Hamburg University, Germany

CEO at Hollander Sleep Products, LLC

Private Equity backed HOLLANDER is market leader in the Basic Bedding and Home Decor industry in North America, Europe, Middle East. Offering an industry leading portfolio of innovative own product brands and licensed brands in retail, hospitality and fast-growing e-commerce. Focus on driving digital transformation and e-commerce. Accelerating profitable Revenue growth from $650m to more than $1.1bn thru organic growth and M&A. Leading to successful exit.

Hollander Sleep Products

CEO Hollander Sleep & Décor – Business Strategy, Revenue & Profit Growth, Consumer Products, M&A

Skills: Business Strategy · Leadership · Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) · Strategic Partnerships · Revenue & Profit Growth

GLO Science

Co-Chairman, Investor - Business Strategy, Revenue & Profit Growth, M&A, Leadership

Private equity backed GLO Science is one of the most innovative oral health care companies. Focused on bringing disruptive innovation into the professional dental sectors, prestige beauty retail, and digital e-commerce - striving to become a global leader in the premium aesthetics oral health & beauty care market. Quadrupling profitable Sales.

CEO, President, Investor GLO Science – Business Strategy, Global Expansion, Revenue & Profit Growth

Private equity backed global leading provider of corporately sponsored employee work-life benefit services ( including Child Care, Elderly Care, Back-up and In-home Care solutions, Professional Education & Development programs ) - across North America, Europe, Asia with P&L ownership of $1.15bn - serving 500 School/Service locations worldwide. Double-digit profitable Sales growth. Supported successful exit of the business.

Knowledge Universe

CEO - Business Development, Leadership, Revenue & Profit Growth, Global Expansion, M&A, Strategy

Walgreens Boots Alliance ( Nasdaq: WBA ) is the largest global retail pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise. Led the ‘International Health & Beauty’ business of Alliance Boots with P&L ownership for $4.2bn revenue in Europe, North America, Middle East and Asia, delivering double-digit Sales growth CAGR. Leadership of 3 Divisions: i) ‘Boots International’ Pharmacy Retail business ( 460 stores, 10 countries ), ii) ‘Boots Consumer Brands’ ( Health, OTC, Beauty, Prestige Cosmetics, Professional, in 25 countries ), and iii) ‘Alphega’, Europe’s leading retail franchise network for independent pharmacists with more than 3500 partner pharmacies. Launched ‘Boots Pharmaceuticals’ and ‘Boots Laboratories’ brands, globalized ‘No7’ brand. Led M&A and Global Expansion in Retail and Consumer Products. Member of the Alliance Boots Executive Leadership Team.

Alliance Boots

President 'International Health & Beauty' - Strategy, Retail, Consumer Products, M&A

Mars Wrigley Confectionery is the world’s leading manufacturer of chocolate, chewing gum, mints, and fruity confections, with operations in approximately 70 countries distributing its brands M&M’s®, Snickers®, Twix®, Skittles® and Orbit® in more than 180 countries. P&L ownership for $1.25bn in revenue across brands, own retail M&M stores, own e-commerce platforms and Global Export business - leading multi-channel expansions ( retail, e-commerce, direct selling ), new brand launches ( My M&M’s, Dove Discoveries, Seeds of Change ). Double-digit Sales growth CAGR. Member of Mars North America executive leadership team.

Mars

General Manager, SVP Confectionery North America - Revenue & Profit Growth, Consumer Products

P & G Health & Beauty is a leading division within Procter & Gamble which manages a substantial portfolio of billion-dollar health care, cosmetics, haircare and fragrance brands. P & L general management ownership for Personal Beauty Care business (+450$MM sales) across categories: Cosmetics, Skin care, Fine fragrances, Deodorants, Bath & body care. Launching OLAY, OLD SPICE, SKII brands.

Procter & Gamble

Managing Director, General Manager Health & Beauty Care LatAm - Revenue & Profit Growth

Led Global & North America strategic planning, P & L operations (+1.3$bn sales), new product development, expansion for global Personal Beauty Care business. Led global billion-dollar brands & product launches on OLAY, PANTENE, ZEST, SECRET, OLD SPICE brands into China, Asia, Americas and Europe.

Marketing Director Global & North America Health & Beauty Care - Global Expansion, Brand Launches

Launched P & G’s No 1 beauty care brand PANTENE into European lead market Germany, and SECRET / OLD SPICE brands across Europe.

Marketing Manager Europe, Germany Health & Beauty Care - Consumer Products, Marketing

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. ( NYSE: BBW ) is the leader in interactive retail with more than 400 stores worldwide. Member of the corporate Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee.

Build-A-Bear Workshop

Board of Directors - Business Development, Marketing, Global Expansion, Strategy  (2012 - 2014)

Advising Private Equity firms on transactions and operations improvement of portfolio companies.

Apple Montessori Schools

Board of Directors - in Private Equity Portfolio Companies  ( 2019 - Present )

REMOVERY is the largest specialized provider of laser tattoo removal and fading services in the world.

Removery

Advisory Board, Investor - Business Development, Global Expansion, M&A, Strategy (2017 - Present)

PIPELINER CRM is the innovation leader reinventing CRM with a completely holistic approach, uniquely integrating sales force automation ( SFA ) and key account management ( KAM ). Programmed by the same team that launched the global platform World-Check, which was later sold to Thomson Reuters and then to The Blackstone Group.

Thomas Pinnau