Christian Barte

Christian Barte has significant experience in finance and management consulting roles. Christian is currently the Chief Financial Officer at Wiha Werkzeuge since September 2019. Prior to this, they served as the CEO and Managing Director of Centida since January 2015. From October 2017 to August 2019, Christian worked as a Principal at Horváth & Partners Management Consultants.

Before that, they had a long tenure at Orange Business Services from September 2010 to September 2017, where they held various roles as a Finance Director responsible for business profitability analytics. Christian was involved in implementing a financial consolidation framework and restructuring the business profitability analytics team.

Christian started their career at Detecon International, where they worked as a Partner from August 2004 to May 2010. Christian was responsible for assisting telecommunications operators with cost accounting, planning, strategic supplier selection, and finance restructuring.

Prior to that, they worked at AT&T EMEA as a Senior Finance Professional from August 2001 to August 2004. Christian was responsible for implementing and running a cost accounting system for calculating profitability.

Overall, Christian Barte has a strong background in finance, management consulting, and strategic planning across various industries.

Christian Barte has a diverse education history in the field of business and finance. In 1998, they attended Pforzheim University, where they obtained a degree in International Business Administration, specifically a Dipl. Betriebswirt (FH). Afterward, in 2000, they studied at ESCE International Business School, where they earned a Maîtrise degree in French foreign commerce.

To further their education, Christian enrolled in the EMBA program at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management from 2007 to 2009. Here, they specialized in Business Administration. Later, in 2011 and 2012, they returned to ESCP Business School for the France Telecom Group Business School Excellence Program, with a focus on Financial Controlling.

Christian continued their education at ESCP Business School in 2016, participating in the France Telecom Group - Business School Excellence Program. This program concentrated on Finance and Leadership.

Additionally, Christian has obtained certifications to enhance their skills. In November 2018, they completed the course "Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy" offered by MIT Sloan School of Management. Christian also completed "DAT207x: Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Power BI" through edX in July 2019.