Rolf is a commercially astute, visionary and creative Senior Manager with an extensive background of more than 20 years in the industrial manufacturing, mining, water, power and utilities sectors.
Throughout his international career, Rolf was covering diverse continents and regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East and North America, where he is recognised as a strong and knowledgeable leader, who is able to train and manage multicultural teams to deliver organisational objectives.
Rolf combines a global professional network with exceptional negotiation skills and a proven record in achieving business growth. He possesses a natural aptitude for international business development and sales, in both start-up and multinational businesses and focuses on financial goals and KPIs, successfully expanding businesses into new territories.
An economist by education, Rolf has acquired in-depth expert levels of technical knowledge, know-how and insight, in particular in the field of his passion: water. Today, Rolf is at the forefront of several projects and initiatives aiming for new technologies to be introduced to the water treatment industry.
Awards and repeated features in Forbes and alike are some of the acknowledgments Rolf received in return for his relentless push to realize his vision for an advanced and integrated, truly sustainable water management around the globe.
Rolf has joined BESIX Concessions & Assets as the Project Development Manager, focusing on desalination and innovative water treatment businesses, in November 2016, after holding senior international management positions with Publicis MCD, WA Granite, Hawle Armaturen, CST Industries, Toray.
In July 2019, as a result of his high profile work and accomplishments, Rolf has accepted senior advisory roles for Government Authorities and private sector industries, in which Rolf will contribute with his vast experience and insights on the highest executive, strategic levels with a global reach.