Joe Woerner

Education

• Born and raised in Germany and Switzerland
• Came to the US as a college student in 1975
• B.S. Business Administration, University of Connecticut 1979
• MBA Boston University 1981

Corporate Career

• SmithKline Beecham, Pittsburgh, PA 1981-1986

Assistant Brand Manager
Associate Brand Manager
Brand Manager

• Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany 1986- 1997

International Marketing Manager- Europe, Cosmetics 1986-1988
Director of Marketing, Tesa Tape Division 1988-1991
VP International, Tesa Tape 1991-1993
VP Consumer and International 1993-1997

• Radiator Specialty (automotive and consumer products). Charlotte, NC 1998

        VP Plumbing and Hardware Division

• Melnor/ GARDENA (lawn and garden products manufacturer headquartered in Germany), Winchester, VA 1998 – 2001

        Executive VP Sales and Marketing 1998-1999
        President/ CEO North America 2000-2001
Entrepreneurial Career

• Opened Management Recruiters of Lancaster County (later the Q Works Group) in March, 2002, in Fort Mill, SC. Offering executive recruiting and coaching to consumer durables and industrial products companies
• Staff consisted of Account Executives, Project Coordinators, Marketing Coordinator and an Administrative Assistant
• Significant experience working with German client companies finding management professionals in the US, leveraging multi-cultural experience
• President’s Club (top 25% of the 1,000+ office MRI network) every year
• Voted ‘best place to work’ in the Charlotte region multiple times
• Sold my company in March 2018

Now

• XCultureBridge LLC: coaching corporate clients on assessing their culture and how to hire accordingly
• Guest lecturer at UNCC, Pfeiffer University, CPCC
• Mentor to small business owners with SCORE Charlotte
• Member of several international organizations
• Executive Board member and Development Chair at International House
• Executive Committee member and lead mentor at VMS, Rock Hill
• Spending time with family and friends, travel, sports, new hobbies

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