Denis Kobler

• „General Contractor“ for the planning, financing, building and operation of three wood pellet factories in France and Belgium with production capacity above 100'000 tons a year and a sales volume of 15 mio. EUR • Requirements Engineering and Promotion for automated Disturbance Analysis Expert System (Software) for high voltage power grid application • Direct Leadership for 50 employees on different locations

• Managing director of the digital fault recorder and power quality business after the acquisition of LEM Instruments by Danaher, know-how transfer and implementation of the Danaher Business System • Organizing and managing the customer service center as center of competence regrouping multiple products and multiple functions with intensive use of Kaizen event - continuous improvement methodology • Direct Leadership for 40 employees

• Establishing the strategy for the region setting priorities for the products and countries increasing the sales by 23% to 8 mio. CHF • Establishing the business case and profitability analysis of the technology transfer of the DFR business to our local operation in China • Organizing und leading workshops and conferences in the assessment of Reliable Power Supply for Electrical Utilities • Direct Leadership for 14 employees

• Creating a comprehensive Business plan and a five years Financial Plan with the objective to prepare for the MBO of the Business Unit “System” • Achieving the budgeted turnover and result of the Business Unit Metering System & Services representing a volume of MEUR 260 • Reduced the number of products by 50% without impact on sales result • Maximizing Innovation Process by reducing by 2 the “Time to Market” • Direct Leadership for 14 employees

• Planned market strategy, conducted market surveys, and evaluated potential areas for new development in South America and NAFTA • Built the South American sales channels. Established and conducted seminars for Power Quality Events dedicated to Electrical Utilities • Sales growth from kEUR 500 auf kEUR 2’000 within two years • Concept to established new LEM subsidiaries in Brazil and Peru

• Member of the Union Electro technique International (UEI) • Positioning LEM Instruments as the Power Quality European Leader within 5 years from nil to MCHF 5 revenue • Established the marketing department with Product Management, Marketing Service, Sales, Sales Administration and Customer Services • Direct Leadership for 10 employees

• Provided technical specification and quotation for international tenders. Technical negotiation and high level presentations for large projects • Worked out the electrical schematics and construction drawings • Acted as liaison between manufacturing and commissioning