Thomas Tillmann

Background

About Thomas Tillmann

Tech-Savvy Manager & Leader: 15 years of experience, EBIT growth (+135%), Turnover increase (+35%), IoT platform development, and change management. Combines technical expertise with a strong focus on customer and business success, fostering a high degree of team accountability. • High technical affinity and a keen sense for innovative and successful business ideas • Experienced and authentic leader who promotes a working environment with a focus on results and self-responsibility in order to achieve outstanding success together • Friendly personality, very approachable and open to colleagues and employees • Focus on the customer, the “big picture”, and the simplest technical solution • 5 years as sole managing director of a series manufacturing, medium-sized hidden champion in customer-specific electronic control units • 10 years of technical project management, leading up to 150 employees PARTICULAR ACHIEVEMENTS: • Organic growth of 30% through strategic sales activities, identification and acquisition of the three key OEM customers in this sector • Specification and development of an IoT platform in cooperation with Indian software developers with the potential to increase profits by 300% • Change management in the leadership culture through generational change • TOP 1 prestige product development project of the WILO Group managed from the concept phase to market launch. • Establishing and reorganizing development and project departments within the group. • Despite focus on management tasks, extensive technical expertise consistently applied to running projects