Establishment and development of a joint venture in Asia

Task

Establishment and development of a joint venture to serve global customers from local production in Pakistan

Management of the M&A project, in particular company analysis and valuation, investment and business planning, human resources planning, sustainability programme, JV contract
Leading the JV as CEO, building the management team, creating a corporate identity and defining key business practices
Development of sales strategy and portfolio management
Introduction of innovation management for packaging
Qualification of key products (carton) with global customers
Optimisation of packaging site tasks/capacities
Establishment of a project team for plant modernisation and construction of a biomass power plant and a wastewater treatment plant
Establishment/expansion of supply chains for fibres (waste paper, straw)
Planning and implementation of a sustainability programme for production and supply chains
Coordination of the country organisations/HR departments and ensuring a regular and trouble-free process of staff reduction

Partner 1: European manufacturer of wood fibre-based materials (10 billion euros turnover) Partner 2: local market leader in Pakistan
JV: turnover: 160 million USD, 850 employees in two locations (Karachi, Lahore)