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How do you deal with stress and
unwind outside of the office?
I’m passionate about motorcycles.
a
I find riding and racing my bike is
elf
mys
great way to completely take
away from work. Nothing clears your
and
head like riding a motorcycle fast
concentrating on staying alive.
If you could go back and change
one career decision, what would
it be?
Where
I don’t think I’d change anything.
very
a
is
k
thin
I am in life – which I
Nothing clears your
head like riding a
motorcycle fast and
concentrating on
staying alive.
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my
good place – is a result of all of
I’ve
previous decisions. Ever y decision
cise
exer
ning
lear
made has been a
me to
which has contributed to getting
where I am now.
What are the region-specific
challenges when implementing
new technologies in Europe?
Going beyond Europe’s General Data
Protection Regulation – which any
ds to
company working with the EU nee
and
n
latio
regu
l
ona
regi
–
with
comply
n into
compliance laws must also be take
es to
com
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whe
ple,
account. For exam
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usua
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ess
proc
the
s,
ision
hiring dec
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different in Germany than it is in the
rent.
because employment laws are diffe
What changes to your job
role have you seen in the last
year and how do you see
these developing in the next
12 months?
the
My role in itself hasn’t changed over
r
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has.
it
nd
arou
lot
a
past year – but
sed
focu
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bee
I’ve
ths
mon
12
the past
with
on helping to reshape the business
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shar
ket
mar
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the goal of gain
ent,
agem
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in
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nge
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have bee
we’ve
we’ve hired quite a few people and
You have to invest
in people to ensure
you acquire the right
talent for your team.
so that
been busy growing the business
take
and
th
we can accelerate that grow
main
our
nst
agai
a leadership position
want
competitors. This is something we
keep
will
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whic
and
–
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tinue
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to
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me busy in the months
What advice would you offer
somebody aspiring to obtain
C-level position in your industry?
re
You have to invest in people to ensu
your
for
t
talen
t
righ
you acquire the
ul if
team. You can never be successf
people
of
p
you don’t have a strong grou
e the
mak
to
them
r
around you. Empowe
y you
carr
help
’ll
they
and
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ision
right dec
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top.
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