Dirk Lange.Net is a business consultancy for international management, strategy, innovation, organization and restructuring.

As an experienced Asia manager and CEO in leading German, American and Chinese companies, I take on advisory and management roles.

Focus

• Strategy Development
• International Organizational Development / Restructuring
• Brand Building in China
• Innovation Management
• Merger & Acquisition (Strategic Due Diligence, Post Merger Integration)
• Turnaround Management
• Support for the recruitment of executives in Asia
• Business Sparring / Leadership Coaching

Experience

• Consulting Projects
• CEO / Board, Business Area Manager and Business Unit Manager in leading American, German and Chinese companies
• Leading international positions in construction, construction materials and machinery manufacturing companies
• Experience in business start-ups, organizational development and brand development in China
• Lifelong cross-cultural experience in Asia and the USA
• Functional experience in product development and product marketing

Personality

• Highly empathic with people and a quick study in market, production and business processes.
• Obtains confidence fast, committed
• Asks the right questions and gets to the bottom of things
• Direct and pragmatic
• Engaged and persevering
• Develops hypotheses to substantiate these with facts
• Contributes to the creation of positive expectations
• Targeted and solutions-oriented
• Can think outside the box / unconventional

You are

• a small-medium-sized company and are looking for a board adviser or an experienced sparring partner in the long-term localization of your company and management team in Asia
• a global company with systems- or solutions-oriented products and are looking for an adviser with expertise in strategy, innovation, brand management and organization / restructuring in Asia
• an investor from Germany, Switzerland, Austria or Asia and are looking for an active advisory board member in the areas of M & A and Post Merger Integration

You are looking for

• an experienced China expert, also as an interim manager, with a global perspective and local know-how from Germany
• an active adviser with expertise in strategy, innovation, M & A and global organization / restructuring for a company with systems- or solutions-oriented products and services in Asia
• an advisory board member and experienced coach for a medium-sized family-run company, e.g., in succession management or strategic localisation in Asia

Leadership Experience / Positions

in international market-leading companies as

• Advisory Board Member
• CEO / Managing Director
• Business Unit Manager
• Business Area Manager

Overall management including the following functional areas:

• Marketing (with direct management experience)
• Sales & Service (with direct management experience)
• R & D (with direct management experience)
• Production & Supply Chain
• Human Resources (strategic)
• Finance / Controlling
• Sales responsibility: > € 160 million
• Personnel responsibility:> 2,500 employees – worldwide
• Successful leadership and coaching of employees of all management levels (international, also in matrix structures)

Know-how

• Overall responsibility as CEO of international companies in China: strategic (new) orientation, including design and implementation of the necessary organizational measures
• Conception, initiation and implementation of restructuring projects: integration, consolidation, relocation, closure and development of (production) sites
• Introduction of sustainable strategies
• Market-oriented expansion and enhancement of the product portfolio
• Localization of product development and introduction of state-of-the-art innovation processes
• Merger & Acquisitions: Strategic Due Diligence, Capital Increases, Acquisitions and Global Integration

Industry knowledge

• Construction and building material industry
• Sanitaryware and plumbing technology
• Printing, packaging and plastics processing industries
• Mechanical engineering / household appliance industry

Linguistic proficiency

German | mother tongue

English | Bilingual

Chinese | very good

My offer

Engagement and mandates

• as an advisory board member
• as an active advisor / consultant
• as interim manager

in these industries

• Real Estate, Construction & Building Materials
• Mechanical engineering (printing, packaging, plastics)
• Plumbing, heating and air conditioning, smart home

with the main focus of

• China / Asia
• Brand building and brand management in China
• Strategy (localization and global integration)
• Innovation (localization and global integration)
• International Organizational Development / Restructuring
• Merger & Acquisition

Career

Jul 2013 – today
Dirk Lange.Net Management Consulting, Stuttgart

Advisory mandates / advisory board member with focus on leadership, strategy, innovation, organization, M & A in Asia.

2015 – 2016
Axent Switzerland AG, Jona | Shanghai

Interim CEO

Axent Switzerland AG is a Chinese technology leader in the sanitaryware industry, which has established itself as an internationally renowned brand manufacturer of innovative bathroom and wellness products as a complete solutions-supplier. Axent develops, produces and markets its products through its own stores in China as well as a worldwide dealer network. Axent also develops and produces products for other well-known global sanitaryware brands. At locations in China, the USA and Switzerland, sales of € 170 million are generated with 4,000 employees (2016).

2004 – 2014
Duravit AG, Hornberg, Germany Chongqing Shanghai

Managing Director and CEO of China

Duravit has existed since 1817 and is one of the leading German suppliers in the sanitaryware field. The Duravit group has devoted itself to the theme of “living bathrooms” and covers complete sanitaryware solutions in the luxury segment with the business areas sanitary ceramics, bathroom furniture, bathtubs and wellness products as well as SensoWash (smart / shower toilets). Duravit generates revenues of € 460 million (2016), consists of approximately 6,000 employees, 12 production sites, 35 affiliates, and is present in more than 120 countries.

1996 – 2003
Züblin International GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany Hong Kong | Shanghai

Managing Director and CEO of China

Züblin is one of the largest German construction companies with branches and subsidiaries in Germany and abroad. Züblin distinguishes itself with the innovative power of its 14,000 employees who are experts in intelligent constructions, new building materials and advanced production methods with pioneering turnkey buildings as well as sensational bridges and tunnels in civil engineering around the world.

1992 – 1995
Ferrostaal AG, Essen, Germany Jakarta

Managing Director of Printing and Packaging Machines Indonesia

Ferrostaal (Print & Pack) is a leading, worldwide and manufacturer-independent sales and service partner for individual machines and production lines in the fields of graphic arts, flexible packaging and plastics. With more than 50 years of experience, she offers comprehensive services for project development and execution, export financing, delivery, commissioning, spare parts and maintenance.

1990 – 1992
Didde Web Press Corp., Emporia, KS, USA

Sales manager Asia-Pacific

Didde Web Press was a world leader in the production of narrow web offset presses and offers a wide range of printing solutions for business forms as well as security and commercial printing.

1988 – 1989
Thunderbird School of Global Management, Glendale AZ, USA

Study & Graduate Assistant

Completion: M.B.A. (Master of International Management / Dipl.-Kfm. AGSIM)

1984 – 1988
Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA

Study & International Student Body President

Degrees: Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Business Administration – Marketing

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) International Studies – Asia

1982 – 1983
First Solid Industrial Co., Ltd., Taichung, Taiwan

President’s Assistant

FirstSolid was an owner-operated Taiwanese trading company specialized in baby toys (Fischer Price) and promotional gifts for USA, Japan and Europe.

Contact

Asian Growth Advisory

Shanghai   |   Stuttgart

+ 49 176 25302624  |  +86 186 02142364  |  info@dirklange.net

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