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Friedhelm Best

Interim Management | in Asia Pacific for Mittelstand

Inhaber, Founder & Interim Manager, BEST-inter APAC Pte. Ltd.
Bis 2019, Leading Business Transformation in Asia, INSEAD Business School
Singapore, Singapore

Skills

Interim Management
General Management
International Business
Sales
Marketing
Key Account Management
Strategische Planung
Digitalization
Asia Pacific
Leadership

Timeline

Professional experience for Friedhelm Best

  • Current 6 months, since Dec 2024

    Founder & Interim Manager

    BEST-inter APAC Pte. Ltd.

    BEST-inter wurde gegründet, um deutschen Mittelstandsunternehmen durch zuverlässiges Interim Management, operative Exzellenz und kulturelle Ausrichtung zum Erfolg im asiatisch-pazifischen Raum zu verhelfen. Als Interim Manager hat Friedhelm Best das Unternehmen gegründet, um Kunden, die einen erfahrenen Leiter für ihre temporären Initiativen suchen, wertvolles Fachwissen zur Verfügung zu stellen.

  • Current 7 years and 3 months, since Mar 2018

    Chairperson

    Singaporean-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (SGC) / AHK Singapore

    Chairperson of the Committee Mittelstand & Regional Markets

  • 8 years and 4 months, Aug 2016 - Nov 2024

    Vice President Asia Pacific Region

    HIMA Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.

  • 4 years and 1 month, Mar 2020 - Mar 2024

    Board Member & Vice President

    Singaporean-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (SGC) / AHK Singapore

    Vice President, from 2023 to 2024

  • 4 years and 9 months, Dec 2012 - Aug 2017

    Managing Director

    HIMA Italia S.r.l.

  • 4 years and 11 months, Oct 2012 - Aug 2017

    Managing Director

    HIMA Benelux B.V.

  • 4 years and 10 months, Oct 2011 - Jul 2016

    Sales Director Europe & Africa

    HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH
  • 2 years and 3 months, Jul 2009 - Sep 2011

    Director Global Key Account Management

    Eaton
  • 2 years, Jul 2007 - Jun 2009

    Leiter Internationales Key Account Manager Industrie

    Moeller GmbH

  • 3 years and 1 month, Jul 2004 - Jul 2007

    International Key Account Manager Automotive and Shipbuilding

    Moeller GmbH

  • 2 years, Jul 2002 - Jun 2004

    International Key Account Manager DaimlerChrysler

    Moeller GmbH

  • 2 years and 9 months, Oct 1999 - Jun 2002

    Key Account Manager Automotive Production

    HARTING Deutschland

  • 3 years, Oct 1996 - Sep 1999

    Außendienstmitarbeiter

    HARTING Technologiegruppe

Educational background for Friedhelm Best

  • 1 month, Apr 2019 - Apr 2019

    Leading Business Transformation in Asia

    INSEAD Business School

    Executive Education Program - General Management

  • 4 months, 1995 - Apr 1995

    Industrial engineering and Management

    De Montfort University

  • 1 year and 11 months, Sep 1993 - Jul 1995

    Wirtschafts-Ingenieurwesen

    Fachhochschule Ostfriesland, Emden

  • 3 years and 5 months, Sep 1989 - Jan 1993

    Feinwerktechnik

    Fachhochschule Wilhemshaven

Languages

  • German

    First language

  • English

    Fluent

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