International corporate leadership & general management
Long-standing experience as Group CEO, Managing Director and Group Vice Chairman in building, expanding and internationalizing companies in Europe, Asia and North America, both organically and through acquisitions
Strategy development and implementation from start-up, through expansion and internationalization; aligning strategy to individual markets and verticals
Recruiting and developing top talents; succession planning
Leading teams through fundamental technological change processes in large corporations (financial institutions)
Strategic sales in business- & knowledge-process outsourcing in various verticals and geographical regions
Fostering leading-edge technologies
Experience in Asia
Building up, expanding and leading companies in Asia (Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing); experience in the Japanese market
Business development and client acquisition
Intercultural competence and experience
Integrating and merging intercultural teams in Europe, Asia and North America
Merging teams from different companies and cultures to form one coherent corporate culture while enabling intercultural differences to coexist
Mergers & Acquisitions, Buyout
Acquisitions in Canada, UK, France, Spain, Denmark, Germany, including integration of acquired companies
M&A negotiations in Asia
Management buyout, on-boarding Private Equity firm, sale of company
Communication
30 years of experience in multilingual and cross-cultural communication for international markets
"Wandel beginnt am und im Kopf", Doris Albissers Beitrag zur Festschrift von Dr. Leonhard Fopp / Andreas Giger "Doppelte Unternehmensführung: Erfolg im Wandel". 2018 im Münster Verlag erschienen.
"Inclusive Leadership, a framework for the Global Era", Peter A. Wuffli, Springer Verlag 2016
"The End of Competitive Advantage: How to keep your strategy moving as fast as your business", Rita Gunther McGrath, Harvard Business Review Press, 2013