Office:
R2M Consulting Ltd. Dept. 1047, 601 International House
223 Regent Street London W1B 2QD United Kingdom Private address:
Rondplein 6, B1860 Meise Belgium
Ph: + (44) 7497 77 86 96, +(32) 474 83 35 72
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Interim Management CFO/ Treasury Director/ Finance Manager/ Crisis Management
- Merger and acquisition
- Responsible for reaching performance targets and reporting to Board
- Set-up, reorganize and restructure SSC’s
- Substantial Service, Manufacturing, Blue chip, Transport, Food, Insurances, Logistics and Construction Industry experience to expand retail market, branding and sales.
- Union Negotiations
- Designing and implementing new processes & due diligence
- Revenue responsibility national/ international – Pan-Euro
- Monitoring and diversifying sales and marketing portfolio
- Evaluating and unify purchasing systems & taxes
- Restructuring Management, P&L Management, Financial Analysis,
- Monitoring of the processes within management, partners and investors
- Developing solutions for a smooth operation in all department
- Crisis Management & Fraud Investigations
- Budgeting process for the sales, marketing and finance
- International working experience in all over EMEA, ASPAC, LATAM, North and Central America
Areas of Expertise
- Startup Operations
- Restructuring Companies
- Merger & Acquisition
- Implementation of Policies & Procedures
- Sarbanes Oxley Implementation
- Change Management
- Crisis Management
- Cost Reduction
- Bank Negotiations
- Cost control
- Tax optimization
- Fraud Investigations
- HR Management
- Leadership Acumen
Professional Credentials
Belgian Institute of Management Accountants and Controllers
Institute of Interim Management UK
Professional Outline
Interim Treasury Director EMEA/ASPAC/LATAMApril 2014 – April 2017
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Luxemburg
Global Medical instruments Turnover €2.800m
Manufactory and sales
-Set-up new treasury department for EMEA, ASPAC (China, Japan, India, Australia, Singapore, Philippines, Korea, etc.) and LATAM (Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Chili, Puerto Rico, Panama ,…)
-In charge of more than 120 bank accounts
-Responsible for day to day treasury activities
-Negotiating with Banks for loans, bank guarantees, factoring
-Hedging program
-Insurance program’s
-Treasury management (forecasting, payments, reconciliation
-Liaising with Tax department for EMEA and Asia
-FX trading, hedging, etc.
-Liaising with 3rd party provider for new Treasury system
-Head of new Treasury software implementation
-Implementing new SOP for treasury
-Training of financial staff on Treasury
-Set-up of cash pooling
-Responsible for intercompany loans and calculations of interest
-Working capital requirements
-Intercompany netting
Interim Group Accounting ManagerApril 2013 – Oct 2013
Transcom WorldWide SALuxemburg
Customer relationship managementTurnover €600m
and debt Collection company
-Responsible accounting shared service of European entities and holding companies
-Responsible re-location of SSC to other countries.
-Relocate and transfer all accounting books to new regional locations
-Preparing all statutory accounts
-Responsible for day to day accounting team (invoices, bank, payroll, prepayments, accruals, depreciation etc.)
-Month-end closing and reporting in accordance with IFRS for group consolidation purpose
-Supervision of the Accounts Payable and Receivables Team
-Liaising with auditors, lawyers, banks and other service providers
-Treasury management (forecasting, payments, reconciliation)
-Liaising with tax authorities
-Improvement of accounting standards
Interim Finance Director Dec 2012 – Mar 2013
PB Projects (Game Mania) Belgium - Netherlands
Electronic Games retail Turnover €90m
-Management of financial structure and working capital
-Re-organize Group consolidation ( 60 own retail stores)
-Set-up new SSC in Belgium for 60 stores (HR- IT- Finance- Tax)
-Investigative Forensic Auditor
-Interviews and management reviews
-Cash management, treasury, cash pooling set-up
-Review, improve and implement new policies and Procedures
-Implementing new reports for finance, production, procurement
-Set-up new accounting standards and policies and procedures
-Full responsibility for drawing up, scheduling and follow up of the annual and monthly cash flow projection for the whole group.
Interim CFOFeb 2012 – Jun 2012
FrieslandCampina Russia
Diary Manufactory Turnover Russia €350m Group € 9.630m
-Financial KPI‟ for procurement, supply chain, manufacturing, HR, marketing and sales
-Balanced Business Plan (BBP) for the management team
-Management information: provide timely high quality and relevant reports to internal and external stakeholders (including fiscal authorities)
-Finance analyses to support business decisions
-Management of financial structure and working capital
-Responsible for accounting according to Russia and IFRS standards
-Risk management, tax and treasury
-Director of the team for the implementation and fulfilment of the obligation of the group under I.F.R.S
-Full responsibility for drawing up, scheduling and follow up of the annual and monthly cash flow projection for the whole group.
