CEO and CFO with an excellent track record of growing businesses and implementing far reaching efficiency programs within the manufacturing sector. Particular expertise in turnaround situations requiring transformational leadership. Work assignments in Germany, US, Canada, South Africa, Poland and negotiated company acquisitions and Joint Ventures in the US, Germany, the Netherlands, UK, Mexico and Portugal. Specialties: Leadership, M&A, joint ventures, strategy, organizational development, restructuring, financial planning and analysis, continuous improvement.

CEO / Vorstandsvorsitzender @ Solaris Bus&Coach is a major European producer of city, intercity and special-purpose buses as well as low-floor trams. Since the start of production in 1996, over 11 000 vehicles have already left the factory in Bolechowo near Poznań. They are running in 28 countries. From April 2015 to Present (7 months) Poznan, Greater Poland District, PolandMember of Executive Team - CFO @ With more than 2000 employees Novoferm is one of the largest European system suppliers of doors, garage doors, frames and operators for uses in the private, trade and industrial sectors. Founded in 1955 we manufacture today in western Europe and Asia and distribute our products in many countries of the world. Since October 2003 we belong to the Japanese Sanwa Holdings Group. Our sister company in North America is Overhead Door Corporation. From December 2010 to March 2015 (4 years 4 months) Strategic Advisor @ Key project advisory services on strategic, business development, merger & acquisition plans and due diligence support. Council member expert Gerson Lehrman Group for subjects in the automotive and commercial vehicle sector. Member of Coleman Research Group Executive Forum for topics around the commercial vehicle industry. From January 2010 to March 2015 (5 years 3 months) President & CEO @ Daimler Buses North America is the producer of Orion transit buses, Dodge Sprinter Shuttle bus conversion and exclusive sales and service channel for Setra motor coaches in North America. Orion is the world's largest producer of Hybrid-electric transit buses with 2,200 buses in service and an additional 1,000 buses on order. The company has manufacturing facilities in Greensboro, NC, Oriskany, NY and Mississauga, ON and employs 1,270 people. Company revenue US$720 MM. From January 2002 to December 2009 (8 years) Director of Strategy @ Responsible for Joint Ventures with Polomex (Daimler and Marcopolo) in Mexico and Caetanobus (Daimler and Caetano) in Portugal. Development of North American bus and coach strategy that led to the merger of previously independent bus activities from Orion, Setra and Thomas-Dennis. Initiation of transfer of Mercedes-Benz coach production to Turkey. From January 1998 to December 2001 (4 years) Director of Strategy and Product Controlling @ Member of the Mercedes-Benz due diligence team to purchase Kaessbohrer (Setra). From January 1995 to December 1997 (3 years) various positions @ From July 1991 to January 1994 (2 years 7 months) Doktorate @ Thesis: "Activity based costing in R&D" supported by University of Stuttgart (Prof. Horvath) From October 1988 to June 1991 (2 years 9 months)

PhD, Business @ University of Stuttgart From 1984 to 1988 Dr. Strecker is skilled in: P&L responsibility, Business Strategy, Business Planning, Restructuring, Mergers, Management Consulting, Organizational..., Strategic Planning, Financial Planning, Joint Ventures, Change Management, Automotive, Mergers & Acquisitions, Forecasting, Continuous Improvement, Product Development, Management, Manufacturing, Negotiation, Operations Management, Contract Negotiation, Strategy, Leadership, Cross-functional Team...