Maik Sarnes

Improved GBUs EHS performance by measuring KPIs, defining global strategy and goals and aligning them with business needs. Implemented Global Corporate EHS requirements, tools and standards. Regularly monitored compliance status and legal trends. Safety expertise in manufacturing of glass products. Key Contributions: - Successful restructuring of the GBUs EHS organization - Contributed in GBUs cultural transformation into a self-intended safety culture - Streamlined EHS processes, tools and KPI measuring

- Stay ahead with legal regulation and trends - Develop and maintain EHS Tools on regional level - Select and train EHS Assessors and join Assessments as EHS expert - Verify and close-out findings from EHS Compliance Program - Regional lead of EHS Corporate focus programs - Supervise incident investigation of major and catastrophic events - Support local M&A projects - Promote good practice sharing across Global Business Units

Drive company’s safety culture by directing development of EHS guidelines, training, and assessment tools for a global group and testing for practical suitability. Coordinate EHS tools, identified standards, defined key performance indicators, and articulated goals. Lead cross-functional teams in defining a company-specific behavioral based safety concept. Ensure global implementation of key corporate EHS initiatives. Maintain current knowledge of global and national EHS legislation.

Improve Global Business Unit’s safety performance by measuring KPIs, leading EHS indicators, defining global strategy and goals and aligning with business needs. Developed EHS tools, standards and reviewed risk assessments and compliance status. Delivered EHS expert trainings and coaching sessions on behavior based safety program. Expertise in manufacturing of precious metal chemical products. Responsible for GBU EHS departments annual budget planning. Stayed up-to-date with legislative EHS requirements.

Provided high-level EHS direction to the management of EHS plans for eight manufacturing plants within the Central EMEA region. Conducted regular field visits to conduct safety audits and produce corrective action reports. Initiated audits in the EMEA region and supported sites during incident investigations and root cause analyses. Facilitated training for leadership teams and supervisors to ensure comprehensive implementation. Led German speaking network on legislative trends related to EHS topics.

EHS Site Leader & Senior Environmental Consultant, Otto Dambach GmbH & Co., Maxdorf; Senior Environmental Consultant, Clayton Umwelt-Consult GmbH, Ludwigshafen/Rhine; Research Assistant, Technical University of Munich - Institute for Water Chemistry and Environmental Analytics; Freelancing Geologist, various Environmental Consultancies, Berlin

Phase I Investigation, Phase II Investigation, Geo-Information Systems, Soil Science, Safety on Contaminated Sites, Expert Report Writing, Microsoft Office, Environmental Law, Ecology, Drillings Techniques, Soil Sampling Techniques, Ground Water Sampling Techniques, Soil Air Sampling Techniques

Soil Science, Soil Chemistry, Hydrogeology, Environmental Geology