Executive Summary of Curriculum Vitae of Hans-H. Altfeld

Entrepreneur Individuel

Novo Artifact Consulting - Vinon-sur-Verdon, France - since 06/2023

Director Project Control Office

ITER Organization - Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France - 6.3 years

Group Vice President Program & Product Development Management

Johnson Controls (JCI) Automotive Seating - Burscheid, Germany, and Plymouth, MI, USA - 4.2 years

Vice President Chief of Staff

Airbus SAS - Toulouse, France - 1.3 years

Vice President Center of Competence Project & Program Management

Airbus SAS - Toulouse, France - 2.9 years

Vice President Hamburg Plant

Airbus Deutschland - Hamburg, Germany - 1.1 years

Vice President Fuselage Single Aisle Hamburg Plant

Airbus Deutschland - Hamburg, Germany - 2.8 years

Head of Project Management Office A380 Wing

Airbus UK - Bristol, United Kingdom - 2.9 years

Director A380 Strategic Issues and Organization Development

Airbus SAS - Toulouse, France - 1.7 years

Head of Policy Research

European Aerospace Industries Association (AECMA) - Brussels, Belgium - 3.7 years

Project Manager

Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm - Munich, Germany - 3.1 years

Max Planck Institute for Astronomy - Heidelberg, Germany - 3.1 years

Leadership and Personality

Direct responsibility for up to 3.000 employees; indirect responsibility for up to 690 employees; supporting up to 3.800 employees
Demonstrated effectiveness in leading multi-cultural, multi-functional and often geographically dispersed teams, using latest IT communication infrastructure
Member of high-level execution teams, such as Executive Operating Team (governing 80.000 FTEs), Executive Project Board (US$20bn program), Management Board, Budget Advisory Committee, etc
Experience in dealing with local works councils
An open minded personality, gifted with communication skills, drive, commitment, dedication and engagement, as well as a structured approach to challenges.

Market Forecasting, Research and Innovation Management, Product Development, Launch Management, Lean Production, Product Support
Project Management, Project Control, Program Control, Portfolio Control, Systems Engineering, Lean and Total Quality Production Management
Management of a great variety of business improvement projects all along a product’s lifecycle, with demonstrated bottom line results such as improvements in cost, cash, process time, quality, people competencies and engagement, always associated with the accompanying (human) change management.

Living in Germany, France, UK, Belgium; more than 95 countries visited
Many years of working in a multi-cultural team environment
Frequent business travels across Europe, as well as to China, India, Japan, Korea, Russia, South Africa, South East Asia, Taiwan, USA.