Karl-Heinz Schulte

Member of the Advisory Council to bring digital technologies, analytics, and energy processes together to reshape business models. Support to shape and promote Energy-Data-as-a-Service offerings to fit industries’ needs.

Member of the Advisory Board with focus on reshaping Business digitally, fostering digitalization and automation. MentorMe operates Germany's largest community of motivated female mentees and dedicated mentors, offers business training, and brings employers and community together.

Chair of the Board - Digital Transformation Alliance The European Technology Chamber is a registered NGO, which enables European businesses to use their technologies for the benefit of Europe and across the world. We foster business opportunities for European companies and drive Digital Transformation responsibly. Being true to our vision “Technology Obliges“.

Expert member for advisory boards of mid-sized companies. Focusing on digital transformation of workforce, delivery, technology, and business model. Acting as active sparing partner for the management board and IT leaders. Option to provide CIO/CDO services on demand. www.deutsche-digitale-beiraete.de/karl-heinz-schulte.html

Design and transform IT Target Operating Model, incl. organizational design and change with focus on sourcing models, vendor management, efficiency improvement aiming at increased agility and scalability in global, international context. Strengthen central governance by keeping strong regional/business power. Drive digitalization and automation in and with IT for future operation.

Manage resource base >3000 FTE across whole Europe towards digitalization, particularly sourcing/outsourcing and offshore management of services, incl. strategic and operational vendor and contract mgmt. as well as relationship mgmt towards offshore delivery centers. Development of talents and internal retained IT organization, incl. skill and capacity mgmt., with direct report to the Managing Director / CIO. => In 2017 steered application outsourcing and efficiency improvement in IT in Phoenix Program

Program Management for all carve-out and Merger Integration projects. Steer and synchronize all IT topics in E.ON's M&A projects around the globe, particularly leading due diligences for potential deals and steering of Separation, migration, rebranding, transitional services, and post-deal activities.

Steering of group-wide transformation and change programs and M&A programs. => Since beg. 2010 Head of Perform.to.Win Program for Domain (build new corporate IT function within a group-wide improvement program) delivered a multi-million cost saving => Since beg. 2012 Head of E.ON 2.0 Program for Domain (cost-cutting program in the frame of group-wide program) delivered additional multi-million cost saving by improved sourcing

Develop the IT business in E.ON IT's new regions: Russia, Lithuania, Spain, Italy, France, Romania, Bulgaria, Sweden, Netherlands, Turkey. => Since beg. 2010 in dual role Head of Perform.to.Win Program to establish new corporate IT function and IT governance

Transform and develop an internationally integrated IT service provider across the E.ON group, based on a set of 10 widely independent subsidiaries all over Europe. => Project Manager of Re-think Program

Develop new service offerings. Act as consultant in EADS-wide efficiency and cost-cutting program Power08

Provide Consulting services to major EADS-wide efficiency improvement program Route06

Set-up an inhouse consulting company within the Airbus group, incl. business development, sales, quality mgmt, recruiting. Act as consultant in several Airbus projects in the frame of the A380 program

Digital business transformation and platform services, leading in the digital age and beyond corporate borders, alliances & value networks, co-creation and coopetition, digital innovation through experimentation

International Management, Intercultural Communication and Strategic Management

Software Engineering and General Management