David Barth

Seasoned C-Level Transition Manager for Transformations

When quiet force matters

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Make your Transformation Challenge successful

Strategic
Transformation

Transform your organisation for performance improvement
- cost reduction
- business process optimisation
- performance excellence
- product/ market/ production transformation
- M+A, carve out
Increase the resilience of your organisation (family governance, non executive and executive governance, supervisory)
Increase speed and success of your transformation
Win the full acceptance and engagement of your team and of other stakeholders.

Embed in your organisation a committed and seasoned

C-level Interim Manager for Transformation to lead your transformation.

Turnaround

Stop the decline in profitability and Cash Flow
Avoid cash shortage
Overtake a comprehensive overhaul of your organisations' strategy, leadership, and operations.
Insure the full commitment of your organisation
Insure regular, clear and transparent communication towards all stakeholders.
Renew the trust of all stakeholders in the Top Management Team.
Dispose on expertise in Crisis Management, in legal and amicable procedures for turnaround and in Crisis Communication.

Embed in your organisation a committed and seasoned

C-level Interim Manager for Transformation to lead and ensure the full success of your turnaround.

Restructuring

Your organisation is already in financial distress. EBITDA and Cash flow are negative, and its ability to meet debt obligations is threatened.
You want to recover long term stability
Root causes needs to be eradicated and corrective actions need to be swiftly implemented:
- financial, operational and strategic restructuring
- engagement of all stakeholders
- seek for legal protection and insure your compliance with legal obligations

Embed in your organisation an experienced Chief Restructuring Officer to support your organisation in executing, monitoring and reviewing the restructuring plan

Areas of Transformations

Organisations

International Medium Sized Companies (70-500 M€ Sales, up to 1500 Salaries, multi-sites)
Family owned (Managing Shareholders)
PE-owned
Public

B2B Manufacturing Industries

Automotive Industry (Tier 1 supplier, production system supplier),
Mechanical Engineering
Mine and metals
Chemicals

Geographies

France
Germany
Luxembourg
Belgium
Swiss
Austria

About me

24 years of experience as CEO, 9 years as CFO

Corporate career

1989-1996: KUKA Systems (Germany)

R+D Manager and Project Manager

1996-2001: CFO and Deputy CEO, Farman (France)

2001-2003: CEO, VALEO Lockset Division (France)

2003-2006: Group CFO, CERATIZIT Group

2006-2015: CEO, CERATIZIT Luxembourg

C-Level Interim Assignments (since 2015)

Family owned Automotive TIER 1, Luxembourg

CEO (12 months, 90 M€ sales, 720 employees)

Turnaround and Performance Increase through Business Process Excellence

Family owned company, Transport and Handling Solutions for Heavy Loads Manufacturer, France and Germany

CEO (22 months, 60 M€ sales, 250 employees, Project Business)

Restructuring and Turnaround in Boni

Family and PE-owned company for Automated Manufacturing Systems for the Automotive Industry, Germany

CEO (23 month, 140 M€ sales, 600 employees, Project Business)

Restructuring and Turnaround

Family owned Automotive TIER1, France

Deputy CEO (18 months, 170 M€ sales, 980 employees)

Restructuring: pre-insolvency procedure, distressed M&A

Transformation of Business Model from ICE to EV

Transformation of Family Governance, Non Executive Governance and Executive Governance

Chemical Industry, public Thai Group, France

Deputy CEO/CRO (12 months, 500M€ sales, 600 employees)

Restructuring, amicable and insolvency procedure

Cost Reduction Program

Crisis Management and Crisis Communication.

Education

Engineer in Physics, Strasbourg, FR
PhD in Management Sciences, Strasbourg, FR
Executive MBA, HEC, Paris, FR
Certified Non Executive Director, IDP-C, INSEAD, Paris
Certified Non Executive Director, ILA, Luxembourg
IFUS Alumni, TMA member

French German bicultural, fluent in english, luxemburgish

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