PROFILE

• Chemist with doctorate degree and 33 years experience in the lubricant industry.
• 10+ years people management experience with local and global teams, situational leadership style.
• Innovation driven managing internal research portfolio and external as principal investigator of DOE (Department of Energy) and University projects on synthetic base fluids.
• Strategy implementer for Open Innovation on technology development and Alliances for business collaboration.
• Building strong network among research, suppliers, formulators, service provider and users for lubrication and tribology.

ARCHIVEMENTS

• Recognized (STLE fellow) contributor to the tribology community worldwide through presentations at conferences, journal articles, book chapters and society's board membership.
• Leadership of commercialization projects, technology roadmap for next generation siloxane based lubricating fluids with external and internal stakeholder buy-in.
• Successful relocation of lubricant laboratories from Munich to Wiesbaden with continuing growth of Molykote(R) business.
• Established lubricants testing capability in Michigan with growth of direct business.

PUBLICATIONS

 

• 30+ presentations at various conferences.
• 8 patent applications.
• 10+ articles.
• 2 book chapters.

TRAINING & BACKGROUND

 

• Strategic Leadership Development Program at Dow Corning.
• Six Sigma Green Belt at Dow Corning.
• Finance course at Ashridge.
• Marketing Planning course at CIM.
• Strategic Development of Technology course at University of Michigan.

 

 

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS & SOCIETIES

• Board member of GfT (German Tribological Society)
• Board member of ELGI (European Lubricating and Grease Institute)
• European Representative of STLE (Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers),Tribology Exchange Workshops.