Thomas Richter

Working in an interdisciplinary and multicultural environment, serving our headquarter teams in Xiamen - the homebase of JOMOO, the marketleader in China. Shaping company´s global product & innovation roadmap, based on market and consumer insights. Installing global processes to effectively prepare for tomorrow, with regards to new revenue streams and an effective and innovative global product portfolio.

Leading a sales & consultancy team of senior managers, serving IT & telecom clients in Germany. Global & local account responsibilty of Huawei. Selling all GfK solutions & services, providing consultancy around retailers and consumers in the area of market research: sales & marketing effectiveness, consumer & market insights, market opportunity & innovation, segmentation, brand strategy & management

Senior Director, Head of Portfolio Management Leading European´s Mobile Product & Portfolio Strategy for Smartphones, Tablets, Wearables and Connected Offerings (Smarthome / IoT), Accessories

Leading product & portfolio strategy for Deutsche Telekom, European Business.

Leading product planning and realisation teams: EF81 (flagship) From Oct. 2005, business transferred from Siemens Mobile to BenQ

Leading the technical product realisation of product generation 55 and 65 (Hardware, Software, Systemtest, Mechanics, Approvals) Leading cross-functional teams across 5 international sites.

Responsible for design coordination and technical realisation of ME45. (one of first IP certified mobile phones) Leading a team of 8 engineers Holding patents to achieve first IP54 certification. "World´s best mobile phone 2001" (Connect).

Developing mobile phone and platform concepts Holding critical patents (antenna designs, mechanical solutions) Steering suppliers worldwide (Europe, China, Singapore, Japan, Korea) Member of Siemens AG program for high potentials (Siemens AG Juniorenkreis)