Bernd Preuschoff

Inherited a 70-person internal innovation cost center. Turned it into a highly profitable B2B tech consulting and implementation firm – within 12 months. • Repositioned CodeCamp:N from internal incubator to external AI and tech consulting partner for regulated industries – new business model, market focus, and talent strategy • Achieved profitability within 12 months: >12% EBIT margin, +7M EUR in revenue • Built and led multidisciplinary team of 70+ across engineering, product, consulting, and design in agile structures • Established AI-centered innovation pipeline – serving insurance, banking, and other highly regulated sectors of German Mittelstand • Positioned CodeCamp:N as a trusted implementation partner for enterprise AI adoption at scale

F-ECTIVES is Germany's first company specializing in Fractional Leadership – placing senior executives on a part-time, project, or interim basis in organizations that need top-level expertise without a full-time commitment. • Co-founded and built Germany's first Fractional Leadership platform, connecting C-level executives with Mittelstand and scale-up companies • Established the business model, go-to-market strategy, and executive partner network from scratch • Building the category: positioning Fractional Leadership as a strategic alternative to traditional executive search in the German market

As a second job, acting as digital expert as member of the board of advisors

As a second job, acting as advisor for a digital startup

Co-Publisher of "Praxis-Guide für Digital Leader" (Hanser Verlag May 2023) & Co-Initiator of the first "Digital Leadership"-Conference in Nuremberg (in cooperation with NIK). Together with the Who-is-who of Digital in GER/AT, pushing for successful digital transformation in our countries.

Dual mandate at a global protective equipment leader: enterprise-wide digital transformation as Group CDO, and building a new Direct-to-Consumer business unit as CEO from scratch. • As Group CDO: led enterprise-wide digital transformation across all business units, reporting directly to the Managing Director – awarded as CAPITAL Digital Transformation Champion 2021 • As CEO of protecting people GmbH: designed and launched the uvex D2C multi-brand store – go-live after 13 months, rollout to Austria after 16 months • Scaled D2C revenue from 900K EUR (FY 20/21) to 2.55M EUR (FY 21/22) • Led newly created D2C Group consolidating Shop-GmbH and marketplace provider (F26 GmbH) – establishing unified customer experience across all end-consumer channels for all uvex brands • Built cross-functional digital teams and established data-driven decision culture across operations

As a second job, acting as a member of the advisory board

Triple mandate as CDO, CIO, and Chief Strategy Officer at a global cosmetics market leader – combining technology leadership, digital business creation, and global strategy execution. • As CDO: launched "Schwan Digital Studio" including company-wide digital decision-making process and Digital Board within 6 months – first digital revenues after 9 months • Organized "Schwan Cosmetics Beautython" – the first hackathon in the cosmetics industry – positioning the company as a digital innovation leader • Schwan's digital concept achieved 2nd place at the Digital Leader Award Germany after just 14 months • As CIO: led global IT across 11 international sites and 55 employees – established global IT governance, KPIs, and Enterprise Architecture framework • Implemented first worldwide Schwan Cosmetics IT strategy – project named "From support function to business driver of choice" • As CSO: set up global strategy execution program including governance and KPIs within 6 weeks – developed global cosmetics strategy with the Executive Committee

Senior digital transformation advisor at IBM's largest global agency – serving enterprise clients across FMCG, Retail, and Automotive with accounts up to 3M EUR p.a. • Cross-industry SME for digital transformation – key accounts included Audi and Adidas (1–3M EUR p.a.) • Led the new iX Digital Strategy offering for DACH – led the service team achieving IBM team record in billable hours rate within two consecutive quarters • Built and expanded strategic alliances with leading technology vendors including Salesforce and Adobe • Member of iX Leadership Team Europe – contributed to building IBM's largest global digital agency practice

Lead for Interactive Experience Strategy Offering DACH Head of Service Area Team (SAT) "Interactive Experience & Mobile" DE

Head of iX-Team MUC/FFM

Founded and scaled a premium dance education company to full profitability – without external funding. • Built a profitable premium business model from scratch: average revenue 220K EUR p.a., 24% margin – entirely self-funded • Developed partnerships with large industrial clients including Siemens and Adidas • Early proof of entrepreneurial execution: P&L ownership, team leadership, and client development from day one