Kai Michael

Top Global Marketing Professional
40 years oldDigital Marketing/Social Media MarketingCome from Germany Living in China Taiwan - Taipei
Language: German, English
Mandarin: a little

Seasoned Consumer Marketing, E-Commerce & Online to Offline Expert with global exposure. Knowing a thing or two about demand & lead creation, acquisition, conversion and retention that’s based on data driven decision making and executed with deeply emotional storytelling. Being agile and appreciating collaborative decisions, I am great at leading and managing teams, partners and stakeholders. - 14+ years of Offline-, Online- & Omni-Channel Marketing with budgets of up to $115 Mio. - 9+ years of E-commerce, app commerce and O2O management. - 12+ years of leadership experience, 8+ years of partnership management. - 12+ years Asian audience exposure, 13+ years European audience exposure, 8+ years ROW.

FOUNDER & CEO / CMO
For The People, Taipei (China)
Jul 2023 - Now(10 months)

Marketing & Branding consulting, people connector and strategic Food & Beverage Retail leadership. - Swiftly incorporated For The People Co., Ltd and opened our first food & beverages retail store “BONKERS Ice Cream” within 6 weeks of signing lease. - Successfully leading a diverse and multi-cultural team of 12 members. - Achieved 46% break-even after only 5 months of opening our first ice cream shop.

MANAGING DIRECTOR & GLOBAL MARKETING LEAD
GEPEPHARM APAC, Singapore (Singapore)
Jun 2019 - Jun 2023(4 years)

Setup of overseas subsidiary for German pharmacy company Gepepharm GmbH. End to end daily business operations in APAC with full P&L responsibility, staff management, sales & marketing for retail, e-commerce and wholesale. - Led a team of 7 direct reports, 3 agencies and 2 logistics providers in Asia and Europe. - Grew revenue of the functional skincare brand Aknederm by 20% month on month within Asia. - Secured 4 major wholesale retailer to stock Aknederm in more than 4,000 of their branches across 3 countries. - Had the Aknederm brand listed with 7 major online pure players, such as Amazon, Shopee Mall, Lazada Mall and online pharmacies.

GLOBAL TEAM LEAD PERFORMANCE & RETENTION MARKETING
SNIPES GROUP, Cologne (Germany)
Aug 2018 - May 2019(10 months)

Strategic management of customer acquisition and life cycle, team lead performance-, direct- & loyalty marketing for international brand portfolio of streetwear and lifestyle fashion and retail brands. - Led a team of 10 direct reports & oversaw 5 agencies in 6 European countries and the USA. - Turned snipes.com profitable within months. - Grew the group’s online acquisition share of customers to 62%. - Developed & rolled out the new Snipe’s loyalty app.

DIGITAL & ONLINE MARKETING MANAGER / (HEAD OF MARKETING DACH)
RITUALS COSMETICS, Cologne (Germany)
Feb 2015 - Jul 2018(3 years)

Strategic management & execution of online (& online to offline) marketing and digital life cycle management. Strategic management of e-commerce business unit, maternity cover as Head of Marketing. - Led a team of 7 marketing professionals in 3 European countries. - Responsible for 46% YoY growth in e-commerce sales and 22% growth in brick & mortar retail sales. - Grew brand awareness by approximately 11% in the DACH region. - Marketing & customer experience End-to-end management of the company’s opening of the largest retail store in Europe.

GLOBAL MARKETING MANAGER
HANDELSBLATT, Dusseldorf (Germany)
Apr 2014 - Jan 2015(10 months)

Responsible for the global user acquisition and monetisation of Handelsblatt's digital portfolio of news product. This included app, website and newsletter products. Key markets were Germany and USA.

GLOBAL PERFORMANCE MARKETING MANAGER
FLAREGAMES, Karlsruhe (Germany)
Nov 2012 - Mar 2014(a year)

Responsible for the global user acquisition and monetisation of Flaregames free-to-play mobile gaming apps. This included major international title such as "Throne Wars" and "Royal Revolt). Key markets were Germany, France, China, South Korea, Japan and USA.

CAMPAIGN MANAGER
UNIBET GROUP, Wimbledon (United Kingdom)
Nov 2009 - Oct 2012(3 years)

Responsible for the DACH region of Unibet's online gambling platform. Overseeing the user acquisition, retention and monetisation, as well as CRM and customer care.

University of Brighton
, Business & Media
Sep 2009 - Nov 2011(2 years)

Digital TV Production & Management

University of Brighton
, Media & Language
Sep 2006 - May 2009(3 years)

English Studies with Media

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