References about Michael Toedter - Operational Business

"I had the pleasure of working with Michael as we established the BSH companies in Australia and New Zealand. As the MD of Australia, responsible for New Zealand, I reported to Michael, who was based at the BSH Regional Headquarter in Singapore.

Putting in place the necessary mechanisms to establish successful business in both AU and NZ required a high degree of teamwork and strong leadership. The second phase was to maintain growth in the following years.

Michael ensured a structured process with a precise agenda was adopted and followed during both phases of establishment and growth and challenged the project teams in terms of quality, costs and time. Michael excelled as a dedicated and engaged manager who worked in a collaborative manner with the Australia and New Zealand management team, but also ensured the correct KPI's were in place to keep the team focused on the desired outcomes. This approach was supplemented with an emphasis on hiring motivated, skilled and socially competent staff that resulted in an engaged team with a very low staff turnover."

"Discussions with Michael have always been stimulating, encouraging and above all fruitful. I remember exploring the possibility of working together with BSH to fully fit out the first phase of our service apartments with electrical appliances in 2005/2006.

Michael was quick to see the opportunity of not only penetrating a new market but also viewed it as a great opening to brand the company and its products in Malaysia with a reputable property developer. It was no wonder that he went out his way to ensure that all obstacles were overcome, chief of which was the cost. At one point we were embattled with a restricted budget and had to cut down on one electrical item namely the refrigerator. Michael refused to give up and offered us a specially designed fridge that could fit into our budget. It was such resourcefulness in Michael that left me with a great impact to ensure that we honor our part of our bargain to fit out all our subsequent three phases with Bosch electrical appliances.

BSH's partnership with us over the years have brought mutual benefits for both parties, including tremendous publicity that brought close to 15 Malaysian editors of major newspapers visiting the BSH plant in Germany. So impactful was the positive publicity generated from our partnership that other property developers subsequently tried to emulate us.

All these would not have been possible had it not been Michael's foresight, courage and above all his resilience in getting his team to work on something which he truly believes in."