Dr. Thomas A. Louis

Dr. Thomas A. Louis   Premium Member   Group moderator

Dipl.Phys., BBA

Managing Partner

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8957 Spreitenbach, Switzerland

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Professional experience

Jul 2007 - present

(2 years, 9 months)

Managing Partner

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Industry: Management Consulting, Financial, Technology, Energy, Optics, Information


Sep 2004 - Aug 2007

(3 years)

Chief Quality Officer

Carl Zeiss AG, http://www.zeiss.de

Industry: Semiconductors, Medical Devices, Automotive, Consumer Electronics, Photography

Mar 1998 - Jan 2004

(5 years, 11 months)

Member of Group Executive Team IT

Swiss Re, http://www.swissre.com

Industry: Financial Services, Reinsurance

Jan 1996 - Feb 1998

(2 years, 2 months)

Jul 1995 - Dec 1995

(6 months)

Management Consultant

Price Waterhouse Coopers, http://www.pwc.com

Industry: Management Consulting, Information Management

Jan 1990 - Jun 1995

(5 years, 6 months)

Assistant Vice President R&D

ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd., http://www.abb.com

Industry: Electrical Engineering, Renewables & Environment, Power Generation, Photovoltaics

May 1989 - Dec 1990

(1 year, 8 months)

Co-Director Plataforma Solar de Almeria

German Aerospace Research Establishment (DLR), http://www.dlr.de

Industry: Research, Renewables & Environment, Electrical Engineering, Power Generation

Nov 1987 - May 1989

(1 year, 7 months)

Technical Consultant

Edinburgh Instruments Ltd., http://www.edinst.com/

Industry: Semiconductors, , Photovoltaics, Medical

Oct 1983 - Oct 1987

(4 years, 1 month)

Apr 1983 - Nov 1983

(8 months)

Plant Operator

Schlaich, Bergermann & Partner

Industry: Architecture & Planning, Renewables & Environment

Status
Executive

Educational background

University/College

IMD International, Lausanne, Switzerland, Jan 2000 - Nov 2003

Executive Development

Risk Management in Finance Leadership Dilemmas and Profitable Growth Breakthrough Program for Senior Executives CEO Seminar

 

Graduate School of Business Administration (GSBA), Zurich, Switzerland, Jan 1995 - Sep 1995

Business Administration, Executive BBA

 

Albert-Ludwigs-Universtät, Freiburg i.Br., Germany, Jul 1982 - Jun 1990

Physics, Dr.rer.nat., Diplom

Solid state physics, Si, a-Si, III-V semiconductors Pulsed lasers, time-domain reflectometry Photovoltaics, thin film, high efficiency Grid-connected solar thermal power Wind energy and biomass

 

University of Dundee, UK, Oct 1981 - Jun 1982

Applied Physics, BSc

Amorphous silicon Crystallographic analysis Thin film deposition techniques

Languages
German (First language), English (First language), Spanish (Fluent), French (Good knowledge)

About me

[ENGLISH]

I seek opportunities to do business, via employment or interim management contract, with global players and emerging leaders to whom my core competence in managing technology, finance and risk, is key to success.

My personal ambition is to enable organizations to achieve outstanding success and sustain this level of performance by fundamentally transforming and improving the way they execute their business.

My approach is based on proven frameworks and methodologies, such as the application of Lean Six Sigma in striving for Operational Excellence and EFQM Business Excellence Model in assessing corporate performance.

I differentiate myself from others in the way I use information technology, how I manage information and deal with information behaviors and values in organizations. I consider these to be the critical success factors in knowledge based businesses.

[DEUTSCH]

Ich suche nach Möglichkeiten mich zu engagieren, in Festanstellung oder als Interim Manager, bei global tätigen sowie innovativen und aufstrebenden Unternehmen, für die meine Kernkompetenz in Technologie-, Finanz- und Risikomanagement Schlüsselerfolgsfaktoren darstellen.

Mein persönliches Ziel ist es, Organisationen zu befähigen nachhaltig Aussergewöhnliches zu leisten indem ich ihnen helfe, die Art und Weise, wie sie ihr Geschäft betreiben konsequent auf Qualität und Excellence auszurichten und, falls nötig, bestehende Strukturen unter Mitwirkung aller Beteiligten fundamental zu verändern.

Meine Vorgehensweise basiert auf bewährten Ansätzen und Methoden, wie z.N. der Anwendung von Lean Six Sigma im Streben nach operativer Höchstleistung und dem EFQM Business Excellence Modell in der Beurteilung der Leistungsfähigkeit der gesamten Organisation.

Ich unterscheide mich von anderen Führunfspersonen vor allem durch die Art und Weise wie ich Informationstechnologie einsetze, wie ich Informationen handhabe und mit diesbezüglichen Praktiken und Werthaltungen im Unternehmen umgehe. Ich halte (m)einen differenzierten Ansatz zur Verbesserung des Umgangs mit Information für einen Schlüsselerfolgsfaktor in wissensbasierten Organisationen.

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