Karl began his career at Xerox in sales and progressed through senior leadership roles, ultimately serving as President of the European Xerox Production Printing Group, a $2.3 billion business. He led large, complex organizations across Europe, North America, and Asia, focusing on profitable growth, operational excellence, and employee engagement. He also held senior executive roles across Danaher’s Product Identification and Dental platforms, helping accelerate profitable revenue growth and contributing to company-wide Salesforce Improvement processes. He has been instrumental in multiple successful ownership transitions, ensuring continuity, value creation, and strong operational results.
Karl is based in Europe, but operates globally. He brings deep global expertise in growth strategy deployment and execution, leadership development, and building lean problem-solving cultures. He has worked across multiple industries, including Product Identification, Food & Beverage, Consumer Packaged Goods, Packaging and Logistics, Printing, Dental and Medical Equipment, IT Services, B2B Electronics, AI-driven Healthcare, and Professional Services.
He holds an Engineering degree from TGM, Vienna, and an MBA from INSEAD, France.