Axel Wulff

Axel Wulff has a diverse range of work experience. Axel most recently served as the Chief Financial Officer at LIFELENZ, a SAAS software company specializing in workforce management. In this role, they were responsible for managing the company's finances, legal matters, HR functions, and strategy. During their time at LIFELENZ, they successfully led two equity rounds, raising a total of $44M from venture capitalists and private investors.

Prior to their role at LIFELENZ, Axel worked at Wal-Mart for eight years, starting in 2010. Axel held the position of Director of Business Development, overseeing strategy and business development for the company's most profitable strategic business unit, Walmart Services. Axel played a key role in growing the business unit's annual operating income from $300,000,000 to $1,500,000,000.

Before joining Wal-Mart, Axel served as the Director of Business Development at Saint-Gobain from 2007 to 2010. Axel was responsible for overseeing mergers, acquisitions, asset purchases, joint ventures, and divestitures for the company's North American operations. Notably, they successfully sold the windows manufacturing business, CertainTeed, to Ply Gem Industries, and completed a $340,000,000 acquisition of Norandex from Owens Corning.

In addition to these roles, Axel has held positions at RiskMetrics Group as a Relationship Manager and at SCA Packaging North America as the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. At SCA Packaging, they restructured the business unit to prepare for its sale to Metalmark Capital for $400,000,000.

Earlier in their career, Axel worked as a Venture Capital Consultant at Venture Capital Consulting, where they assisted companies in preparing business plans for private equity investors. Axel also held the position of Vice President of Technology Investment Banking at Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., where they led work on valuing, positioning, and preparing companies for initial public offerings and advised clients on structuring and valuation in merger and acquisition situations.

Prior to their role at Deutsche Bank, Axel worked as a Finance Manager at Ingersoll-Rand Company, where they managed business development projects, acquisitions, and post-merger integrations in the United States, Germany, and France.

Overall, Axel Wulff's work experience highlights their expertise in financial management, business development, mergers and acquisitions, and venture capital consulting.

Axel Wulff has an extensive education history in the field of finance and business administration. In 1985, they attended Université de Fribourg - Universität Freiburg, where they studied economics for three years. Following this, from 1989 to 1990, they attended the University of San Francisco, earning a Bachelor of Arts/Science degree in Business Administration and Economics. Axel later pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance from Harvard Business School, completing this program from 1997 to 1998.

In addition to their formal education, Axel Wulff has obtained several certifications. In 1992, they became a Certified Management Accountant through the Institute of Management Accountants. In 1998, they obtained the Financial Services Representative certification from the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom. Finally, in 2000, Axel received the Series 7 & 63 certifications from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).