Francisco Baraona

C-Level Executive & Value Architect

"Leadership that empowers: Corporate transformation isn't a walk in the park; it's a mountaineering ascent. Success requires more than just a good plan—it demands endurance and the commitment of every individual.

In my role, I lead the way, provide direction, and secure critical passages. However, my goal is not dependency on me as a leader, but rather an organization capable of reaching new summits on its own, long after my mandate concludes.."

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Stations

Professional stations are listed below.

Reference projects can also be found below.

Career stages

since 04/2019 Interim Manager and M&A Consultant for companies in transformative phases

03/2017 - 04/2019 skytron energy GmbH

Private equity-backed portfolio company with €9M in annual revenue and 80 employees, providing B2B SaaS monitoring and SCADA solutions; manufacturer of data loggers and controllers for the renewable energy sector, headquartered in Berlin, 2 Legal Entities (US, Japan) .

CEO

Build-up of an independent company (carve-out from a US corporate group).
Implementation of a new digital business model.
Market entries and establishment of country subsidiaries in the USA and Japan.
Development of a service and sales partner network.
SaaS revenue growth of +25% and reduction of in-house production depth by 40%.
Design and management of a global M&A buy-and-build strategy.
Successful sale of the company to a US-based competitor.

11/2010 - 02/2017 TÜV SÜD AG

Turnover € 2.2 billion, 22,000 employees, Testing, inspection and certification company, Headquarter Munich

Vice President Enterprise IT-Security

Transformation of an existing certification unit into a global digital service strategy for a new global business unit
Increase in turnover +13%
Conception and management of a global M&A buy & build strategy

ASSISTANT TO THE GROUP EXECUTIVE BOARD

Project manager for the global CFO agenda
Management of a global operational excellence agenda, EBIT effects € 10 million

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10/2008 - 09/2010 Schörghuber Unternehmensgruppe

Family Office and Group, Revenue € 0,6 Mrd.. 2.600 Mitarbeiter, München

Manager Finance & Projects

Management of operational excellence measures
Joint venture negotiation support in the hotel sector
Introduction of a group-wide IT management ITIL