Advising multinational companies, consulting and investment firms, focussing on:
- Automotive
- Manufacturing
- Footprinting
- Southeast Asia

:: Full P&L responsibility for $3.4B net sales and leadership of 18 markets in Southeast Asia, as well as Japan, Mongolia and Pakistan.
:: Revitalized sales and operations to reverse unprofitability, stagnant growth, and inconsistency of purpose.
:: Started, revived and expanded manufacturing plants for products that shipped to more than 70 countries.
:: Significantly improved brand image; expanded dealership network in multiple countries, including start-up ops in Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar

Developed and implemented a cohesive, global strategy that enabled an optimal manufacturing footprint to flexibly meet the needs of GM's global customer base at optimum quality and cost. Drove a significant footprint migration to low cost sources. Championed the development of new processes, like Global Supply/Demand Management and Math-based Decision Support tools that are used to reduce product complexity, model business scenarios and “stress-test” footprint flexibility.

Directed Opel’s 8,500 employee strong Manufacturing Center in the Northrhine-Westfalian city of Bochum that produced Opel Astra and Zafira vehicles and also served as a component manufacturing center of engines, stampings, chassis components and subassemblies for numerous GM assembly plants in Europe. Responsible for the launch of Opel Astra Caravan Opel Zafira. Led major restructuring of the Bochum manufacturing center in pursuit of GM’s contiguous stamping and component strategy.

Held overall responsibility for manufacturing Opel Corsa and Astra automobiles in the 2,000 employee strong Eisenach Manufacturing Center. The plant also serves as a teaching plant in support of the global implementation of GM’s Manufacturing System.
Member of the Board of the State Metal Employers Federation and Chairman of the State Employer’s Training Institute. Also served as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Applied Sciences Schmalkalden.

Overall responsibility for the manufacturing and sales of GM automotive products (Opel and ISUZU) in Portugal (turnover of >500 Million € p.a., 1,100 people. Oversaw the on-time construction and on-target start-up of a new Paint Shop and full restructuring of the plant that included a new Body Shop and Assembly as well as a third-party Supply-in-line-sequencing, Conveyance Center (60 sequenced commodities and 20 sub-assemblies).Led customization of commercial vehicles with “plant in plant" shops

Overall Human Resource responsibility for this entity producing the Opel Vectra and Astra models and employing 7,800 people. Supported “brownfield conversion” of Antwerp and designed, implemented and taught a comprehensive HR system in support of lean manufacturing. At the time, Antwerp was recognized by GM as a GM University campus for brownfield conversion, teaching its curriculum to HR leaders from around the world, including GM’s Global HR Leadership Team.

Coordinated the Labor Relations function of General Motors' subsidiaries in 22 European countries with --at the time-- a total of 80,000 employees. Led the design and implementation of cost efficient manpower reductions and pension schemes. Represented GM Europe in industry groups and led the social policy lobbying efforts with the European Union in Brussels, Belgium, in support of crafting joint industry positions on emerging European legislation.