Borries Plass
Angestellt, Chief Operating Officer, Shire Oak International
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Werdegang
Berufserfahrung von Borries Plass
Bis heute 4 Jahre und 10 Monate, seit Dez. 2019
Chief Operating Officer
Shire Oak International
Member of the BOD and directly reporting to the CEO. Legal representative over all entities in Vietnam (DevCo and AssetCos) with offices in Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi (Representative Office). • Building and managing the organization based on good governance in Vietnam from legal activation, recruitment, process & system optimization, HSE and CSR initiatives (80+ employees, 8 nationalities). • Business development and key note speaker regarding solar rooftop trends in Vietnam.
8 Monate, Aug. 2018 - März 2019
Vice President Operations
Pixelz
Member of the group’s leadership team and reporting to the CEO. Legal representative with full P&L and business accountability as interim & change manager. • Restructured image editing by applying an innovative lean assembly line workflow (SaaS Platform) using artificial intelligence for increased automation. • Executed change projects for cost reduction. • Good governance of entities concerned including two exclusive collaboration partners in Dhaka and Phnom Penh with around 1.000 personnel in total.
2 Jahre und 11 Monate, Juli 2015 - Mai 2018
General Manager
SPRING PRODUCTION VIETNAM Ltd.
Led multi-disciplinary teams of 6 direct report lines and 100+ employees (7 nationalities). Legal representative with full P&L and business accountability. • Developed the initial cost center into a self-contained and compliant profit center and regional business hub. • Secured preferred supplier service contract with Grundfos APREG across 12 regional sales markets. • Realized service portfolio expansion incl. Digital Web Services, Motion Graphics/3D and Packaging Artwork.
4 Jahre und 5 Monate, Feb. 2011 - Juni 2015
General Manager
Digital XPress Vietnam Ltd., Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Lead of an outsourced Danish Service Production Center for Graphics and IT Services to Vietnam. Setting the HR framework for operational expansion with focus on performance management, intercultural understanding, effective communication, employee retention and cost control. • Achieved Total Cost (TC) reduction of 18% within economic environment averaging 11% inflation over the last 4 years. • Reduced annual employee turnover rate down to 4.4%.
11 Monate, März 2010 - Jan. 2011
Managing Director
DIGI-TEXX Vietnam Ltd., Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Led multi-disciplinary teams of 6 direct report lines and 200 employees. Executed an organizational re-structure and set strategic direction by stimulating and leading new business development activities and by expanding the service portfolio. Held full P&L accountability. • Developed and implemented business for new services such as ‘eBook development’ and ‘invoice data capturing’ with forecasted double-diget portion of total revenue achievement in 2011.
1 Jahr und 1 Monat, Nov. 2008 - Nov. 2009
Interim Managing Director
BAMA Inc., Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
German-Vietnamese Start-up as Distribution Centre for imported German Construction Material. Organizing daily business operations as interim Managing Director incl. P&L verification. • Translation of Business Plan from stake holders into a 3 years Strategy. • Finalized contracts with 5 German suppliers and closed exclusive product distribution deal in Vietnam with 1 big local distributor.
1 Jahr und 8 Monate, Feb. 2007 - Sep. 2008
Stellvertretender Geschäftsstellenleiter
Integrata AG, Stuttgart
Oversaw business development activities and functional sales of a 10-person team. Developed training concepts. Managed office events and 2 global key accounts (Stock index ‘DAX’ listed). • Secured 3-year, over $1M preferred and exclusive training provider agreement (Financial Services and Insurance). • Implemented full outsourced training services (Aviation Industry) incl. set-up, operations, and logistics at 6 training locations.
2 Jahre und 1 Monat, Jan. 2005 - Jan. 2007
Sales Manager
Unilog IT Services S.A., Toulouse, France
Account Management for a strategic European client as part of the Aeronautics Industry Solutions Group. Team Lead with disciplinary responsibility of 5 IT Service Consultants. • Participated in a large, innovative international bidding proposal for the first regional IT Outsourcing project to the group’s outsourcing hub in India totaling over $5M. • Secured HR-related project with high Senior Management attention by leading a functional & technical bidding team located across 3 offices.
2 Jahre und 10 Monate, März 2002 - Dez. 2004
Account Manager
Unilog Integrata GmbH, Stuttgart
Business Development and Sales activities for strategic Key Account (Utilities) with PoA (commercial Power of Attorney).
2 Jahre und 8 Monate, Juli 1999 - Feb. 2002
Junior Account Manager
Brokat AG, Stuttgart
Business Development and Sales activities for Online-Banking, Mobile Payment and e-Business Solutions with focus on financial institutions.
Ausbildung von Borries Plass
2 Jahre, Sep. 2013 - Aug. 2015
Global Leadership
Hult International Business School, Campus Shanghai, China
3 Jahre, Okt. 1994 - Sep. 1997
Business Administration and Languages
accadis Hochschule Bad Homburg, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Double Degree Program in cooperation with the University of Northumbria at Newcastle, GB.
Sprachen
Deutsch
Muttersprache
Englisch
Fließend
Französisch
Fließend
Spanisch
Grundlagen
Vietnamesisch
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