Chief Financial Officer

• Aug 2021 - Present

Managing Director GITP Training & Development & CFO GITP Holding

• Sep 2020 - Aug 2021

GITP is a not-for-profit foundation owned business in HR professional services, comprising business units for assessment and data-analytics and for training & development.

Director Finance & Operations

• Mar 2018 - Aug 2020

Finance Director a.i. Supply Chain Ingredients

• Oct 2017 - Jan 2018

Consultant

• Sep 2016 - Sep 2017

- business plan and financial projections for newly starting professional service firm - finance process and controls improvement in fast growing new company - handling a complex estate - business plan and financial projections for newly starting professional service firm - finance process and controls improvement in fast growing new company - handling a complex estate

Managing Director

• Sep 2015 - Aug 2016

Logistics for mobility products (healthcare). € 35mn; 350 staff; 4 distribution sites. Restructuring - cost and working capital reduction. Restoring customer and employee confidence. Complex setting with shareholder conflict and special management status at the bank. Logistics for mobility products (healthcare). € 35mn; 350 staff; 4 distribution sites. Restructuring - cost and working capital reduction. Restoring customer and employee confidence. Complex setting with shareholder conflict and special management status at the bank.

Finance Director a.i. (3 positions)

• Jan 2012 - Apr 2015

3 interim assignments for former employer FrieslandCampina (food/dairy). General to these were monthly reporting, quarterly forecasting and annual planning/budgeting including the associated presentations and reviews, implementation of a new corporate control & compliance framework, risk assessments, capex planning and analysis. Finance Director Romania 10 months Revenue € 100mn, 1,100 employees, 3 production sites. Based in Bucharest (Ro). • Partially failed implementation of new ICT system (SAP) required restoring customer service level and managing related increase of costs, inventory and trade debtor levels. • Improved transparency on cost and margin drivers. Initiated and monitored 2014 and 2015 cost reduction and market/supply chain investment plans. • Evaluation of discount structures/customer profitability, supply chain optimisation study, integrated demand/supply/financial planning. Finance Director Russia 1 year 9 months Revenue € 220mn, 650 employees, 1 production site. Based in Moscow (Ru). • Strong growth through extension of product portfolio and integration of acquired businesses. Full involvement in these cross-functional projects, detailing/refining strategy, preparing investments in the market and the supply chain, and in organisational change. • Adapting Finance, ICT and Legal functions to current and future professional requirements. Balancing daily operations with rapid and significant change. • Leader of strategy and change implementation program. Set up structures for driving and tracking progress of strategy implementation. • Evaluation of discount structures/customer profitability, working capital reduction program, business cases for decision making on 2 new lines of business, integrated demand/supply/financial planning. Finance Director Foodservice Europe 7 months Revenue € 500mn, 700 employees. Businesses in 8 European countries,Based in Lummen (B). Specific: improvement and implementation of control framework. Show less

Member of the Supervisory Board

• Jan 2011 - Jan 2013

Administrative services for schools. € 45 mn; 500 staff. Monitor and supervise the group's management in difficult market circumstances. Administrative services for schools. € 45 mn; 500 staff. Monitor and supervise the group's management in difficult market circumstances.

CFO and member of the executive board

• Jan 2006 - Sep 2011

Training and Consulting; €65 mn; 1,000 staff/freelancers; 5 countries. Held responsibility for Finance, ICT, Legal, Procurement, HR, Facilities. Completely new set up of the finance function to enhance quality and enable finance as a business partner: changed people, structure, systems, processes, reports. Implement cost savings to cope with 30% drop in revenues. Strategic plan, business planning and financial projections. Key contribution to an overall change in organisational culture; from mainly professional orientation towards a balanced professional, profit and customer orientation. Show less

Finance Director a.i.

• Nov 2004 - Oct 2005

Household and body care products; € 150mn; 300 staff; 1 production site. Transformation from a stand alone operating company towards a business unit, sharing services for finance, HR and supply chain. Sarbanes-Oxley implementation. Household and body care products; € 150mn; 300 staff; 1 production site. Transformation from a stand alone operating company towards a business unit, sharing services for finance, HR and supply chain. Sarbanes-Oxley implementation.

Finance Director a.i.

• Jul 2003 - Apr 2004

Convenience foods - Division Northern Europe; € 450mn, 2,750 staff in 5 countries. Changeover from 5 independently operating companies to one Northern European company with a functional management structure. Convenience foods - Division Northern Europe; € 450mn, 2,750 staff in 5 countries. Changeover from 5 independently operating companies to one Northern European company with a functional management structure.

Managing Director a.i.

• Oct 2002 - Jun 2003

Consultancy for schools. Management of transition from a subsidized towards fully commercial operation. Consultancy for schools. Management of transition from a subsidized towards fully commercial operation.

Controller a.i.

• Jun 2002 - Oct 2002

Co-operation of 3 water companies. Setup financial control of shared services organization. Co-operation of 3 water companies. Setup financial control of shared services organization.

CFO

• Oct 2000 - Jan 2002

Trading and Logistics. Cut flowers and potted plants. € 225mn; 400 staff; 5 countries. Restructuring, new strategy and business plan. Sold the company to private equity. Trading and Logistics. Cut flowers and potted plants. € 225mn; 400 staff; 5 countries. Restructuring, new strategy and business plan. Sold the company to private equity.

Finance Director

• Mar 1995 - Sep 2000

International dairy group (later merged into Friesland Campina). Revenue € 3.5bn, 7,000 employees. Operating in 8 countries in Europe, in the United States and in China. Held different finance positions, from corporate controller to opco Finance Director. Executed major projects (internal interim assignments). International dairy group (later merged into Friesland Campina). Revenue € 3.5bn, 7,000 employees. Operating in 8 countries in Europe, in the United States and in China. Held different finance positions, from corporate controller to opco Finance Director. Executed major projects (internal interim assignments).

Partner

• Dec 1993 - Feb 1995

IT auditing and consulting practice. Responsible for a business unit. IT auditing and consulting practice. Responsible for a business unit.

Director

• Dec 1992 - Nov 1993

Packaging machinery for food and pharma. € 25mn; 260 staff. Developed new strategy, prepared and managed restructuring. Packaging machinery for food and pharma. € 25mn; 260 staff. Developed new strategy, prepared and managed restructuring.

Manager Controlling

• Sep 1990 - Nov 1992

Smiths Food Group - savoury snacks; € 120 mn; 700 staff; 2 production sites. Complete revision of planning and control of the group (staffing, systems, controls, processes) in a period of strong growth and major investments. Smiths Food Group - savoury snacks; € 120 mn; 700 staff; 2 production sites. Complete revision of planning and control of the group (staffing, systems, controls, processes) in a period of strong growth and major investments.

Controller

• Sep 1989 - Aug 1990

Refrigerating machinery. € 25mn; 385 staff; 1 production site. Modernized management information and finance function. Selection of ERP system. Refrigerating machinery. € 25mn; 385 staff; 1 production site. Modernized management information and finance function. Selection of ERP system.

IT Auditor

• Jun 1983 - Aug 1989

IT auditing practice. Typical auditor career, from junior to manager. IT auditing practice. Typical auditor career, from junior to manager.