Steven Baard Aarberger Strasse 9B
Berlin
Summary
Creative and passionate leader, who thrives on empowering employees in fast changing environments tackling new challenges. Uncovering meaningful customer, market & organizational insight; translating insights into implementable strategic direction. Proven success in making it happen across countries, building winning organizations, sales teams, managers and leaders.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Affiliate general management and global roles
Ottobock Healthcare
04.2011 - Current
Managing Director, South Africa
- Company creation from first FTE
- Export, imports and distributors
- Market and business development
- Comprehensive profit and loss
Strategy, Global
- Emerging markets
Go to Market, Global
- Global planning and implementation
- Process and product digitalization
- Market stakeholder management
Startup Experience
Cellnovo
11.2009 - 03.2011
- Product experience development
- B series fund raising
- Business and channel development
Medical Devices and Diagnostics
Roche Diagnostics
08.2005 - 11.2009
Insulin Pump Therapy
- Medical device commercialization models
- Sales and marketing team management
- NICE submission and stakeholder management
Blood Glucose Monitoring/Diagnostics
- Portfolio sales and marketing synergies
- Sales force sizing and CRM implementation
- Global brand review process and implementation
Foundation in Pharmaceuticals
Eli Lilly
05.1996 - 07.2004
South Africa
- Foundational pharmaceuticals sales experience
- Product management, marketing and launch planning
- Global customer research segmentation
United Kingdom
- Portfolio management and crisis management
- Cross functional team coordination
- Contract sales team sizing and management
- Key opinion leader management
Education
MBA - Business Administration
2000
B.Com - Economics
1995
Skills
- Building Businesses & Markets
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Pragmatic Decision-Making
- Cross Functional Team Building
- Cross Functional Coach and Manager
- Sales Leadership
- Marketing
- Digital and Process Implementation
- Change Management
- Forecasting
- New Product Launches
- Product Portfolio Management
Timeline
Affiliate general management and global roles - Ottobock Healthcare
04.2011 - Current
Startup Experience - Cellnovo
11.2009 - 03.2011
Medical Devices and Diagnostics - Roche Diagnostics
08.2005 - 11.2009
Foundation in Pharmaceuticals - Eli Lilly
05.1996 - 07.2004
Edinburgh Business School, Herriot-Watt University - MBA, Business Administration
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University - B.Com, Economics
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