Daniel Huber
Interim Managing Director of the Technical Department
Experience
Interim Managing Director of the Technical Department
badenovaNetze GmbH
Operational management of the technical division (troubleshooting, repairs, investments in the electricity, gas, and water networks)
Defining, implementing, and steering strategic initiatives such as the carbon-neutrality master plan, hydrogen pilot projects, Vision Power Grid 2045, future control system/load management, and Work Force Management 2.0
Implementing strategy using the OKR method and SCRUM
Organizational development of the division, including extensive staff expansion
Contributing to the development of the badenova leadership framework for traditional and agile organizational structures
Interim Managing Director
Kurth Electronic GmbH (Metrawatt International)
Managing the company through the transition phase until a successor was appointed
Completing the 2022 year-end financial statements and executing budget and business planning
Leading and controlling sales, supporting strategic customers, and expanding the customer base
Developing and implementing a future strategy
Performing impairment analysis and necessary write-downs
Moving production from Eningen to Nuremberg
Selling parts of the company as an asset deal and integrating them into the sister company
Managing the IT and CRM transition, separating staff, and closing the site
Interim Head of Technology
Metall + Plastic GmbH (Optima Pharma)
Introducing team structures with dedicated team leaders
Conducting daily intercompany shopfloor meetings and regular meetings with group and team leaders
Setting up interface and war-room meetings to identify optimization potential in delayed projects
Improving resource planning through a project management tool and central schedule coordination
Preparing and filling the Head of Technology role with an internal candidate
Business Consulting/Interim Management
Huber – Experience for Enterprises (HEFE)
Strategic realignment and operational leadership of growth initiatives, change management, restructuring, and relocation
Sales excellence: sales optimization and digitization (CRM)
Technology management: automation and Industry 4.0 (IIoT)
Division Head Inovan; Managing Director of William Prym Holding GmbH; Member of the Executive Board
William Prym Holding GmbH
Managing the holding company with 3,200 employees and €380 million in revenue at 30 sites
Operational and strategic leadership of the Inovan division (€150 million in sales, 700 employees)
Analyzing and adapting existing strategies, selecting projects based on feasibility, and ensuring consistent execution including establishing a site in the Czech Republic
Selecting and implementing a group-wide CRM system (SAP Sales Cloud)
Implementing global organizational structures, change management processes, and directly managing the sales organization with a focus on key accounts
Head of Hydraulics Division; Managing Director of Schuler Pressen GmbH
Schuler Group
Leading the global Hydraulics Division (€150 million in sales, about 500 employees) and managing Schuler Pressen GmbH (€660 million in sales, 2,850 employees)
Commissioning two large-scale projects in Kazakhstan and Turkey including selection and motivation of project managers, resource allocation and prioritization under cultural challenges
Developing and building a cost-effective press for the Chinese market (40% cheaper product) and transferring the approach to the American market via Brazil
Restructuring the division by closing sites, creating a list of names with the works council, negotiating trade-off agreements and social plans
Reducing product costs by 40%, expanding local responsibilities and implementing Industry 4.0 applications such as Process Monitoring System and Track & Trace
Chief Sales and Service Officer; Managing Director of Viessmann Industrial Service GmbH
Viessmann Industriesysteme
Optimizing sales processes and introducing Salesforce CRM through an agile SCRUM implementation process
Defining sales contacts for each unit and rolling out the CRM system step by step
Restructuring loss-making business units in Switzerland and Germany
Consultant for Globalization and Digitalization / Interim Management
Samson AG
Building a global sourcing and purchasing network for 15 group companies
Conducting workshops and site analyses (DE, USA, ES, IT, RU, IN) to gather requirements
Developing 50 initiatives including central data storage and negotiating with main suppliers in Coimbatore, India
Establishing a global procurement team, defining KPIs and collecting data on global purchasing volume
Chairman of the Management Board; Head of Process Automation Division
ABB Automation GmbH
P&L responsibility for the process automation business in Central Europe ($1.8 billion in sales, 4,000 employees)
Developing and implementing the "Europe for Europe" strategy including market analysis, defining initiatives and rolling them out in waves (Germany, Poland, Austria, Benelux)
Increasing order intake by $144 million
Aligning the sales organization and key account management, increasing order intake in Germany by 17%
Turning around manufacturing sites and introducing Industry 4.0 projects together with customers like BASF and Bayer
Global Service Manager; Global Technology Manager; Group Vice President
ABB AG
Strategically building the global lifecycle service business of the Power Generation business unit ($250 million in sales, 765 employees)
Leading international R&D and product management for power plant automation
Developing a key account concept for service contracts in 4,000 power plants and providing on-site training
Increasing profitability and sales in after-sales service
Director Marketing and Business Development
GE Harris Harmon Railway Technology
- Growing incoming orders for North American products and systems in Europe, Middle East and Africa through new customer acquisition
Head of Sales & Marketing/Product Management
DaimlerChrysler Rail Systems (Adtranz)
Set up internal and external sales & marketing for train control technology
International R&D and product management coordination to develop and standardize train control technology
Project Manager/Development Engineer
Asea Brown Boveri AG (ABB)
Led various international research projects at the Heidelberg research center
Project manager at the ABB Corporate Research Center, Västerås, Sweden (04/1994 – 09/1994)
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Experienced in Manufacturing, Energy, Professional Services, Utilities, and Pharmaceutical.
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Experienced in Product Development, Sales, Operations, Research and Development, Strategy, and Project Management.
Summary
Managing director and engineer with a focus on strategic realignment and operational leadership of companies and projects
Daniel Huber works with you to develop and implement your strategy, including growth projects, change management, sales optimization and digitization, technology management, as well as restructuring and relocation.
- as an interim manager or consultant for energy, industrial, and automotive supplier companies.
- ensuring your realignment is consistently implemented and your employees are engaged across cultures.
Skills
- Ms-office 365
- Ms-project
- Ms-teams
- Sap-erp
- Apto
- Salesforce
- Sap-crm
- Amtangee (Crm)
- Asana
- Jira (Scrum)
- Ionos (Website Builder)
- Matlab
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Education
Business School St. Gallen
General Management Diploma · General Management · St. Gallen, Switzerland
Fernuniversität Hagen
Diploma in Electrical Engineering · Electrical Engineering · Hagen, Germany
Fachhochschule Offenburg
Diploma in Engineering (FH) · Communications Engineering · Offenburg, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Six Sigma Training, Green Belt Project
General Electric, Europe
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