Björn Wessel-CEO
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Experience
CEO
Björn Wessel Consulting
- Payment consulting
- Interim management for payment gateway development
- Strategic consulting in payments
Managing Director
transactiv GmbH
- Company setup
- Payment gateway development for a European automotive manufacturer
- Recruiting
- Sales and development of own payment gateway framework
Head of Department
Wirecard AG
- Head of POS global product management
- Set up technical and operational operations
- Defined the global POS product
- Pre-sales payment consulting
- Analysis of regional payment projects
- Strategic initiatives (e.g., Tap to Phone)
- Development of POS product roadmap for mobile payment concepts and SoftPos
- Established product controlling
- Regulatory scheme coordination
COO
TWINT AG
- Chief Operating Officer
- Development of mobile payment
- Built operational organization and retail solution strategies
- Developed the TWINT end-customer story
- Responsible for issuing and acquiring
- Recruiting new business staff
- Product definition for wallet
- Responsible for payment operations
- Established and managed payment schemes
Head of Department
Loyalty Partner Group
- Project management and department leadership
- IT and business consulting
- Pre-sales consulting
Department Head
Swiss Post Solutions
- Project management and department leadership
- IT and business consulting
- PreSales consulting
Project Manager
arxes NCC AG & 3wBox AZ direct GmbH
- Project management
- IT consulting
- Team leadership
- Process management
- ITIL and PRINCE2 training
IT Specialist
arvato AG
Team leadership for content systems
IT project management for the development of a consumer database
Set up controlling structures and PMO
Developed maintenance concepts
Defined project processes and standards
PreSales consulting
Integrated new technologies
Project management and design for the electronic health card
Business case creation
IT project management and budget responsibility
System design and test strategy definition
PreSales consulting and software acceptance
Industry experience
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Experienced in Banking and Finance, Information Technology, Advertising, Professional Services, and Automotive.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Sales, Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development, Human Resources, and Strategy.
Skills
- C-Level Experience 6 Years
- Payment 12 Years
- Operation (Scheme/Issuing) 5 Years
- Pos/Softpos 12 Years
- Ecom 5 Years
- Mobile 7 Years
- Wallet 7 Years
- It Strategy Consulting 5 Years
- International Project Management 10 Years
Languages
Education
Diploma in Business Informatics (University of Applied Sciences) · Business Informatics
arvato
IT Specialist
Ostseegymnasium Sassnitz
High School Diploma · Sassnitz, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Leadership Program LP-Group
Leadership Program Client Vela
Project Manager Training
IT Service Manager Training
MDP (Management Development Program)
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Björn is based in Michelfeld, Germany.
Björn speaks the following languages: German (Advanced), English (Advanced), French (Elementary).
Björn has at least 25 years of experience. During this time, Björn has worked in at least 7 different roles and for 8 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 1 month. Note that Björn may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Björn would be well-suited for roles such as: CEO, Managing Director, Head of Department.
Björn's most recent position is CEO at Björn Wessel Consulting.
In recent years, Björn has worked for Björn Wessel Consulting and transactiv GmbH.
Björn is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance, Information Technology, and Professional Services. Björn also has some experience in Advertising and Automotive.
Björn is most experienced in business areas like Sales, Information Technology, and Project Management. Björn also has some experience in Product Development, Human Resources, and Strategy.
Björn has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance, Automotive, and Information Technology.
Björn has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Finance, and Strategy.
Björn attended education in Business Informatics.
Björn has 6 certificates. Among them, these include: Leadership Program LP-Group, ISO 9001 Certification, and Leadership Program Client Vela.
The availability of Björn needs to be confirmed.
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