Operations and product innovation strategy that builds value for shareholders.
Every business is ultimately about people and how they interact. Shareholders' challenges today are mainly about peopple. They struggle to find trained employees, loyal customers, strategic partners or investors. I focus on serving leadership teams at small companies in adopting techology, communicating with investors and launching new products that truly customer-driven.
Over many years and different experiences I developed managerial and technical competencies to generate value for companies like financial communication, innovation strategy and product management.
The result of my efforts aligning and connecting people is additional revenue streams, modernized go-to-market with software, improved company positioning.Shareholders at 4 companies I worked at, ended up with higher value businesses and were able to sell them to new investors. They built valuabe and viable solutions to customers problems and they built sales pitches and investor decks that secured higher valuations.
20+ years in M&A (Fineurop Soditic), private equity (EQValue), and operations leadership (Hines, UBS, multiple COO/CEO roles). Columbia MBA.
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IPE holding family office — COO, Cotolicious (IPE Holdings portfolio company) - Built financial dashboards, streamlined operations, launched e-commerce. Successfully prepared and executed company sale.
De Picciotto family office — Managed investment portfolio across 5 companies (hospitality, entertainment). Supported partnerships and divestments.
Simmetrico - Redesigned org structure, built cash flow dashboard, launched new service line. Improved bank negotiations, sold product rights to Chinese distributor.
Chamilia - (acquired by Swarovski) — Head of Commerce: Commercial leadership during growth phase and acquisition.
EQValue Private equity investment club - Originated and closed 4 investments (€1-10M). Improved portfolio company performance metrics 5-10% pre-exit.
Fineurop Soditic - Originated and executed deals worth €30M and €80M for private equity clients.