Expertise

Payments, partnerships, and growth — built on executive responsibility, not theory.

Over 20 years of leadership across Wirecard, ADAC Financial Services, Trustfund, Kopplr, and earlier stations at Pago eTransaction, BBDO, KPMG, and Merrill Lynch — with a consistent focus on commercial growth, payment ecosystems, and strategic alliances.

Payments & Fintech

End-to-end across the payments value chain.

14 years at Wirecard as EVP Global Sales and Managing Director Communication Services. At ADAC: 670K+ credit card accounts, portfolio migration, Apple Wallet launch. Earlier: payment partnerships at Pago eTransaction.

Strategic Alliances

Global partnerships with commercial impact.

Built Strategic Alliances at Wirecard to 16 FTE — Google, SAP, IBM, Oracle, Samsung, Microsoft. Partner Management scaled to 45 FTE across five regions. Founded Wirecard Payment Holding North America. B2B alliances at Trustfund and Kopplr.

Growth & Business Development

Revenue through new business areas and market entry.

25%+ p.a. revenue growth at Wirecard Communication Services — sold to IDnow, all 150 jobs secured. ADAC Finanzdienste to €30M+ revenue as 2nd-largest ADAC SE unit. Inhouse marketing agency built to 35 FTE with 30%+ cost savings.

Professional skills

The professional profile combines executive leadership, e-commerce payments, payment product management, project leadership, strategy development, pipeline management, go-to-market strategy (DACH), solution design, digital payments, partner ecosystem management, fintech business development, and payment systems expertise. This breadth comes from operating — not observing — across the full lifecycle of payments, partnerships, and digital business models.

Current focus

Since late 2025: deepening fintech market trends with a focus on Open Banking and Embedded Finance, targeted networking in the fintech ecosystem, and advancing the application of artificial intelligence for process optimization — preparing for the next senior leadership role.

Advisory Retainer

A steady senior sparring format.

Useful when leadership teams need recurring judgment on growth choices, partnership direction, and commercially sensitive priorities.

Focused Project

For one important question that needs structure.

Especially effective when a team needs clarity on market focus, proposition, partnerships, or transformation direction without opening a large consulting program.

Transition Support

Calm input during change.

Helpful where change introduces uncertainty and the business still needs clear commercial orientation.