Jean Hardt

GINOX, a 140 years old family owned enterprise, is a global leader in commercial kitchen equipment and a world class manufacturer offering a comprehensive solution for custom made stainless steel equipment, bespoke refrigeration line, drainage system and ventilation hoods. The group is constantly investing in new technologies and Lean Manufacturing process at their respective plants in Europe and the Middle East in order to remain innovative and efficient.

Leverage Experts concludes and implements sophisticated strategies to outperform markets and create sustainable strategic advantages in the digital age. Comprehensive careers and top-tier education are completed by C-level exposure. Leverage Experts combines thorough competencies in finance and strategy with in-depth knowledge in IT & technology. The focus is on start-up, scale up and turnaround situations.

For centuries, paper has been the medium for messages of great import as well as the thoughts, impressions and ideas connected with them. In addition to our premium writing paper, imaginative design stationery and inspiring creative paper, we now also offer an extensive range of other products, including beautiful stationery items, diverse event cards, handmade Artwork stickers and many further enchanting creative products.

Informatik, Telecom und CE Distributor in der Schweiz, Frankreich und Spanien, Verkauf zusammen mit entsprechenden Dienstleistungen an Fachhandel sowie Grossverteiler (5000+ Verkaufsstellen). Entwickeln neuer Lieferantenbeziehungen und einführen neuer Geschäftszweige, Produktelinien, Dienstleistungen und Technologien, aufsetzen neuer Vertriebskanäle, M&A Aktivitäten

Managed the EMEA Finance, HR, IT and Admin functions (~80 people) of the Group’s sales and service entities (12 with total of 500 employees) representing ~55% of Group turnover and costs of 65 MCHF: Harmonized operating mode, developed synergies, created shared services for finance and administration, introduced BPO’s to improve processes and reduced costs (5 MCHF) Lead the Group’s Operational Excellence Program in its transformation strategy, delivering 88 MCHF recurring savings by 2012

Carried full national P&L responsibility 100+ employees (60% in service), 30 Mio + CHF turnover, 7 branch offices 1000 + customers with needs for high end output management solutions Held also role as Sales and Marketing Director (25 people) Developed successful “managed print services” strategy and implemented it at Generali, Nestlé, Roche, Swiss etc. Established strong local partnerships with suppliers like HP, Canon, Oki. These were subsequently also used by the Group in EMEA

Managed document management systems business unit including product lines “business information systems”, “copy products”, “computer output to microfilm” and Kodak Switzerland equipment service division Functions included sales, sales support, marketing, product management, training, controlling, administration, field service, service support Held national P&L responsibility with 100+ people, 40 Mio + CHF turnover Succeeded 1995 financial turnaround after restructuring copy products PL

Created branch 1992 and built local team of 3 account managers, 1 system engineer and 1 admin support Carried profit centre and budget responsibility Global Account Manager for Nestlé, signed 1st multimillion contract for global deployment of Windows 3.1 and managed international account team for the implementation European Account Manager for Philip Morris, Reuters and KAM for CERN, Bundesamt für Informatik and other major accounts