Björn Behlau

Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG) helps leading companies and investment firms learn more about current business issues by arranging interactions with members of the GLG Councils, a network of academics, scientists, industry practitioners, and other professionals worldwide. Client interactions with GLG Council Members include telephone consultations, in-person meetings, reports, and educational presentations.

Responsible for Merchandising & Product Development, Omni-Channel incl. TV and Web, Planning & Sales Execution, Channel Management & BI, Marketing, Creation and On Air Talent.

Responsible for all E-Commerce/Web, TV Planning, Programming and Analytic Activities. Reporting directly to CEO and General Manager International Business.

Leading all divisions including Watches, Jewelry, Beauty/Health, Ready to Wear, Home and Consumer Electronics including Support Planning with a total staff of 28 employees and an annual sales volume of $560M. Steering all company wide promotions, events and sales accelerator. Management and responsibility of sales, margin, inventory, forecasts and replenishment. Reporting directly to the President and CEO. Responsible for departmental budget.

Responsible for the Jewelry, Beauty/Health and Ready to Wear department with an annual sales volume of $205M. Drove all promotional and sales maximization efforts. Created key sales initiatives to turn company around and generating positive EBITDA. Created and implemented a new sub department “Support Planning” including all processes to streamline the workflow and gain more efficiency. Managed a total of 17 employees.

Transition phase to the USA managing the Jewelry and Beauty/Health department with 12 employees generating $174M. Rebuilt up the Jewelry department by liquidating more than 60% of the Jewelry inventory (problem merchandise) within 3 months only. Built up a strong promotional calendar and replenishment business which secured high margin and a stable, good quality inventory flow. Restructured both divisions from the airtime mix and allocation perspective.

Consultant / Freelancer for the Systracom Bank AG in Berlin, Germany to optimize the real time order system for the German trading markets.

Trading various financial instruments, such as futures, options and stocks on an intraday basis, with the goal of making short-term profits. Managed an annual trading volume of €250M.

The RMS is a cargo and shipping company operating Short Sea traffic routes across Europe which focuses on providing sea/river services. It also functions as broker, port agent and buyer/seller of ships.