Klaus Jeschke

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About Klaus Jeschke

Klaus is known for his hands-on and participative leadership style that empowers and motivates others to achieve organizational and individual goals based on consistent communication and transparency in a two-way relationship and applying a solution-driven, problem-solving and implementation-focused approach with excellent track record of business expansion and profitability improvement. ⏺ Versatile & pragmatic senior executive with a track record of national & international success. ⏺ Strategic & tactical experience, with strong general management knowledge and P&L responsibility. ⏺ More than 35 years of successful leadership in both franchising and entrepreneurial roles. ⏺ Dynamic & open-minded personality that includes self-motivation, self-discipline and stress-resistance. ⏺ Previous military service features special forces training and duties in HR and as Platoon Leader. ⏺ Highly skilled in managing franchise relations, negotiating national & global agreements, mentoring staff, and identifying new business opportunities. GLOBAL FRANCHISE LEADERSHIP MERGER & ACQUISITION NEGOTIATIONS STRATEGIC PROJECT MANAGEMENT FRANCHISEE & CORPORATE RELATIONSHIPS STRUCTURE OPTIMIZATION & PROCESS IMPROVEMENT AUTHORING MANUALS & AGREEMENTS BRAND & CORPORATE AMBASSADOR SKILLS Skilled in launching and managing franchise concepts via market-specific operations plans, increasing profits during challenging financial conditions, controlling budgets, instituting growth strategies, creating new programs, policy development, strategic planning, and designing market-specific strategies. Provide leadership in operations & support, leading and driving P&L strategy, budgeting & forecasting, managing franchise operations, training programs, and workplace health and safety. Participative management style that empowers and motivates others to achieve individual & organizational goals. Develop budgets and performance reports to achieve profit goals and control costs. Excellent track record of achieving margins and controlling expenses, tackling cost drivers to reduce overhead & variable costs. Conduct operational reviews to reach revenue & cost goals, and implement corrective action plans. Oversee accountability for franchisee and staff performance. Institute procedures to improve services. Introduce efficient processes and train teams in customer initiatives. Negotiate with vendors to improve quality, optimize costs, and increase satisfaction and frequency. Use software tools to accomplish objectives.