Lars Bening
PARTNER
Systems thinker with 25+ years of cross-line-of-business transformation experience, spanning strategy, consulting / pre-sales, product management, operations, IT, and marketing.
Key Skills & Expertise
- Strategy definition and business transformation
- Digital transformation and operating model design
- Product and portfolio management, go-to-market strategy
- Operational excellence, supply chain and offshoring
- Customer experience, marketing and agency management
- Leadership, talent and change management
Experience
- SAP SE: Held multiple leadership positions, leading organizations and large-scale transformations across product management, go-to-market teams, operations, and marketing.
- SAP Retail GmbH: Delivered on-site consulting for Fortune 500 and SME clients across Europe, the US, Africa, and the Middle East, spanning multiple industries including consumer products, automotive, food and beverages, high tech/IT, chemicals, retail, and others.
Education
- University of Hamburg: German Diplom degree in Geography and Business Administration, equivalent to a master’s-level qualification
- Executive Education: Completed several executive training programs, including programs with INSEAD and Krauthammer