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Diogo VasconcelosDV

Diogo Vasconcelos

Growth, Strategy, Sales and Transformation Leader

€1,500/day
Zurich, CH
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Diogo

  • Results driven leader with >25 years of experience with proven track record
  • Global Growth VP of a publicly listed company for 11 years
  • Management consultant at top-tier management consultancy
  • Strong analytical problem-solving capabilities and growth and solutions driven
  • Focused on driving pragmatic solutions that deliver tangible value
  • Exceptional communication skills and high emotional intelligence
  • Passionate about fostering high-performing teams
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Spanish

    Fluent

  • French

    Conversational

  • German

    Conversational

  • Portuguese

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Zurich (up to 50km), Basel (up to 50km), Bern (up to 50km), Lucerne (up to 50km), Geneva (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Vikas Consulting (Freelance)
    Founder and Managing Partner
    January 2025 - Today (1 year and 5 months)
    Zürich, Switzerland
    • Leads overall consulting practice with focus on C-suite and Board advisory on topics related to commercial excellence, global corporate and segment organic, inorganic and new product growth. Main projects include
    ◦ European expansion assessment and deployment support for telecom SaaS LatAm startup
    ◦ Power and liquid cooling future needs and respective strategy for Datacentre operator
  • nVent (~$3.5B Revenue),
    VP Global Growth (EFS BU)
    January 2023 - January 2025 (2 years)
    Zürich, Switzerland
    • Member of Business Unit leadership team and leader of team with over 30 FTEs across the Growth Function
    • Led sales team for P&L success of Business Unit for key growth initiatives in the Industrial Automation, Datacentre, Renewable and Energy Storage power needs leading to revenue growth of approx. $100M in 2 years
    • Developed long term growth path for $1.25B BU with emphasis on Connected New Product Innovation, Mega projects, M&A and partnerships
    • Transformed Commercial Excellence with focus on standardization and KPI tracking of sales processes, customer experience, digital marketing improvements and deployment of approx. 40 new products
  • nVent
    VP Corporate Strategy and Commercial Excellence
    January 2017 - January 2023 (6 years)
    Zurich, Switzerland
    • Led global corporate strategy team for all aspects related to nVent medium to long term strategy. From 2017 to 2023 business expanded $1 B in revenues
    • Supported Operations team with lean focus strategy leading to 30% product simplification and lead time improvements of 40%
    • Led development and implementation of best in class Commercial Excellence organization and practices for all aspects related Distributors Excellence, CRM, Pricing, Website navigation and respective analytics, SEO, Content Management, Social Media and New Product launch practices
    • Responsible and spin off leader for nVent strategy transition, new brand creation, development and awareness expansion

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Education

  • Master Business Administration (MBA)
    London Business School
    2008
    Master Business Administration (MBA)
  • MSc
    Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
    2003
    MSc

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