
looking for a new opportunity in information, content, library or knowledge management
Zürich Area, Switzerland

looking for a new opportunity in information, content, library or knowledge management
Zürich Area, Switzerland
Results oriented senior manager with extensive experience of leading organisations in the field of primary and secondary market research, knowledge management, proprietary information management, content management and competitive intelligence. Has worked effectively in fast paced, complex, global and diverse international environments.
Global large team management
Strategic functional leadership
Building a shared vision and implementing accelerated change
Change management and innovation
Cultural awareness
Shared services
Indepth knowledge and expertise in the information industry
Bringing functional excellence to information-related functions
Establishing new functions and services
Team and service integration following mergers and acquisitions
Coaching, mentoring and people leadership
(Libraries industry)
May 2009 — Present (3 months)
(Public Company; Chemicals industry)
March 2008 — April 2009 (1 year 2 months)
Responsibility for developing and implementing enterprise wide business intelligence
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DOW; Information Services industry)
October 1998 — February 2008 (9 years 5 months)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Chemicals industry)
February 1995 — September 1998 (3 years 8 months)
ADP Advanced Development Programme , Business , 1996 — 1996
M. Lib , Librarianship , 1985 — 1985
M.Lib awarded for research on "The development of university library buildings in the Federal Republic of Germany since 1965"
B.Lib Hons. , German/ Librarianship , 1980 — 1984
Opera, classical music, reading, international current affairs, travel, architecture
Former Vice-Chair EUSIDIC Council, The European Association for Information Services
Outsell Information Management Leadership Council 2
Swiss Association of Documentalists (SVD)
Special Libraries Association
Nominated for Dow Chemical global award for Excellence in People Leadership
Dow Chemical R&D award for organisational global leadership
Publications
Library Buildings in the 1980s: 1: Western Europe
Michael Dewe and Elisabeth Mangold
Information Development, Oct 1985; vol. 1: pp. 244 - 253.
Library Buildings in the 1980s: 2: Eastern Europe
Elisabeth Mangold and Michael Dewe
Information Development, Jul 1986; vol. 2: pp. 175 - 183.
Library Buildings in the 1980s: 5: The United States of America
Elisabeth Mangold
Information Development, Jan 1989; vol. 5: pp. 169 - 173
Automation pulls chemical team together
Information World Review
Number 105; July/August 1995, pp19-20
ISSN: 0950-9879