Bio

Experienced Manager and Leader (SVP/EVP/C-level) in international companies with a digital mission. Hands-on to achieve goals with a higher perspective on the overall strategy. 20+ years experience in Innovation, Research & Development from idea to rapid prototype to business model. Passionate about competitive advantage through speed of innovation. 25+ years experience in Digital Marketing. From SEA,SEO, Display and Social Media to Conversion Optimization and CRM, based on valid Business Intelligence and Analytics to improve the Customer Lifetime Value with a ROI perspective. 25+ years experience in international business development in digital focusing specifically on (new) business development (through R&D, product development and innovation) on an international/multi-national scale. 30+ years experience in information technology (software development, architecting, security, release, deployment) - from Commodore VC20 to today's Cloud-technologies with an Agile Approach - from Commodore Basic to todays PHP, Python, Java - from Cassette Drives to todays Clouds with Akamai, EC2 and more... hands-on Senior Manager driving business highly efficiently and effectively. 15+ years experience as speaker, moderator, advisory board member of international conferences. Full understanding of and experience in complete value-chain in digital business models on a worldwide scale. Specialties: Marketing Management, Multinational Work, International Business Development / Management, Growth Management, Online Entertainment, Entrepreneurship, International Negotiations & Contracts, Privacy and GDPR Industry Experience: i.e. Media, Retail, Automotive, Verticals, OEM