Member of
- TMA — Turnaround Management Association
- Marketing associations in the USA and Europe
- Chamber of Commerce of European Countries
Email
w.gruenwald@prisma-management.comProfile
Werner is a senior executive who has served in executive and advisory positions for a wide range of companies — from major international corporations such as Coca-Cola and Mars to mid-sized companies and entrepreneurial start-ups. He has lived and worked in the USA, Canada, England and Austria.
His positions include board seats at a major retail chain, an Austrian bank and several European and Canadian corporations. He has served successfully as CEO, Chief Restructuring Officer, CFO and head of Marketing and Sales for well-known corporations, and has worked on restructuring projects, some alongside McKinsey and A.T. Kearney.
He holds an MBA (Mag.) from the Business University Vienna, Austria, and a BEng (Ing.) in aeronautical engineering from HTBL Vienna. He also achieved a top ranking in Austria’s “European Manager” election.
Werner's diverse background gives him broad and in-depth experience in:
- Management of country and regional operations
- Turnaround and restructuring management
- Leading implementation in transformation situations
- Organizational development and process optimization
- Start-up and expansion of new businesses
Industry experience
- Consumer Goods
- High Tech
- Service
- Publishing
- Consulting
- Manufacturing
- Retail
Company experience
- Multinational
- International subsidiaries
- Owner managed
- Venture owned
- High growth
- In transition
- Start-up
- Turnaround
International assignments
- Canada
- USA
- Austria
- England
Corporate background
- Coca-Cola
- Coca-Cola Amatil
- Mars Inc.
- Konsum
- Steyr Daimler Puch (now Magna)
- RHI AG
- Interact AG
- Dreamcatcher
- JoWooD AG