Simon D. Trimborn
Strategy & Transformation at The Body Shop
Bavaria
Overview
Work Experience
Strategy & Transformation
2023 - Current
Dispatched to The Body Shop by leading mid-market buy out PE fund to build full potential plan and execute value creation. - Build full value creation plan to inform future funding decision - Developed „Future Go To Market Strategy“ - Results: Showed potential to significantly increase EBITDA (6-10x) until 2028. Key project value measures: Retail footprint optimization, review of current channel mix prioritization (FTE & Budgets), channel steering (Customer cohorts & Customer Life time Value view), category mgmt. - and marketing spent optimization. Implementation of omni-channel capabilities (tech stack & skills), Organizational cost out; working capital, procurement and logistics optimization
Angel Investor
2021
- AI in compliance/GRC (Creandum & HV Capital) - Ops and insights platform for rapidly growing D2C brands (NEA, GFC) - Web3 risk modelling in real-time across chains, protocols, & liquidity pools
Managing Director (Operations & Platform)
2021 - 2023
Pre-seed fund with a founder-first mindset. We've helped create over 40 companies to date, with the likes of Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, Insight Partners, Addition, Tiger Global & NEA investing in our companies. Operational support for portfolio founders (GTM, Operating Model, Hiring, Fundraising) Investment: Pre-seed Investments DACH, Leading COO Office at Flash (8 Offices, 34 FTEs) First check Fund: 46 Investments, 7.5x, 120% IRR, €300m NAV
Vice President of Business Development
2020 - 2021
Limehome, today is one of Europes leading service apartment operators with 5000+ Units in 6+ countries contracted with significant profitability advantage due to superior digital operations. Joined as senior member of the founding team to build up the real estate supply side from 0 to Europe. Define, test and scale GTM (win first significant customers and scale growth departments on supply side). First Buy andBuild M&A transactions. Management Board Member
Head of Business Development (Founding Team Member)
2018 - 2020
Responsible to scale the company supply side to 4 countries, 2500 signed apartments leading 34 FTEs from sales and business analytics roles to interior design and construction.
Senior Consultant
2016 - 2019
Associate
2015 - 2016
Mostly worked in business model change situations (e.g. building new digital business units) Analytical thinking, scoping, prioritizing and stakeholder management at high speed and ambition
BCG Securities focuses on wealth management with high net worth individuals.
Strategy Consultant
2014 - 2015
Large Customer Sales (Online Media Associate)
2012 - 2012
Strategic account management for Google's leading retail clients: - Analysis of general portfolio performance - Revenue potential analysis for new Google advertising products - Selling selected products to large retail clients
Google is a multinational corporation that specializes in Internet-related services and organizes the world’s information.
Raised $26,100,000.00 from Angel Investors LP, Kleiner Perkins, Signatures Capital, Sequoia Capital, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shaquille O'Neal, Henry Kissinger, Google and Tiger Woods.
Entrepreneur In Residence
2012 - 2012
Pre-Seed Team member helping on B2B sales efforts