Frank Schmidt

Background

About Frank Schmidt

SERVICE | DEVELOPMENT OF NEW BUSINESSES | PORTFOLIO AND R&D MANAGEMENT | STRATEGY CONSULTING Distinctive competences • Successful development and growth of company-internal startup businesses with P&L responsibility- Service for wind energy generation (generators)- Rare-earth magnets for electrical drives - Process technologies for the mining industry - Service for marine propulsion systems • Significant experience and expertise in strategic leadership roles with a focus on strategy definition incl. digitalization, restructuring, revenue growth, and post-merger projects- Head of strategy for a 4bn. EUR business incl. definition of digitalization strategy - Head of negotiation in joint ventures and strategic alliances incl. closing of such partnerships - Set-up of a corporate function for anorganic growth for a 6.5bn. EUR business - In-house strategy consulting at a DAX bluechip • Several years of portfolio & R&D management incl. cooperation with scientific institutes and industrial partners - converting scientific research into marketable offerings • Leadership strength: Functional and disciplinary lead of employees as team and department head. Repeated management of complex, international projects, e.g. as management consultant • International working experience in the U.S.// Industry expertise • Wind energy generation • Electrical machinery: motors, generators, drives • Electrical and mechanical drive systems • Process industries, esp. mining and basic materials ("heavy" process industries) • IT and telecommunication • Marine and shipbuilding • Automotive • Lifesciences // Personality • Definite strength in the combination of strategic-innovative thinking with entrepreneurial implementation • Structured manager who gets things done • Ability to form high-performance teams • Reliable and trustworthy person with an open-mind • Broad technical understanding and interest as (bio)physicist