Heinrich Ballhaus

Launch of Kindle eBook store on Amazon.de in April 2011. Content acquisition for digital books. Negotiation of comprehensive terms and conditions. Establishment of Kindle deals as an important driver of eBook revenues. Content acquisition for the launch of the eBook flat rate offer Kindle Unlimited in 2014. Business development for the Kindle Reading App, establishing 3rd party partnerships for free eBook offers.

Recruiting and leading 5 employees acting as regional ambassadors in major cities. Building up a strong business community, driving growth of premium members. Development and execution of market entry strategy and public relation activities. Organizer and host of business networking events in Budapest (and Mumbai). Relationship management and business matchmaking within the community.

Import and wholesale for all 5 star hotels in Budapest and hypermarkets like Cora and Match. Providing Mediterranean catering service to German and Dutch Embassy. Business-building from the scratch, strategy development, purchase, import and sales. Creating business relations with food producers in Italy and Spain. Partnering with a local catering company to provide catering service for up to 500 guests.

Scope of consulting: strategy, planning, controlling, interim management. Industry focus: internet, media, telecom and food. Business development for the acquisition of consulting projects. Various consulting projects e. g. organizational development of a company in the food processing industry. Creating a balanced scorecard for a mobile carrier. Development of a business plan for a startup in the music industry.

Managing five employees, profit and loss responsibility. Establishment of processes in the area of finance, legal, human resources and facilities for an internet start-up. Business planning, negotiation of contracts and management of partners. Creation of a reporting system for the measurement of sales progress, profitability and financing. Preparation of supervisory board meetings.

Managing three employees. Establishment of processes in the area of planning and controlling. Implementation of SAP R/3 modules FI, CO and PS. Preparation of company presentations for the successful search for an investor. Providing information and data for due diligences in preparation of an initial public offering. As a result the company was the first German internet enterprise going public on the stock exchange.

organisation, leadership, HR management, marketing and operations research, controlling.