-Full responsibility for accomplishing taxation law obligations of the firm, the subsidiaries and the affiliated companies.
-Director of the departments for treasuring, controlling, budgeting and financial reporting for all financial activities of the group in Russia
-Director of the departments for drawing up and presentation of budgeted and actual figures on PFI & PPP projects
Interim CFO May 2011 – Sep 2011
Facil GCV Belgium, EU, USA, Mexico
Automotive supply Turnover Holding €450m
Interim CFO Oct 2010 – Dec 2010
Waegener R&D HoldingBelgium
Medical equipment ManufactoryTurnover group €36m
Interim Group Finance/ Consolidation Manager Mar 2010 – Jun 2010
LBC TT Holding France
Seaport logisticsTurnover group €450m
Interim Finance and Administration ManagerJul 2009 – Jan 2010
Amlin Insurance Benelux
InsurancesTurnover Benelux €750mGroup GBP 2.500m
Interim Finance and Administration DirectorNov 2007 – Dec 2008
General ElectricsHungary and Romania
HQ and Shared Service CenterTurnover Local $3bnGroup $142.000m
Interim Finance and Administration Director Apr 2007 – Oct 2007
Baxter Healthcare SATunisia
Pharmaceutical and medical ManufactoryTurnover Tunisia €350m Group $12.850m
Interim Forensic Auditor Sep 2006 – Oct 2006
Party Gaming(Group)Gibraltar
Internet CasinoTurnover group $2.000m
Interim Finance and Administration DirectorAug 2005 – Aug 2006
BJ Services Company UK LtdAlgeria and Libya
Oil and Gas service Turnover Libya $120m Group $4.400m
Interim Finance and Administration Director Oct 2003 – Mar 2005
Halliburton Algeria
Oil and Gas service Turnover Algeria $180m Group $18.000m
Interim Finance and Administration Director (Benelux)Aug 2002 – Oct 2003
Zellweger Analytics NVBenelux
Electronics Turnover Benelux €80m Group €1.800m
Interim International Forensic Auditor (UK – Africa)May 2001– May 2002
Blue Circle Industries – LafargeNigeria
Cement Turnover Nigeria $950m Group $23.000m
Interim Finance and Administration Director Jun 2000 – Jan 2001
Defence Systems Africa (Armor Group)R.D. Congo
Security and protection comp. Turnover Congo $80m Group $990m
Interim CFO Mar 1998 – Mar 2000
Sea Trucks Nigeria LtdNigeria - Jersey
Maritime shipping comp Turnover Group $185m
Project Finance and Administration Director Nov 1996 – Jan 1998
Besix Construct (Six Construct Group)Russia
Industrial Construction
Interim General Manager (Poland)Jan 1994 – Jul 1996
Euronyl Assembling SP Z O O (Euronyl Group)
Plastic molding Manufactory Poland
General Manager (all EU)Jun 1987 – Nov 1993
Hot Line World Wide BVBA
Courier serviceBelgium
Customs Manager Feb 1985 – May 1987
Genucchi NV Belgium
Public Relation Officer Apr 1983 – Dec 1984
Youship Nigeria
Others
- Conducted interviews and organized management reviews
- Successfully managed various other major responsibilities including budget control, cash flow forecast, cash management, treasury and cash pooling set-up
- Translated local accounting GAAP into IFRS GAAP
- Managed reporting in US GAAP and IFRS
- Managed collective lay-off for all employees in Belgium and the Netherlands
- Directed and collated information from senior Finance staff of the Group companies
- Managed reconciliation and consolidation Team
- Liaised with LAFARGE HO on audit issues
- Established and managed the audit function in Nigeria and Sub-Sahara
- Travelled across the globe to interview and appoint a Group Treasurer and Financial Analyst for the implementation of JD Edwards ERP systems
Educational Credentials
MBA - General Management Oct 1980 – Feb 1983
Davis University California
Masters in International Economic SciencesOct 1977 – Feb 1983
Davis University California
Bachelors of EconomicsSep 1971 – Jul 1977
Koninklijk Atheneum Brussel
Personal Details
- Date of Birth: 27th March, 1960
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Belgian
- Marital Status: Married
- Driving License: Belgian Driving License
- Languages: Mother tongue: Dutch
Fluent: English, French, German
Basic: Polish, Russian, Italian and Spanish
References available on request