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International Finance Executive

Work Experience

2008 - Present INVESTMENT CONSULTING, Switzerland
CEO; Independent Financial Consultant,
• Created company and established base to grow client portfolio in Europe in cooperation with independent partners
• Advise clients in Switzerland and in Benelux as independent financial consultant in alternative investments
• Promote private equity investment opportunities in real estate and technologies to institutional investors

2004 - 2007 JOHNSON & JOHNSON - LIFESCAN, Zug, Switzerland
Business Support Manager for CEE (Austria, Switzerland, Central and Eastern Europe)
Objectives:
• Structured and lead the financial and operational support of a $ 50 million region for LifeScan, a $ 2 billion subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson in medical device
• Drove management decisions as a Member of the CEE Management and EMEA Finance and Compliance Boards, and lead an international team of financial analysts, controllers, logistic and customer service representatives
• Served as a proactive strategic partner to the General Manager CEE and the Finance Director EMEA, and supported the General and Sales Managers by conducting business planning and monitoring
• Approved spending, handled general accounting balances and financial closings, managed compliance and lead commissionaire and distribution projects to generate substantial efficiency and profitability gains
Achievements:
• Rolled out integrated management tools which helped reduce cycle time in business planning and management reporting process by 90% and build efficiency and transparency in business planning, monitoring and decision-making processes, hereby enabling business to efficiently achieve annual growth of 16% in top line and 25% in bottom line in 3 years
• Frequently conducted case studies and business cases which improved decision-making to invest efficiently in new products and markets, and achieve strategic and operational goals; gained approval for several business cases to further grow the business
• Drove implementation and improvement of critical business processes, structures and procedures to ensure and secure business continuity in the areas of business planning, management accounting and controlling, reporting, logistics, tax optimization, compliance and contract management through effective project management and monitoring
• Hired and developed financial analysts, conducted benchmarking initiatives and led controller meetings to improve planning, reporting and support, and introduced Process Excellence in business communication with adoption of e-room and country dashboards

Q3 2003 MBA INTERNSHIPS
HONEYWELL, Brussels, Belgium
Corporate Finance – Internship
• Developed econometric model to forecast changes in market size and sales orders for Honeywell ACSS EMEA
• Presented model to senior executives and obtained their buy-in for adopting the model
• Rolled out model to all lines of business and countries, and trained the FP&A team on the use of reports

Q1 2003 DEUTSCHE POST WORLD NET, Bonn, Germany
Post-Merger Integration - Internship
• Created guide, based on PMI best practices, with tools to help DPWN in managing future integration projects
• Coordinated feedback and buy-in process, designed intranet roadmap, helped define role of PMI Support Unit

Q4 2002 Operations Management - Internship
• Implemented process based management to generate 40% costs savings at Deutsche Postbank AG
• Led cross-functional team to allocate process costs to bank products and analyze implementation issues

2000 - 2001 COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION
Paris, France / Brussels, Belgium
SAP Certified Business Consultant
• Provided as negotiator and implementation manager of a US$ 400,000 SAP data warehouse project full and on-time visibility on the value chain of a leading manufacturer of electron devices, which improved business performance of client by enhancing decision-making and reduced information cost by 25%;
• Managed team of four consultants, delivered full implementation of project on time and under budget, and created competence centre to pool best practices in data warehousing and business intelligence
• Led project team in customizing SAP Finance and Controlling for market leader in life science distribution
• Conducted audit of risks related to the Euro conversion program of a leading mass retailer; presented to the Board 30 recommendations, later implemented, on mitigating operational risks estimated at $25 million

1995 - 1999 GROUPE CREDIT AGRICOLE, Brussels, Belgium
Controller
• Coordinated and enhanced strategic planning, controlling, corporate finance, reporting and decision-making processes in cooperation with ALM and MIS teams
• Implemented management reporting and controlling tools to monitor key business drivers on balance sheet and equity; developed integrated simulation and reporting tool using Monte Carlo analysis, Oracle Hyperion Financial Management and Excel VBA to manage actual risk-adjusted and forecasted figures
• Developed integrated strategic planning process to align corporate strategies with lines of business; coordinated functional teams in designing new corporate business model and key performance measures
• Provided to the Board strategic recommendations using activity-based management, reducing credit offer lead-time by 33% and overhead by 6%
• Revised capital budgeting process and analyzed investment and expansion opportunities; created model to solve financial and operational metrics of $50 billion merger with Artesia Bank
• Provided recommendation to the Board on $20 million investment project, which was adopted to enable savings of 13% and increase earnings by 40% in four years

Education

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO BOOTH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, Chicago, USA
MBA - International Master of Business Administration
Top 30% of class, 2004
• Concentrations in Corporate Finance & Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Private Equity, M&A & GAAP Accounting
• MBA Exchange Program and Intensive Japanese Language Program at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
• Active Member of Alum Corporate Management & Strategy Groups; Finalist in Deloitte Consulting Challenge

VLERICK LEUVEN GENT MANAGEMENT SCHOOL, Gent, Belgium
Master in Controllership
Magna Cum Laude, 1998
• Concentrations in Management Accounting and Control; Chartered Controller
• Co-founder/former Board Member of the Belgian Institute of Management Accountants and Controllers (BIMAC)

LESSIUS HOGESCHOOL, Antwerp, Belgium
Master in Business Studies and Finance
Top 15% of class, 1994
• Concentrations in Economy, Finance, Accounting & Marketing - Elected member of Student Council

Skills

Hard skills:
• MBA, Masters in Finance and Controlling, Chartered Controller, Certified SAP Consultant, BankSIM Certified
• 2 years of international consulting experience in the area of alternative placements and life insurance
• 8 years of global finance management experience in the financial and pharmaceutical sector, with successful results in strategic planning, management accounting & control, process & project management
• 2 years of international consulting experience in the area of business resource and process optimization
• Strong analytical & technical skills (SAP, Hyperion, MS Office, planning, decision, reporting & monitoring tools)

Soft skills:
• Combine strong multilingual, communication, leadership and team skills with solution- and client-driven behavior
• Achieve goals and results with strong analytical rigor, focus, energy, strategic thinking and personal development
• Inspire and lead with a big picture vision, an out-of-the-box mindset and an integer and confident personality

Languages

Dutch and French mothertongues
fluent in English and German
conversational Japanese and Spanish

Other

• Lifestyle - healthy lifestyle through fitness, yoga, tennis and healthy food; frequent international travel
• Activities - Active member of several alum, professional and social networks
• Mobility - Swiss B-permit; Belgian nationality; single and geographically mobile; experience in living abroad
• Computer Skills - Microsoft Office; SAP; Hyperion; Business Data Warehousing & Analytical Knowledge Tools
• Apply personal growth and development tools to unleash potential through coaching, training and literature

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