Interim COO
Christian Göpfert has more than 25 years’ experience in the management, development and restructuring of companies from various industries. He has been involved in sales projects in Germany and Eastern Europe in various management positions, and as Interim Manager and COO.
He believes that the most important criteria for a company’s success are a goal-oriented behaviour and a structured and scalable organisation. It should also be characterised by sustainability, and success should be a by-product of the increase in value which it achieves.
Expertise
Successful implementation of turnaround processes
Development and implementation of new business models in the context of change management processes
Implementation of empowerment models based on key figures for a sustainable increase in earning capacity
Development of new sales and marketing concepts and their implementation
Development and introduction of KPIs
Creation and implementation of new personnel structures
Support for corporate transactions on the buyer and seller side in M&A processes, including post-merger integration
Preparation of feasibility studies and business cases, and subsequent implementation
Purchasing management, including supplier sourcing for freshness in food retailing
Work experience abroad: Russia, Poland, Ukraine, Romania and Bulgaria
IT knowledge: MS Office, MS Dynamics NAV, various IMS in the food retail industry
Experience
Industries:
Trade, consumer electronics, financial services, services
Functional areas:
Sales, marketing, business development
Positions:
COO, CSO, Vice President, Divisional Manager, General Manager
Tasks:
Business development, earnings growth, restructuring, post-merger integration
Types of companies:
Medium-sized companies, retail groups, private equity portfolio companies
Language skills:
German: native speaker, English: proficient, Polish: good knowledge
References
Contact:
Christian Göpfert
Lilienweg 5, 86368 Gersthofen
+49 (0) 160 / 90216481
christian.goepfert@via-momentum.com