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June 2025 – April 2026

Head of HR & Organization

Project Development Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) | Renewable Energy
Elements Green  Deutschland GmbH

Mandate

Establishment and professionalization of the people and organizational structure in a growth-oriented, project-driven environment.

Focus areas:

• Strategic management of people & organization
• End-to-end responsibility for HR & people operations
• Development of scalable governance and decision-making structures
• Establishment of clear role and responsibility architectures
• Introduction of structured performance and target systems

Sparring partner for management

2024 – Professional reorientation

After many years of continuous management responsibility I consciously entered a phase of reflection and strategic reorientation.

The goal was to bundle my experience in management, organizational development and HR more clearly - with a focus on build, scale and transformation mandates.

June 2018 – December 2023

Managing Director

Bergans Outdoor GmbH, Norderstedt

International setup (HQ Norway)

Overall responsibility for operational and strategic corporate management.

Focus areas:

• P&L responsibility, budgeting, controlling and forecasting
• Member of the top management team at the Norwegian HQ
• Strategic organizational development
• Transformation of sales and customer service
• Establishment of a clear performance and management structure
• Overall responsibility for HR (recruiting, performance, talent, compensation, retention)
• Introduction of structured feedback and target systems
• Systematic conflict and escalation management
• Ensuring regulatory compliance (GDPR, labor law, occupational safety)

Impact:

Stable management logic, clear decision-making processes and professional leadership architecture in an international environment.

June 2018 – December 2023

Managing Director

Bergans Outdoor GmbH, Norderstedt

International setup (HQ Norway)

Overall responsibility for operational and strategic corporate management.

Focus areas:

• P&L responsibility, budgeting, controlling, and forecasting
• Member of the top management team at the Norwegian HQ
• Strategic organizational development
• Transformation of sales and customer service
• Establishment of a clear performance and management structure
• Overall responsibility for HR (recruiting, performance, talent, compensation, retention)
• Introduction of structured feedback and target systems
• Systematic conflict and escalation management
• Ensuring regulatory compliance (GDPR, labor law, occupational safety)

Impact:

Stable management logic, clear decision-making processes, and professional leadership architecture in an international environment.

June 2011 – May 2018

Deputy Managing Director / Assistant to the Management Board

Bergans Outdoor GmbH

During this phase, my focus was on project management, structural development, and professionalization of internal processes.

Project & organizational focus:

• Restructuring of accounting to increase efficiency
• Introduction of a systematic budget and forecasting process
• Restructuring of the sales samples department
• Establishment of an outlet store
• Management of the establishment of a new property (customs warehouse) including relocation

Personnel & organizational development:

• Introduction of structured meeting and communication formats
• Introduction of employee, feedback, and salary reviews
• Definition of clear roles and responsibilities
• Development of sustainable motivation structures
• Implementation of communication and change workshops

This is where my focus began on:

Organizational architecture instead of individual measures.

October 2003 – May 2011

GECO Deutschland GmbH, HH

Consultant Relations Manager / Back Office

Establishment and professionalization of administrative and support structures in an IT-related environment.

Focus areas:

• Establishment of a back office system (interim project)
• Contract and invoice management
• Preparatory accounting
• Support and retention of IT consultants
• Structured database and process responsibility

This phase laid the foundation for my structural and systemic thinking.

Previous positions (selection)

Management and development responsibility in administrative and organizational roles, including:

• Commercial assistance to management
• Development of back office structures
• Event and organizational responsibility
• Materials management

Education

• University of Applied Sciences Business Administration (3 semesters), Flensburg
• Vocational diploma in economics, Berlin
• Retail saleswoman

Methodological foundation & continuous professional development

• Transactional analysis practical skills for organizational development (since 2012)
• IPMA Level D – Project management
• AI in project management
• Agile leadership
• Zurich Resource Model (ZRM)
• Logosynthesis
• Nonviolent communication