Keywords
Interim Manager
HR Manager
People Management
Interimsmanagement
Personnel Management
HR Business Partner
Staff Transformation
HR-Interim Management
International HR Strategy
HR processes
Labor law
Transformations- und Restrukturierungsprojekten
HR Project management
Restructuring
HR Management
Compensation & Benefits
Skills
Interim HR Manager / HR Project Manager: management of numerous projects in various European countries, proven track record in
- Generalist HR Management
- Managing groups
- Due diligence reviews, M&A, integration
- International labour law
- Restructure (reconciliation of interests, social plans, redundancy programs, negotiations with works councils and unions)
- HR risk management
- HR Project management
- Change management
Project history
Project samples in HR interim management:
2017/2018
HR Director Nord Stream 2 at Wasco Energies, Germany, Finland and Sweden (the world’s largest ongoing oil and gas project)
Job locations: Sassnitz/Ruegen (Germany), Kotka (Finland), Karlshamn (Sweden)
Tasks: HR Lead Project Nord Stream 2
2017
Interim HR Director, hGears Group, Schramberg, Germany
Job location: Schramberg, Germany
Taks: HR Lead
2016
Interim HR Manager, GEA Group AG, Düsseldorf, Germany
Job location: Vienna (Austria), Bern (Switzerland)
Task: HR and Change Management in Austria, Switzerland, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia; establishing a HR Service Center and embedding a HR Business Partner model
2015
Interim HR Manager, Intel, Munich, Germany
Task: restructure/closure of three sites in Germany
2014
Interim HR Manager Fragomen Global LLP, major US law firm,
Job location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Task: Retention and Change Management
2012/2013
Interim HR Manager, Intel, Linz and Villach, Austria
Task: post merger integration
2011
Interim HR Manager, The Global Draw, London, job location: Vienna
Task: restructure, plant closure
2010/2011
Interim European HR Manager, Fiberweb plc (currently Fitesa), London, job location: Peine, Niedersachsen, Germany
Task: restructure and reorganisation, downsizing
2010
Interim HR Manager, Modine Europe,
Job location: Kottingbrunn, Austria, 500 employees, 60 Mio € sales, metal industry, 5 direct reports, US-supplier to the automotive industry
Tasks: change management, reorganisation
2009
Interim HR Manager, Luvata, Finland,
Lob location: Kötschach-Mauthen, Austria, 250 employees, 50 Mio € sales, metal industry
Tasks: restructuring project: negotiations with works councils and unions, on social plan and reconciliation of interests
2007 - 2008
Interim Head of HR and Corporate Lawyer, Gourmet Group, Austria,
Vienna/St. Pölten, Austria, 130 Mio € sales, 1.600 employees, food industry, 12 direct reports
Tasks and goals:
· Management of the ongoing HR and legal business, in particular in recruiting, people development, compensation and benefits, budgeting and reporting, labour relations and labour law, legal issues (contracts, civil and commercial law, patents and trademarks, tribunals)
· Post merger integration of an acquired business unit (800 employees), into the group, set-up of an HR department for the entire, newly formed group
· Restructure following the merger
2007
Interim HR Manager Luvata Steel, Finland
Job location: Leobersdorf, Austria, 3 bn € sales, 8.500 employees, steel industry
Tasks and goals:
· Shutdown of a plant at Leobersdorf, Austria, transfer of manufacturing and sale to Finland, USA and Germany
· negotiations with unions, works councils and local public authorities,on a social plan (redundancy programme)
· Communication management and PR, avoidance of a negative press
· Maintenance of a high productivity until the termination of production
2006
Interim HR Manager, ICI Austria
Vienna, Austria, 50 Mio € sales, 120 employees, chemical industry
Tasks and goals:
· set-up of a redundancy and rationalisation programme, social plan an recociliation of interests
· Realisation of a substantial cost reduction
· Sustainable reorganisation of ICI’s business in Austria
2006
Interim HR Manager and Communication Manager, ICI UK
Job location: ICI CEE, Vienna, 7 bn € sales, 20.000 employees, chemical industry
Duties and goals:
· Management of the HR issues in ICI’s divestment of its tile adhesives business to Henkel EEC in Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary and Croatia
· Transfer of the workforce employed in the business to Henkel by individual negotiations and TUPE (ARD)
· Responsibility for the PR-activities in regard to the deal, avoidance of negative press
2003 –
Recruitment activities in the following industries and sectors:
banking, pharmaceutical wholesale, automation, medical device, medical nutrition, plastics industry, hygiene, software development, transport and logistics, various holding functions, pharmaceuticals, automotive for many positions in sales, manufacturing, development and administration
Permanent employment relationships
1990 - 2003
Head of HR and Legal, Kwizda Group, Vienna, Austria
1.250 employees, sales of 750 mio €, pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical wholesales, pharmacies, cosmetics, drugstores, agrochemicals, construction materials,
5 direct reports, 25 business units in Europe (Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Slovakia, Italy, France, Hungary, Luxembourg, Poland)
Achievements:
1986 - 1989
Company Lawyer, Veitscher Magnesitwerke AG
(RHI AG), Vienna, Austria
2.000 employees, refractory materials industry
Achievements:
Corporate Secretary / General Counsel, Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG, Vienna, Austria16.000 employees, automotive industry; Assistance of the Board of Directors in all business aspects
2017/2018
