Christian Bro

Christian Bro

Associate Partner

Fredericia · bro@zcg.dk · +45 29 64 66 17

www.linkedin.com/in/christian-thygesen/

Lean and operations leader known for greenfield factories, business excellence programmes and daily management in international manufacturing

Expertise

• Commercial managementSubstantial experience
• Change ManagementExpert
• Process improvementsExpert
• Strategy deploymentExpert
• Multi cultural managementExpert
• Layout & LEANSubstantial experience
• Management systemsSubstantial experience
• Project ManagementSubstantial experience
• Project implementationSubstantial experience
• Training and educationSubstantial experience

Selected projects

• Global playground equipment manufacturer: Implemented a new organisation structure and Lean culture, reducing cross-functional lead time and optimising production set-up with daily and visual management. Full responsibility
• Global wind-energy manufacturer: Business excellence implementation, including value stream mapping, change management, leadership training and process development. Full responsibility
• Global wind-energy manufacturer: Continuous improvement (Kaizen) projects optimising production set-up to increase output and reduce cost, with daily and visual management. Project manager
• Metal components manufacturer: Implemented Lean tools and thinking, including 5S and visual and daily management, to improve quality and output. Full responsibility
• Danish textile company: Prepared a greenfield project to insource all production into one factory in Poland, including EU documentation and negotiations with authorities, utilities and suppliers. Full responsibility
• Global wind-energy manufacturer: Greenfield wind-component factory in Eastern Europe: process and layout design, training site management in daily management, commissioning and production management. Project manager
• Global wind-energy manufacturer: Implemented a new structure between quality and production to improve lead time and quality. 35% higher output and 26% lower WIP. Full responsibility

Career

• 2020 –ZILLION Consulting Group
• 2018 – 2020Kompan A/S, Supply Chain Director Group
• 2015 – 2018TPI Composites, Manager Global Operation Excellence (OPEX,)
• 2014 – 2015Jensen Metal Letland COO
• 2012 – 2014Frontmatec Group, Plant Manager
• 2009 – 2012Isabella A/S, CEO(Interim) Supply Chain Director
• 2004 – 2009LM Wind Power, Plant Manager

Education

• BSc in Science and Production Engineering, SDU University (2001)
• Lean TOC Enterprise, University of Tennessee, Haslam College of Business, Knoxville (2017)

Skills

• LanguagesDanish, English
• InternationalGermany, Spain, USA, China, Mexico, India, Poland, Latvia, Turkey

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