Contribute your expertise - We are looking for an experienced board member for a growing manufacturing company
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Your responsibility
Strategic management: development and monitoring of the corporate strategy. Ensuring the long-term competitiveness of the company. Reviewing and approving important investment decisions (e.g. new production abroad).
Managing the Board of Directors: preparing and chairing meetings of the Board of Directors. Ensuring efficient cooperation between the members of the Board of Directors. Moderation of discussions and decision-making processes.
Monitoring the management: reviewing the achievement of management objectives. Evaluating compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. Ensuring transparent and effective communication between the Executive Board and the Board of Directors.
Representing the company: representing the company externally, e.g. to stakeholders, authorities, banks and investors. Establishing and maintaining networks and relationships with relevant partners.
Risk management: monitoring financial stability and the risk situation. Definition of risk mitigation measures. Adherence to compliance standards.
Promoting innovation: Providing impetus for technological and process innovations. Supporting the introduction of new production processes or products.
Your profile
Industry-specific knowledge: In-depth knowledge of manufacturing industries and their challenges. Experience with international expansion.
Business management expertise: familiarity with key financial figures, strategy development and corporate management in the context of 400 million annual sales.
Legal knowledge: Knowledge of compliance, corporate governance and regulatory requirements.
Management experience: Many years of experience (approx. 15 years and/or 3 companies) at top management level, ideally in the production sector of a medium-sized SME with international subsidiaries. Ability to motivate teams and reach decisions based on consensus. At least 5 years' experience as a member of the Board of Directors.
Analytical skills: Strong problem solving and risk assessment skills. Strategic and long-term thinking.
Social skills: Excellent communication skills. Negotiation and diplomacy skills. Conflict resolution skills. The ability to communicate on an equal footing with the CEO and other members of the Board of Directors.
Integrity and a sense of responsibility: High level of ethical standards and responsibility. Reliability and transparency in dealing with information.
Innovation orientation: Creative and innovative personality who challenges and engages the management team.
Time availability: Willingness to devote sufficient time to the duties of the Board of Directors and the supervision of the company, approx. 6 Board meetings per year and 1 x per month a "face-to-face" meeting with the CEO. The ideal candidate will not have a full-time job, but will be a semi-retired partner, consultant or similar.
Foreign languages: German, French and English. Knowledge of Spanish or Polish is a plus.
Your advantages
A top mandate in which you can make full use of your experience
A healthy and very progressive company
An attractive fee
Our customer
Our client is a well-known, innovative, very successful and leading production company with around 2,000 employees and locations abroad with an annual turnover of around 400 million. Our mandate is to ensure succession planning in order to successfully guarantee the ongoing expansion and extension of production abroad.
