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Suzanne Wahab

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Interim Manager since: 04/2024
Update: 16.08.2024

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  • DDIM.fachgruppe // Prozessmanagement

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Suzanne Wahab - SWift Impact, Köln

Auenweg 65
D-50996 Köln
rq.onunj-raanmhf@jf

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Short profile

Intro
As an experienced managing director in the metal industry, I offer you not only expertise in commercial and technical areas, but also a high level of value orientation, which is reflected in every step of my work. With my extensive business knowledge and my passion for processes, I will support you as interim CxO during your transformation phase.
Experience overview
o 7 years CEO
o 10 years Group CFO
o 8 years Group COO (concurrently

o Family holdings with more than 2,000 employees and > 20 
subsidiaries worldwide
o US Top 10 Corporate Subsidiary
o Private equity portfolio companies
o Medium-sized family businesse
Tasks
  • Change Management
  • Turnaround
  • Process Optimization
  • Management
  • Cost Reduction
Functions
  • Management / General Management / Board
Role in the company
  • 1st Level / Executive Board / Management
Industry experience
  • Automotive, Supplier
  • Metal Industry
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Werkzeugbau
  • Industrial Service im Anlagenbau
Type of company
  • Owner-managed / Family Business
  • Corporation / Group
  • Medium-sized Enterprise
Regions (Regions where you have proven experience)
  • Germany
Languages
  • German (Mother tongue)
  • English (Business fluent)
  • French (Basic knowledge)
Special certificates and awards
  • Master of Business Administration, Barrington University; Mobile, Alabama
  • Systemisches Coaching und Veränderungsmanagement – IneKO Institut an der Universität zu Köln
  • Mediation und Konfliktmanagement nach MedG – IneKO Institut an der Universität zu Köln
  • Transformations- und Turnaround-Manager, Ifus Institut
  • ESG Implementation Manager, Ifus Institut
  • Digital Transformation Manager, Haufe Akademie
 

Work history (permanent employment)


Manufacturer of industrial valves, family business with over 1,000 employees and 26 subsidiaries, € 200 million turnover p.a.

City / place
Hagen
Remarks
Group CTO/CFO: Finance, HR, purchasing, operations, QM, R&D
Focus areas:
- Creating a Mission statement and target definition
- Development of substrategies for sustainability, smart products, and services
- Corporate compliance
- Transferpricing
- Project-Management
- Implementing Lean-methods
- Group Planning and controlling
- M&A of a small company


Tool manufacturer, family-owned group with over 2.000 employees and 25 Subsidiaries worldwid, € 200 million turnover p.a.

City / place
Remscheid
Remarks
Finance, HR, IT, and mainly operations, R&D, PM and QM

- group mission statement with target definitions and strategies
- Corporate Compliance and Governance
- Group Cash- and Costmanagement
- Define and track Restructuringprograms
- Implement Lean-Methods
- Turnaround Management
- Consolidate and negotiate Group Financing
- Optimiziation and Automation of business processes
- Optimize Group Controlling
- IBR

Automobilzulieferer Tier-2, Private Equity-Portfolio-Gesellschaft, 300 Mitarbeiter, 2 Tochtergesellschaften, 34 Mio. € Umsatz p.a.

City / place
Northeim
Remarks
Finance, materials management, QM, HR, IT, Operations
- Transform a craft business to a modern company in automotive environment
- Stakeholder Management
- Reorganization of business processes to meet the quality standards according to ISO/TS 16949
- Coporate Governance, Risk Management
- Cost- and Cash-Management
- Implement Controlling, KPI
- internal and external reporting
- Negotiaition of loan agreement
- Supply Chain Management
- Dual Sourcing and Supplier Development
- Change Management

Industrial Service Industriearmaturen, internationales Projektgeschäft, 150 – 300 Mitarbeitende, bis 30 Mio.€ Umsatz p.a.

City / place
Wiehl
Remarks
Managing director
- Expanding business model through european expansion
- Set-up branches in Netherlands and Italy
- Implementing ons-Site Projectcontrolling
- Professionalize On-Site-Jobs
- Restructuringplan to prevent crisis
- Integration of the company into the US group structure incl. guidelines
- Cash- and Costmanagement
- Ensure Compliance acc. SoX
- Negotiation of big projects

Tochtergesellschaft der TYCO Int. Ltd, Industrial Service Industriearmaturen, internationales Projektgeschäft, 150 – 300 Mitarbeitende, bis 30 Mio.€ Umsatz p.a.

City / place
Wiehl
Remarks
first HR and IT, later Finance, HR, IT
- Implement Controlling
- Cost- and Cashmanagement
- Restructuringplans
- Negotiation of an agreement with the unions
- Structuring of processes in the finance department
- creating financial transparency and business evaluation
- accounting in Hyperion acc. US GAAP
- Introduction of Personnel development and personnel training management
- Launch of LOGA payroll accounting system
- Roll-out of a time recording system


Industrial valve service, international project business, 150 - 300 employees, up to €30 million turnover p.a.

City / place
Wiehl
Remarks
Assistant to MD

Commercial Agency

City / place
Werdohl
Remarks
Commercial Employee
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