Stefan Marquart MBA

- Definition of the corporate commercial strategy transforming LANXESS into a best-in-class player in its segment - Leading commercial excellence projects & programs - Engaging in corporate initiatives with a focus on cost efficiency, top-line growth and organizational development - Conceptualization of digital tools for M&S, SCM and Finance - Support Business Units in adapting business models & strategies - Facilitation & support to the global M&S community to ensure overarching strategy implementation

- Definition of the digital strategy for the LANXESS group - Heading the controlling department of a global Group Function - Driving strategic corporate projects - Ensuring the successful implementation of digital solutions in the areas of M&S, SCM and Finance - Introduction of the start-up CheMondis, a sales platform for chemical products - Supporting the M&A integration activities - Identification, assessment and prioritization of projects, demands, requests and other activities related to digitalization

- Leading the controlling functions and tracking of the implementation results - Definition of the strategic sales model during a corporate restructuring / carve-out (legal entity concept) - Driving projects and supporting the development of the Business Units in the areas of M&S and SCM - Re-engineering & optimization of the Order-to-Cash and Sales & Operations Planning processes, later Integrated Business Planning - Review and revision of the digital tools for entire group

- Heading the controlling department at the Niederrhein plants for all Business Units - Acting as supervisor of the Business Support and Accounting functions at ALISECA GmbH as a 100% subsidiary of LANXESS Deutschland GmbH - Preparation of the annual report and development of the performance reporting and dashboards - Definition and implementation of the maintenance strategy (german sites) - Driving the transformation process from decentralized to centralized maintenance and preventive maintenance

- Heading the Business Excellence department within the Energy segment with direct P&L responsibility - Strategy development and planning of operational business activities including budgets & forecasts, market and competition analyses - Development of the services project- & quality management, resource & capacity management as well as marketing & sales excellence - Managing Consultant at key account Siemens, see below

- Transformation project Engineering Controlling (ENCO) and development of a project and portfolio management system - Leading the project substream 'Scheduling & Capacity Planning' (SCP) within the Siemens Energy Division including conception of the strategic and business blueprint together - Coordination of external Consultants

- Managing Consultant at key account Siemens, see below

- Balancing of the global demand for steam turbines with available engineering capacities, including scenario planning - Coordination of all outsourcing activities along the global engineering network - Optimization of business processes

- Definition of the global sourcing strategy - Comparison of the global market demand with the production capacities as a basis for the financial mapping of the investment projects of the JTI Group of Companies, including budget and cash flow planning - Valuation of global fixed assets during M&S activities - Management of international group projects (e.g., ERP, SOX, ...) - Project management of investment projects - Support to the global engineering department in financial matters

General Management, Finance, Strategy

Controlling, Marketing & Sales, Supply Chain Management