staffing AG, itemis Inc.) • Group CSIO - Chief Sales and Innovation Officer (Adecco Group, Zürich) • DACH-CEO (Adecco Group) • Germany-CEO (Infosys Ltd.) • Accenture-Partner working with DAX30 and several Fortune100 companies working in their largest global businesses as well as technology transformations, IT and Business Process Outsourcing, restructuring, and post-merger integrations Passionate about profitable growth, restructuring, global sales, digital transformation and industry 4.0 in blue chip companies resulting in new innovative services and innovation positioning with business impact Recognised by clients as innovation leader, building client centric organisations, and implementing Design Thinking approaches for co-creation with clients and technology partners Created and groomed several startups from MVP stage to full operations in multiple countries – including two digital ventures revolutionizing the HR-industry, multiple strategic investments in AI-technology enabled ventures and technologies as well as a service company operating 650 petrol stations Culturally and diversity sensitive through many years of working in Indian, Chinese as well as Anglo-American cultural context People leader • 2014 “Bester Arbeitgeber Germany in IT&Consulting” – Infosys Ltd. - by Focus Magazin/Xing/Kununu • 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Great Place to Work Germany & Global Top 5 • 2023 "Bester Arbeitgeber Germany "Mittelstand" - itemis AG On honorary non-executive basis was engaged as Director on the Board of AmCham Germany, Senator on the Senate of Acatech, Director on the Board of BITKOM as well as Judge of the European Business Awards
Career Timeline
- KPITCurrentDec 2025–Present· 9 mos
- President and Managing Director, EuropeCurrentDec 2025–Present
- Jul 2021–Feb 2025· 3 yrs 7 mos
- Chairman, Board of DirectorsJul 2021–Feb 2025
- Mar 2021–Feb 2025· 3 yrs 11 mos
- Executive Board Member / InvestorMar 2021–Feb 2025
- Oct 2019–Sep 2022· 2 yrs 11 mos
- ChairmanOct 2019–Sep 2022
- Aug 2017–Oct 2018· 1 yr 2 mos
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board / VerwaltungsratAug 2017–Oct 2018
- 2016–Nov 2018· 2 yrs 10 mos
- Group Chief Sales & Innovation Officer (CSIO), Member of the Executive CommitteeJul 2017–Nov 2018
- CEO Adecco DACH, Member of the Executive Committee2016–Jun 2017
- 2016–Oct 2018· 2 yrs 9 mos
- Chairman, Supervisory Board2016–Oct 2018
- 2016–Oct 2018· 2 yrs 9 mos
- Chairman, Supervisory Board2016–Oct 2018
- 2010–Dec 2015· 5 yrs 11 mos
- Germany CEO, Vorsitzender der Geschaeftsleitung2010–Dec 2015
- Mar 1996–Dec 2009· 13 yrs 9 mos
- Global Client Partner - Chemicals, Energy and Natural Resources IndustriesSep 2008–Dec 2009
- Lead Partner - Outsourcing Business - Resources Industries DACHSep 2006–Sep 2008
- PartnerSep 2005–2008
- Senior Manager, Information TechnologyMar 2003–Aug 2005
- Analyst to ManagerMar 1996–Feb 2003
Education
Executive Class
Artifificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy
MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
Executive Class
Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy
MIT Sloan School of Management
MSc/MBA (Fulbright Scholar)
Purdue University - Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars
Graduate Studies (Erasmus Scholar)
Food and Agribusiness Management / Economics
Imperial College London
Vordiplom
Agricultural Economics
The University of Bonn