Maria Freixo
BUILDING THROUGH AMBIGUITY
Senior Client & Commercial Leader · DACH/EMEA

DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES.
SAME MANDATE.

I am brought in where commercial performance has stalled, and within the first quarter I rebuild the system underneath it. I remove the organisational friction and create the conditions in which people, clients and performance thrive together.
15+ years turning transactional client relationships into growth engines across FMCG, Pharma, Retail, Automotive and Renewable Energy, on both the agency and client side of complex B2B matrix organisations.

Where I'm brought in

MANDATE: STABILISE

A business-critical account at risk

Tag Worldwide (Dentsu Group): led the turnaround of a business-critical global account. KPI roadblocks diagnosed, operating model redesigned end to end, RACI-based governance installed, on a ~€12M P&L with an on-/offshore team of 22.

2 → 4CSAT, 5-point scale
3+1 yrsContract secured
100%On-time vs MSA KPIs
MANDATE: RESTORE EXECUTION

Growth that outran the operating model

Nissan Center Europe: a stalled Marketing Management Portal rollout turned into a governance and enablement success across the DACH dealer network. Currently guiding a renewable-energy SME through AI adoption: operating model first, tools second, DSGVO-compliant governance from day one.

+120%Adoption in 6 months
400+Dealer network
€1M+Efficiency savings
MANDATE: UNLOCK GROWTH

When the story undersold the business

Blue chips with multi-million agency rosters, Novartis, Sanofi, Bristol Myers Squibb, Nestlé, Danone, Unilever and others, came to my boutique teams for the precision work behind their story: corporate and brand storytelling, sales force effectiveness training and tailored CSR strategies. Commissioned repeatedly by competing players, presented directly to marketing leadership and C-suite. The flagship: a stakeholder orchestration that drove nationwide disease awareness. Portuguese national health authorities launched a first national prevalence study, and the category expanded from premium into mass-market distribution, lifting sales.

Premium → MassChannel expansion, lifting sales
FirstNational prevalence study
20+C-suite commissioned CSR mandates

The conversation worth having with me

A stalled account, a growth bottleneck, a transformation that needs an operator rather than a strategy deck. I engage as a senior leader inside your organisation or as an external advisor, whichever unlocks the problem faster.

Portuguese (native) · English & German (business fluent) · Spanish (fluent) · Düsseldorf, Germany