Dr. Karin Walczyk
Accenture
Chemical Research & Resources Innovation Research Lead Tel: +49 211 9120 64684 Karin.Walczky@accenture.com |
Professional Background
• Global Resources Innovation Research Lead & Chemical Research
•Technology key contact for Resources Research
•Main focus is set on chemical industry assessment and benchmarks, as well as market analyses.
•She built up the Innovation Benchmarker, a patent analysis tool to benchmark innovation on company, industry or country level
•Leading text analysis initiatives from testing to roll out
•Joined Accenture Research in October 2000.
•4 years experience as marketing / market research manager for the ZAPP AG, a midsize company in the fields of cold-forming of stainless steels and metal alloys.
•2 years Market Research experience at the Henkel KGaA, focusing on secondary research and analysis on R&D and Patents.
•PhD in Chemicals (University Regensburg and Kiel).
•Technology key contact for Resources Research
•Main focus is set on chemical industry assessment and benchmarks, as well as market analyses.
•She built up the Innovation Benchmarker, a patent analysis tool to benchmark innovation on company, industry or country level
•Leading text analysis initiatives from testing to roll out
•Joined Accenture Research in October 2000.
•4 years experience as marketing / market research manager for the ZAPP AG, a midsize company in the fields of cold-forming of stainless steels and metal alloys.
•2 years Market Research experience at the Henkel KGaA, focusing on secondary research and analysis on R&D and Patents.
•PhD in Chemicals (University Regensburg and Kiel).
Functional Experience
•Patent analysis •Financial analysis •Mergers & acquisitions •Industry and market assessment •Benchmarking |
Industry Know How
•Petrochemicals •Specialty chemicals •Agrochemicals •Industrial Gases |
Selected Relevant Experience
- Chemical Industry Analysis
- Monitoring and analyzing chemical industry activities and their impact on the global chemical market
- Dow – DuPont Merger analysis for all three segments
- M&A impact on Agrochemical Markets
- M&A impact of Linde / Praxair merger announcement
- CVL support ( Merck, Bayer, Air Liquide)
- High Performance Analysis
- Chemical High Performance analysis is based on KPIs covering long term financial performance, current financial performance, operational excellence and KPIs on growth & innovation.
- Data visualization via Tableau
- Linking High Performance to C-Suite agenda (Innovation, Digital)
- Patent Analysis
- Innovation is the backbone of the chemicals industry and it is an ongoing hot topic in board rooms. In times of slow or stagnating economic growth, innovation has enabled high performers to differentiate and grow Dow – DuPont Merger analysis
- CVL Support (Merck, Nokia, DeutscheTelekom, Philips, ASML, SABIC
- Innovation Snapshots covering technology trends and qualitative benchmarks on patent portfolios
- Technology mapping for M&A (Dow/DuPont, Monsanto/Bayer, Nokia/Alcatel Lucent)
- Text Analysis
- Trend analysis and media monitoring based in text analysis of news and blogs
- Monsanto – Sentiment analysis, comparison with other Agchem players
- New Business Models for ESKOM
- Redefining Henkel: Disruptive adhesives