Katrin brings strong business acumen and the ability to consider client context from her background in strategy and change management consulting. She has unique international experience in business, performance and culture transformations, gained from her global leadership roles in the telecoms, consumer electronics and durables sectors.
Katrin has worked in Sweden, Germany, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore and is fluent in English and Swedish, is proficient in Dutch and can converse in several languages.
Expertise
Katrin has specialized experience in:
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Digital and marketing transformation
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Building high performance international leadership teams
- P&L transformation
- Employee engagement and growth
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Talent management, assessment and succession planning
Previous experience
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Over two decades of experience at Philips in global leadership roles in product innovation, business category leadership, digital transformation and marketing in the consumer electronics and consumer durables sectors
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A four-year enterprise-wide turnaround role, with P&L impact and a profound leadership growth journey for all involved
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A decade in Hong Kong, leading teams in China and India before moving to the Netherlands in 2013
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Initial experience in B2B sales, product management and management consultancy, driving long-term strategy, culture change and performance management in the telecoms infrastructure and mobile telephony devices sectors
- While based in Sweden, most of her work focused on clients in the United States and Malaysia
Education
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Master of Science in industrial engineering and management from the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden
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Certificate of Global Management, including coaching, from INSEAD
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Lean Black Belt certification