Ulrich Dill

Ulrich Dill
VP Home Appliance & Solar Energy Cluster
National Industrial Clusters Development Program (IC)

Ulrich is an entrepreneurial executive with more than 20 years' experience of effectively managing product marketing, business development, strategic road maps, joint ventures, industrial cluster development and the creation of governmental enabler policies.

Ulrich has a motivating management style with a proven record of building highly motivated international teams. He has also worked for Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH (BSH) and Motoren Turbinen Union mtu GmbH.

Skill set:

• P/L Management by development and implementation of country specific pricing strategies
• R/D Budget Management - develop, implement and execute
• Create, direct, lead and motivate international teams
• International work experience Europe, USA, China and Saudi Arabia
• Building a tangible information network in the Middle East
• Comprehensive expertise of the international consumer product markets and solar industry
• Developed and implemented strategic road maps for the division (+5 and +10 year plans)
• Demonstrated expertise in achieving balance between customer-orientation, quality, innovation and cost management
• Comprehensive expertise and experience in project execution and management
• Demonstrated skill to lead by objectives maintaining focus on the goal
• Multi-cultural education

 

His major achievements include:

 

• Initiating a test field for solar modules at KAUST incl. attracting international solar companies to participate
• Initiating and executing the first and second solar energy forum in Saudi Arabia together with KAUST and Aramco
• Setting up a broad customer intelligence database for home appliances in Saudi Arabia
• Developing and executing BSH Laundry-Strategy for North America
• Rationalization and Quality Improvement projects
• Definition and realization of the global BSH product and pricing strategy for laundry care products (turnover €1.7 billion)