About Us

Founded in 2016 to convert the employment with Gardien Group into consultant relationship prior moving the operating base to Germany. The company office in Singapore is conveniently located in one of the most business friendly and busy entryways to Asia.
Relationships with local partners allow for the ability to incorporate Asian support with necessary language and cultural expertise.

Work experience and Credentials

Chief Operating Officer (COO) since July 2010, Luxholdco Gardien,

The Gardien Group (www.gardien.com) offers Test and Inspection in-production solutions for bare Printed Circuit Board (PCB) in 18 service centers over 6 countries across Asia, Europe and North America. The group employs about 450 staff from machine operators to R&D engineers and software support. An R&D and assembly team in Germany designs and manufactures specialist machines for electrical test of PCB. The Gardien Group is owned by a Technology Investment Fond out of the UK

Setting up and Operating out of Head office Singapore 2011-2016. Since 2016 from Hamburg

  • Responsible for all Gardien Group activities except Finance
  • Company restructuring and change management
  • Formulizing and Implementing new business strategy

Previous Position in the group or its predecessors since Jan 2005 included role of VP North America, Director Europe for Outsourcing out of Riedelbach/Germany, Toronto/ Canada, Portland/USA.

Sales and Marketing Manager and Project Manager 1998-2003, Atotech Feucht, Germany

Atotech is an international speciality chemicals and equipment company. It provides chemistry and equipment for companies that manufacture printed circuit boards, IC-substrates and semiconductors; and also provides specialty chemicals and equipment for decorative and functional surface finishing in the automotive, construction, furniture and other industries.

Atotech Feucht is the Tech Center for Manufacturing, R&D as well as sales for the Wet Process solution provided by Atotech

  • Responsible for the Equipment Sales worldwide: Layout and design of the equipment Collaboration between Chemist Team, Customer, Equipment team), quotes, negotiations and hand over to the project management department.
  • Restructuring of the Internal Sales Organization
  • Responsible for project management of plating equipment to the PCB industry worldwide: Project values of about 2 Mio euro each: Handling of the project form the take over from sales until the end of the warranty period. Manufacturing, purchasing, installation and acceptance of the equipment. Layout and design verification of the equipment, Preparation of all project related documentation and verification of the details with the customers. Full cost, profit and scheduling responsibility for each project

Installation Site manager 1993-1997, Lurgi Bischoff GMBH, Germany

Lurgi Bischoff (today GEA Bischoff) offer the full range of gas cleaning equipment and technology with a focus on process plants for Iron and Steel making industries. The services include design, sourcing, installation and commissioning.
Responsible for installation planning, purchasing and actual on site installation of process plants for Iron and Steel making (wet and dry precipitators, Co2 washers) worldwide.

  • Troubleshooting of installations
  • Quality control of major process equipment
  • Cold Commissioning of the process plant

Education

Degree
• Master Degree in Mechanical engineering, University of Mannheim, Germany
• Undergraduate Degree in Economics

Expertise
• Journeyman's Certificate/training as Mechanic

Personal Information

Roland Valentini (Born 1965) joined Gardien in 2005, when it was still part of the Mania Group, as the Head of Outsourcing Europe. Moving to North America later as VP Europe/North. He later moved to North America as VP Europe/North America.

As the COO for Gardien Group (a role assumed in 2010, while working out of Singapore), he has successfully led the Group through transition and change with a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and an undergraduate in Economics, has worked in various capacities globally and has been associated with the PCB industry since 1998, starting with Atotech Equipment Division in Feucht, Germany.

Served as Board Member of the German school in Toronto, Canada.

Hobby

Passion for motorcycle, sailing

follow me