Joe Woerner

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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