Michael Gallus

Successful transformation and change projects require aligned business, technology and people - both employees and customers. I am driven by the need to bring those involved to eye-level and empower them to take responsibility for their own actions.

Michael Gallus

Focus areas

  • Transformation of the go-to-market in terms of business model, product offering and end-to-end processes
  • Strategy Development
  • Reorganization and Restructuring
  • Organizational and operational structure design
  • Change Management 
  • PMO, multi-project management & project leadership

Curriculum Vitae

Release.

April 25, 1974

Training.

Trained by life. With degrees as MBA in International Marketing and Business Communication, the Digital Transformation Consultant and Diplom-Finanzwirt (FH).

Skills.

> 15 years of digitization of the go-to-market in terms of business model, product offering and end-to-end processes.

> 15 years of strategy development with focus on customer orientation, process optimization as well as what is feasible and makes economic sense

> 20 years of experience in organizational development and leadership, building and rebuilding teams

Customers.

Multichannel retail, wholesale, eCommerce, entertainment, media, publishing, games, handicraft businesses.

 

Interessen.

Meine Familie, Home Entertainment, Skifahren, Outdooraktivitäten

Milestones

2020

kommitment GmbH & Co. KG

Hamburg

Transformation Consultant, Interim Manager - Hamburg

www.kommitment.works 

2018 - 2020

Rexel Germany GmbH & Co. KG

Munich

Chief Transformation Officer - Munich

Focus: Leading the transformation program, restructuring sales, logistics and administration, developing the medium-term strategy, leading digitization projects, introducing agile leadership methods, multi-project management.

www.rexel.de

 

2017

Rexel Germany GmbH & Co. KG - Munich

Munich

Director Category Management & Strategic Purchasing - München

Definition of assortment strategy, supplier management, personnel development and management, reorganization and digitalization of category management and product data management

www.rexel.de 

2009 - 2016

GameStop Deutschland GmbH

Memmingen

Director Marketing, Merchandising & Digital - Memmingen

Development of sales and product range strategy, personnel development and management, introduction of agile management methods, development of digital team, development of marketing team, BtB cooperations, budgeting, planning & forecasting.

Digital transformation: introduction of omnichannel retail, introduction of an integrated CRM loyalty system, introduction of digital payment solutions at POS, introduction of a digital retail experience strategy, digitalization of POS marketing supplies.

www.gamestop.de

2007 - 2009

Codemasters GmbH

Country Manager Germany & Austria

Development of sales and marketing strategy, BtB cooperations.

www.codemasters.com

1999 - 2006

HMH Hamburger Medienhaus Vertriebs GmbH

Hamburg

Director Sales and Marketing - Hamburg

Development of sales and marketing strategy, BtB cooperations, launch of website, introduction of central product database, customer segmentation, budgeting, planning & forecasting.