Example: DITG

Interim CEO at DITG

The German Institute for Telemedicine and Health Promotion (DITG GmbH, “Deutsches Institut für Telemedizin und Gesundheitsförderung”) in Düsseldorf, Germany.
DITG develops and operates evidence-based, telemedical interventions for chronic diseases while reducing health care cost.

Goals:  Hired by shareholders as CEO for this digital health and SaaS company in 2015 to

1. Stabilize operations,
2. Ready the organization for scale-up, and
3. Prepare exit with venture capital (VC) investment.

Responsibilities:

• Full P&L responsibility; Set priorities; Financial leadership & supervision; Develop staff competencies and retain valued staff
• New business development, strategic customer acquisition while stabilizing and growing existing customer relations
• Turned pilot programs into product offerings: Expanded product portfolio into new medical indications and risk-sharing
• Scale up processes, technology, and operations to meet aggressive growth targets
• Set priorities; Lead staff; Financial leadership & supervision; Continuous quality control & improvement.

Results:  

• Venture Capital firm attracted as majority shareholder
• 3-fold increase in client contracts closed
• Prepared international expansion
• Projected revenue 2015 up 250+%
• Coached program clients up 1,500+% (projected)
• Staff increased 40% to meet new demands and opportunities
• 2015 MSD Health Award
• Senetics Innovation-Award 2015 as “Most Innovative Product Idea” in Healthcare.