HR Director Nord Stream 2 at Wasco Energies, Germany, Finland and Sweden (the world’s largest ongoing oil and gas project)
Job locations: Sassnitz/Ruegen (Germany), Kotka (Finland), Karlshamn (Sweden)
Tasks: HR Lead Project Nord Stream 2
2017
Interim HR Director, hGears Group, Schramberg, Germany
Job location: Schramberg, Germany
Taks: HR Lead
2016
Interim HR Manager, GEA Group AG, Düsseldorf, Germany
Job location: Vienna (Austria), Bern (Switzerland)
Task: HR and Change Management in Austria, Switzerland, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia; establishing a HR Service Center and embedding a HR Business Partner model
2015
Interim HR Manager, Intel, Munich, Germany
Task: restructure/closure of three sites in Germany
2014
Interim HR Manager Fragomen Global LLP, major US law firm,
Job location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Task: Retention and Change Management
2012/2013
Interim HR Manager, Intel, Linz and Villach, Austria
Task: post merger integration
2011
Interim HR Manager, The Global Draw, London, job location: Vienna
Task: restructure, plant closure
2010/2011
Interim European HR Manager, Fiberweb plc (currently Fitesa), London, job location: Peine, Niedersachsen, Germany
Task: restructure and reorganisation, downsizing
2010
Interim HR Manager, Modine Europe,
Job location: Kottingbrunn, Austria, 500 employees, 60 Mio € sales, metal industry, 5 direct reports, US-supplier to the automotive industry
Tasks: change management, reorganisation
2009
Interim HR Manager, Luvata, Finland,
Lob location: Kötschach-Mauthen, Austria, 250 employees, 50 Mio € sales, metal industry
Tasks: restructuring project: negotiations with works councils and unions, on social plan and reconciliation of interests
2007 - 2008
Interim Head of HR and Corporate Lawyer, Gourmet Group, Austria,
Vienna/St. Pölten, Austria, 130 Mio € sales, 1.600 employees, food industry, 12 direct reports
Tasks and goals:
· Management of the ongoing HR and legal business, in particular in recruiting, people development, compensation and benefits, budgeting and reporting, labour relations and labour law, legal issues (contracts, civil and commercial law, patents and trademarks, tribunals)
· Post merger integration of an acquired business unit (800 employees), into the group, set-up of an HR department for the entire, newly formed group
· Restructure following the merger
2007
Interim HR Manager Luvata Steel, Finland
Job location: Leobersdorf, Austria, 3 bn € sales, 8.500 employees, steel industry
Tasks and goals:
· Shutdown of a plant at Leobersdorf, Austria, transfer of manufacturing and sale to Finland, USA and Germany
· negotiations with unions, works councils and local public authorities,on a social plan (redundancy programme)
· Communication management and PR, avoidance of a negative press
· Maintenance of a high productivity until the termination of production
2006
Interim HR Manager, ICI Austria
Vienna, Austria, 50 Mio € sales, 120 employees, chemical industry
Tasks and goals:
· set-up of a redundancy and rationalisation programme, social plan an recociliation of interests
· Realisation of a substantial cost reduction
· Sustainable reorganisation of ICI’s business in Austria
2006
Interim HR Manager and Communication Manager, ICI UK
Job location: ICI CEE, Vienna, 7 bn € sales, 20.000 employees, chemical industry
Duties and goals:
· Management of the HR issues in ICI’s divestment of its tile adhesives business to Henkel EEC in Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary and Croatia
· Transfer of the workforce employed in the business to Henkel by individual negotiations and TUPE (ARD)
· Responsibility for the PR-activities in regard to the deal, avoidance of negative press
2003 –
Recruitment activities in the following industries and sectors:
banking, pharmaceutical wholesale, automation, medical device, medical nutrition, plastics industry, hygiene, software development, transport and logistics, various holding functions, pharmaceuticals, automotive for many positions in sales, manufacturing, development and administration
Permanent employment relationships
1990 - 2003
Head of HR and Legal, Kwizda Group, Vienna, Austria
1.250 employees, sales of 750 mio €, pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical wholesales, pharmacies, cosmetics, drugstores, agrochemicals, construction materials,
5 direct reports, 25 business units in Europe (Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Slovakia, Italy, France, Hungary, Luxembourg, Poland)
Achievements:
- of an highly effective HR structure with centralised responsibility in Europe
- improvement of applied tools in recruitment, compensation & benefits, performance measurement and staff development
- of reliable HR reports and budgets
- of a consistent and deep change process in all aspects of HR
- coaching and mentoring of management in realisation of its goals
- management of 20 M&A-transactions in regard to HR and law, including integration and restructuring activities
1986 - 1989
Company Lawyer, Veitscher Magnesitwerke AG
(RHI AG), Vienna, Austria
2.000 employees, refractory materials industry
Achievements:
- realisation of many projects associated with environmental protection /
- management of major acquisition projects
- Team leadership in a restructuring project with McKinsey
Corporate Secretary / General Counsel, Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG, Vienna, Austria16.000 employees, automotive industry; Assistance of the Board of Directors in all business aspects
Local Availability
Only available in these countries:
Germany, Austria und Switzerland
flexible within Europe, Austria, Germany, UK, France, Russia, Poland, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland