20+ Years of Leadership Experience: Transforming Teams & Organizations
About me
I am a senior Ieadership and transformation advisor, working with senior leaders, their teams, and organizations to help them ignite change and unlock new levels of performance and growth.
I spent more than 20 years in leadership roles in various industries. Throughout my career,
I focused on coaching both individuals and teams to raise ambitions, ranging from 1:1 coaching relationships to top-management team development work and larger-scale support on organizational transformation and change.
Transforming Vision
into Sustainable Growth
More about me
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In my most recent global role as Managing Director and Senior Vice President for People & Transformation at Obi, a European DIY retailer, I led a team of more than 350 professionals. I was responsible for shaping and executing the company’s global people strategy as well as for driving the culture transformation for almost 40,000 colleagues.
Prior to this, I worked for McKinsey & Company, a global management consultancy, including six years as Partner. I helped design and lead numerous strategic growth transformations as well as re-organizations for clients across different industries. As Director of People and member of the Operating Committee, I was responsible for managing the entire talent lifecycle for the firm’s operations in Germany & Austria.
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Furthermore, I focused on aligning McKinsey´s personnel strategy and processes for the future and enhancing the firm´s corporate culture.
Working closely with McKinsey’s global board, I also led a major culture change initiative to improve the client & team experience globally.I hold a Diploma in European Business Administration from the University of Bamberg (Germany) and the University of Granada (Spain). I also hold an MBA from INSEAD (France and Singapore).
I live with my husband and my three children in Cologne, Germany.
Unlocking Potential,
Driving Change.
As a senior leadership and transformation advisor, I combine my experience as senior executive and strategic advisor with deep expertise in HR, leadership development, and culture change.
My passion is to enable strategic change by empowering people to transform their way of working. I also deeply believe in the power of HR as a key enabler of any strategic business transformation.