
Dirk Braune
Associate
Switzerland
Languages
German, English, French, Dutch
People profiles
Dirk Braune
Professional Background
- 5 years independent consultant for M&A and temporary management
- 35 years in Semiconductors and Telecom, at Philips, NXP and ST-Ericsson. Last 10 years in M&A, carve-out, post-merger Integration and Strategy
- Operations management at ST-Ericsson, development of sourcing organization
- VP Strategy BU Wireless, NXP
- VP and GM of Cordless & Corded Telephony at Philips Semiconductors/NXP
- VP Marketing for Telecom Products Group at Philips Semiconductors
- Director of Product Development at Faselec AG/Philips Semiconductors
- Various management positions in Germany, the USA, France, the Netherlands, and Switzerland
- Native German, fluent English, French and Dutch speaker
M&A Skills & Expertise
- International post-merger integration (PMI), M&A projects
- International management, cross-border management
- Sectors: Semiconductors, Telecommunication, IT, Remote Metering
- Strategy – portfolio management for wireless business, identifying target acquisitions
- Due diligence and project management for divestments and acquisitions
- Project management of complex PMI and carve-out projects
- Transformation/Change Management/team building in corporate line management roles and as a management consultant
Project Highlights
- NXP, preparation for acquisition by Qualcomm
- Project management during NXP’s divestment of discrete semiconductor business, pre- and post-closing
- Review and expertise of Landis+Gyr’s business conduct
- NXP-Freescale merger, IT PMO
- ST-Ericsson wind down and closure, early termination of contracts, sale of development and production equipment, divestment of GPS business and other activities
- In- vs out-sourcing decision and build-up of ST-Ericsson’s Procurement activities
- Integration of wireless businesses of ST-Micro, Ericsson and NXP to form ST-Ericsson JV
- NXP acquisition of Glonav (targeting to PMI)
- Divestment of NXP’s cordless solutions business
- General management of Philips Semiconductors’ Cordless and Corded business
- International management in marketing and development positions