Barbara Kux began her career with Nestlé S.A., Germany as a Marketing Manager in 1979. In 1984 McKinsey & Company offered her a position in its German office as a management consultant, handling global assignments in strategy and business transformation for major international clients. After five years with McKinsey, she joined Asea Brown Boveri AG (ABB) as Vice President responsible for the entry into Central & Eastern Europe. Overseeing the acquisition and restructuring of five major power-engineering companies, she established the market leader in Power Generation.
In 1993 she returned to Nestlé as Vice President of the company's Central and Eastern Europe region, before taking responsibility for Nestlé's Polish operations, establishing the country's market leading food business.
In 1999 she joined Ford Europe as Executive Director strengthening the position of the business, increasing profitability by 30 percent, after which she became responsible for capturing corporate synergies across Ford Europe, and establishing common business processes and structures across all key functions, including procurement.
Ms. Kux is Swiss, born in 1954, and has a Dutch spouse. She holds an MBA (with distinction) from INSEAD, and speaks fluent English, German and French. She is a member of INSEAD's Board of Directors and has been elected a Global Leader for Tomorrow at the World Economic Forum. Her personal interests include cultural activities, sports, and spending time with friends and family.
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