Peter Orre
Office Germany | Change-Management and Integration | Agile Management Processes | Consolidation of Product-Management und -Marketing Processes | Management Coaching/Mentoring | Team- & Organisation Development
Academic Career
+ International Business Administration & Economics, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, Focus International Marketing, EDP, Business French and English
+ MSc Coaching/Professional Course E.S.B.A. Vienna
+ Design Thinking, Darden School of Business, Univ. of Virginia (Online)
+ Apple INSEAD Management Seminar
+ diverse language skills, fluent in Swedish, English, French, German, Norwegian
I …
was raised in Sweden until at the age of 28 I moved to the US and somehow never managed to return to my home country.
have been living near Munich for the last 22 years and have found my Bavarian homeland there.
am very lucky to have a loving German wife and two wonderful (meanwhile grown up) children.
feel very privileged and grateful for everything life had on offer for me.
OTHERS SAY ABOUT ME …
that I can expertly combine strategic planning with realistic and tactical implementation work.
that I quickly learn the ropes of new fields.
that I have a natural gift for networking.
that I am attentively listening to people and pick them up wherever they are.
I HAVE LEARNT A LOT …
at Mölnlycke Health Care, Sweden: Delivery planning and coordination for export to North- and South-America, Near East and Asia. I learnt the importance of respect for one another in successful cooperation with various cultures.
at the Swedish Trade Office, Chicago: Market and Sales Development in the US-market for Swedish producers of health care products.
at Apple Computer International, USA: As International Product Manager I was involved in the design of the first Apple Laptop (as well as other Macintosh products) and successfully controlled the international market launch.
at Apple Computer Europe, Paris: As manager of Apple’s European product marketing I learnt to know the pros and cons of matrix-management in complex international corporations.
at the integration-lead during the merger of Compaq and HP as Marketing Director HP: The profitable management of multi-billion-turnovers; the successful merger of two major and very different business cultures into a new company structure.
as self-employed business consultant: how to win the trust of my customers relying on my own strength, developing market and sales in B2B in markets that were previously unknown to me.
Methods
+ Coaching
+ Mentoring
I WOULD DESCRIBE MY BACKGROUND AS …
multifaceted and international with life and career stages in Sweden, the US, France and now Germany.
as characterised by curiosity and great pleasure to work in diverse cultural and linguistic environments.
as influenced by the high-tech Mecca “Silicon Valley” with respect to my way of working and with a passion for high quality products.
OTHER THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ME ARE …
that I like to play the guitar and am a passionate photographer, have recently started to make videos and have already made a PR-film for a French winery.
that I am often exploring the mountains, either on foot or on my mountain bike, and have been enjoying tennis, golf and skiing for many years in order to keep fit and active.
that I consider fun, relaxation and humour essential parts of daily life.