Philip Laukart

Award-winning C-Level Executive with >10 years’ leadership experience driving commercial strategy and growth, marketing, finance, business transformation, and project management to deliver high-growth revenue results across Engineering & Technology and Manufacturing sectors. 
My personality thrives in a culture of diversity, innovation in tech, and the opportunity to make a difference. I'm highly passionate about data analytics and leveraging digital fluency to drive business success through data-driven insights and strategy. I am proficient in envisioning the future, developing commercial strategies, driving client facing conversations, and elevating businesses through bespoke solutioning and roadmaps.
I take pride in strategically executing big ideas within constraints while nurturing pivotal stakeholder relationships. I’ve built and led teams from the ground up, spearheaded business transformation, and scaled a venture from conception to market dominance.

2016 - 2025: Founder & CEO of WeWash GmbH (Bosch Group)

Helm team of >30 employees across Europe, leading organisation strategy and culture, setting vision, scaling venture from ideation to market leadership, and championing entrepreneurism and innovation, competitively positioning business as market leader for digital booking and billing systems in communal laundries for sustainable growth.

Core Responsibilities:
- Strategy & Growth
- Entrepreneurship
- Operations Management
- Commercial Excellence
- Team Management & Leadership
- Market Expansion
- Financial Management
- Product Development 
- Market Research & Trends
- Process Improvement

Achievements:
- Established and led 1st innovation spin-off of Bosch’s BSH Home Appliances Group, achieving CAGR of 40% in turnover in the last 5 years. Established new service brand for Bosch’s BSH Home Appliances Group by designing and delivering AI-based IoT solutions that enable international users to conveniently book laundry appliances, receive notifications, and pay cashless.

- Delivered multi-million turnover, serving as founder and scaling IoT based laundry-sharing business to >500K users in 9 countries and >1.5K B2B customers across Europe.

- Attained recurring double-digit revenue growth through winning go-to-market initiatives and sustainable financial management.

- Spearheaded process optimisation with effective steering system to drive value creation and operational excellence. Designed and rolled out ERP improvements and CRM system to streamline sales processes, manage customer relationships, and improve marketing and audience targeting.

2013 - 2015: Strategy Manager and Inhouse Consultant, Corporate Strategy at BSH Home Appliances Group (Bosch Group)

Consulted top management and led international project teams of ~50 across US, APAC, EMEA, balancing strategic and operational planning to ensure effective project management according to plan, approved budget, and defined scope. Developed appropriate governance for projects to provide clear route for decisions.

Core Responsibilities:
- Corporate Strategy 
- Consulting
- Project Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Change Management
- Data Analysis
- Business Transformation

Achievement:
- Invented, advocated and spearheaded new business model and secured board approval for establishment of BSH’s 1st innovation spin-off, WeWash.

2007 - 2011: Project Manager KRONES AG

Led projects in product lifecycle management and strategic IP management, managing critical milestones, key interdependencies, and resource constraints to ensure timely delivery against roadmap. Served as strategic business advisor to CTO.

Core Responsibilities:
- Product Lifecycle Management
- IP Management
- Project Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Data Analysis
- Risk Mitigation
- Operational Efficiency
- Business Transformation & Innovation

2011 - 12: Master of Business Administration (Henley Business School)

2001 - 2007: Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration (Technical University Brunswick)