Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Stelle

Responsible for new business development and product portfolio expansion for pharmaceutical and food & beverage packaging solutions. Key responsibilities • Identification and development of new markets, applications and product opportunities • Market and technology evaluation for value-added packaging solutions • Development of business cases including CapEx planning and industrialization concepts • Coordination of cross-functional development activities

Responsible for product management and development projects in pharmaceutical and food & beverage packaging segments. Key responsibilities • Product portfolio management and market analysis • Coordination of product development and industrialization projects • Preparation of investment plans and business cases for new products • Digitalization: development of cloud based IoT applications for connected glass packaging

Responsible for product portfolio strategy and business development for the DURAN Consumer Glass brand. Key responsibilities • Product portfolio management and strategic market analysis • Development of new product concepts and technologies • Evaluation of international distribution partnerships

Project manager for a manufacturing site expansion in Asia Key responsibilities • Planning of a large-scale production expansion project • Coordination of engineering partners, contractors and internal teams • Preparation of project documentation and reporting for management reviews

Responsible for innovation management and new business development within the business unit Key responsibilities • Management of global innovation initiatives and development programs • Coordination of regional innovation managers in EMEA, NAFTA and Asia • Portfolio evaluation and preparation of innovation reviews

Responsible for strategic new business projects in advanced glass technologies Key achievements • Strategic evaluation of automotive interior glass applications • Development of a manufacturing cost model for advanced glass processing technologies

Head of the global R&D Project Office responsible for portfolio governance and program coordination Key responsibilities • Establishment and leadership of a global R&D Project Management Office (PMO) supporting strategic development programs • Implementation of multi-project portfolio management and reporting frameworks • Preparation of project portfolio reviews and decision documentation for executive management • Preparation Introduction of structured risk management and project governance standards

Responsible for innovation governance and project portfolio evaluation for the SCHOTT Group Key responsibilities • Governance and executive review of strategic innovation projects using Stage-Gate • Controlling of project readiness based on defined review criteria including strategy, market, technology, financial impact (CapEx / profitability), project organization and risk management • Preparation of decision-ready project documentation for executive management reviews • Innovation performance evaluation

Leadership of a central R&D technology platform with 25 developers

Projektleiter Verfahrens- und Anlagenentwicklung Schmelztechnologie

Responsible for production departments including cold end sorting, maintenance workshop and logistics with 160 employees

Internationales Traineeprogramm mit dem Schwerpunkt Technik/ Glas-Schmelze

Berufsintegriertes Studium