Aerospace executive with full P&L leadership, from Europe to Asia

My first CEO assignment came with full P&L of a 100M USD business in China, followed by board-level roles across Europe, including Member of the Board at airberlin technik. I am a general manager who runs P&L, builds multi-site international organisations and delivers cross-domain transformation programs inside transnational Airbus structures.

I work comfortably with aircraft lessors, including ICBC and BBAM, with Part 21J design organisations and with STC programs.

Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co., Ltd. (GAMECO) · Guangzhou, China

Reporting to the Board · Team: 2 direct · P&L: 150M+ USD

• Full commercial P&L for the third-party MRO business, grown to about 80% of total revenue and profit over three years.
• Direct interface to global aircraft lessors, including ICBC and BBAM, on redelivery, lease transition and asset-condition engagements.
• Strategic lead of the Boeing Converted Freighter programs B737 BCF and B767 BCF for airline and lessor customers.
• Key account P&L for Airbus, Boeing, Emirates, Qatar and selected leading airlines; two new strategic key accounts won shortly after start.
• Oversight of Part 21J and STC inputs into the sales cycle and customer qualification.
• Team recognised as "Best Sales Team" within the first six months.

LIC Group LLC · Dover (DE), USA

• Owner-operated advisory practice with mandates across aerospace, finance and production.
• Aerospace mandate: defined and delivered the training to stand up a TAA (Technical Assistance Agreement) organisation.

Hawksland Associates Limited · Elloughton, United Kingdom

Reporting to the Managing Director · Transactions: 50M to 1Bn USD

• Access to financing structures and contractual support for aerospace, medical and entertainment clients on transactions from USD 50M to USD 1Bn.
• Delivered Part 21J training in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

TMP – The Manager Project GmbH · Berlin and Floriana

• Responsible for finance, HR, administration, IT and investor relations.
• Secured a five-year cash-flow runway and brought the prototype and demonstrator to a finalised, tested state.

YXLON International GmbH · Hamburg, Germany

Reporting to the VP Global Sales & Marketing · Team: 3 direct, 20 indirect · P&L: 20M EUR

• P&L for the aerospace business line; introduced and led company-wide key account management.
• Defined the global KAM strategy, training and manual; ran targeted congresses and trade fairs.

airberlin technik GmbH · Düsseldorf · Berlin · Vienna

Reporting to the Chairman of the Board · Team: 13 · P&L: 100M USD

• Member of the Board of a European Part-145 MRO company.
• Grew third-party sales by 100%, with EBIT rising in parallel.
• Global sales of base and line maintenance plus all workshop services (engines, NDT, tires and brakes, S&R equipment); bulk material and airberlin academy training turned into separate revenue streams.
• Established lean methods inside the commercial function and oversaw Part 21J and STC programs for the third-party portfolio.
• Represented the company at IATP and comparable industry bodies.

PFW Engineering Group · Hamburg · Oberpfaffenhofen · Speyer

Reporting to the Managing Director · Team: 3 direct, 400 indirect · P&L: 100M USD

• Global sales and marketing for the group, with direct responsibility for the UK, USA, Canada, India and China.
• Business development and global key account for Airbus, Cassidian, Eurocopter and Mubadala, plus growth outside the EADS group.
• Expanded operations into India, China, the USA and Canada; launched the VVIP business line and matching manufacturing capabilities.
• Sold Part 21J and STC engineering services across all ATA chapters.
• Qualified as EADS (E2S) and Lufthansa Technik Key Engineering Supplier.

Shanghai Jinbao International Trading Ltd. · Shanghai, China

Reporting to the Board and owner · Team: 50 · P&L: 100M USD

• Full P&L of a 100M USD aerospace and international trading business, operating entirely in the Chinese business environment.
• Built the aerospace division from scratch and qualified as supplier to the major Chinese aerospace operators.
• Delivered 20% annual growth across the trading book.
• Structured joint ventures and partnerships with international aerospace suppliers entering China.
• Accountable for strategy, operations, finance, people and board reporting.

Airbus Operations GmbH · Bremen · Hamburg

Reporting to the Global Engineering Leader · Team: 200 · Budget: 40M EUR

• Led the HQ and the Materials & Processes division as a profit centre.
• Focal point for all German Airbus plants on strategy, manufacturing and processing, including troubleshooting; overall engineering accountability for all legacy aircraft programs.
• Introduced a new supplier management system and the Airbus Material Dialogue, an international supplier conference.
• Owned the offset and offshore strategy for China, India and Turkey.
• Delivered €40M annual savings through standardisation, harmonisation, lean, automation and HR programs.

Airbus Operations GmbH · Bremen · Toulouse · Filton · Madrid

Reporting to the Global Engineering Leader · Team: 2 direct, 400 indirect · Budget: 40M EUR

• Built and continuously improved the new transnational organisation across four countries.
• Defined and introduced the Airbus Material Dialogue supplier conference.
• Designed and implemented the High Potential program and the Skill Management framework.
• Delivered €7M annual savings through organisational design, harmonisation, lean and automation; reduced intercultural friction across the four sites through targeted training.

Airbus Operations GmbH · Hamburg

Reporting to the Plant Manager · Team: 1 direct, 20 indirect · Budget: 5M EUR

• Designed and adapted advanced assembly methods; led company-wide cross-functional projects.
• Adopted TAG, TPM and first elements of lean production, TMS and KANBAN.
• Innovative manufacturing concepts for the A319, A321 and A380: 3% annual cost reduction and 50% less maintenance through a learning, knowledge-based control system.

Siemens AG · Hamburg

German · Native speaker

English · Business fluent