Arjan Oudshoorn
Chief Financial Officer at Danser Group- Claim this Profile
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Dutch Native or bilingual proficiency
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English Full professional proficiency
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German Limited working proficiency
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French Elementary proficiency
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Saskia Groen-in't-Woud
Arjan is an excellent CFO and hands down, the best finance person I have ever had the pleasure to work with. For two years we worked intensely to turn around and determine the future strategy for a business that had languished for some time. Arjan has the invaluable quality of being able to drill down and find those hygiene factors that set the course to profitability. His integrity combined with a genuine desire to address the right things holistically and properly was greatly appreciated by me and our executive team. During the time he was CFO of Damco, a large complex global business, he developed his leadership skills and through some fairly difficult times, was able to connect with his team and his peers to push performance forward. He shows great courage in the face of difficult decisions, and as a CEO, I knew resolutely through the highs and lows, he would both have our best interests at heart and work tirelessly to get the right solutions. Arjan’s faith and personal values, his family and the standards to which he holds himself are exemplary and characteristics of both a strong leader and a strong CFO. I highly recommend Arjan and look forward to him continuing to develop both his CFO and leadership qualities in his next role.
Alan Gibson
I worked with Arjan for several years and experienced Arjan as a dedicated, trustworthy and loyal financial professional who gives 200% to everything he commits himself to. While at ERS, Arjan worked conscientiously to improve cross functional business processes, to develop commercial pricing tools, implement detailed analyses of business activities and coach his own team. He has the ability to deep dive into details while keeping his eye on the bigger picture in relentless pursuit of strategic objectives.
Saskia Groen-in't-Woud
Arjan is an excellent CFO and hands down, the best finance person I have ever had the pleasure to work with. For two years we worked intensely to turn around and determine the future strategy for a business that had languished for some time. Arjan has the invaluable quality of being able to drill down and find those hygiene factors that set the course to profitability. His integrity combined with a genuine desire to address the right things holistically and properly was greatly appreciated by me and our executive team. During the time he was CFO of Damco, a large complex global business, he developed his leadership skills and through some fairly difficult times, was able to connect with his team and his peers to push performance forward. He shows great courage in the face of difficult decisions, and as a CEO, I knew resolutely through the highs and lows, he would both have our best interests at heart and work tirelessly to get the right solutions. Arjan’s faith and personal values, his family and the standards to which he holds himself are exemplary and characteristics of both a strong leader and a strong CFO. I highly recommend Arjan and look forward to him continuing to develop both his CFO and leadership qualities in his next role.
Alan Gibson
I worked with Arjan for several years and experienced Arjan as a dedicated, trustworthy and loyal financial professional who gives 200% to everything he commits himself to. While at ERS, Arjan worked conscientiously to improve cross functional business processes, to develop commercial pricing tools, implement detailed analyses of business activities and coach his own team. He has the ability to deep dive into details while keeping his eye on the bigger picture in relentless pursuit of strategic objectives.
Saskia Groen-in't-Woud
Arjan is an excellent CFO and hands down, the best finance person I have ever had the pleasure to work with. For two years we worked intensely to turn around and determine the future strategy for a business that had languished for some time. Arjan has the invaluable quality of being able to drill down and find those hygiene factors that set the course to profitability. His integrity combined with a genuine desire to address the right things holistically and properly was greatly appreciated by me and our executive team. During the time he was CFO of Damco, a large complex global business, he developed his leadership skills and through some fairly difficult times, was able to connect with his team and his peers to push performance forward. He shows great courage in the face of difficult decisions, and as a CEO, I knew resolutely through the highs and lows, he would both have our best interests at heart and work tirelessly to get the right solutions. Arjan’s faith and personal values, his family and the standards to which he holds himself are exemplary and characteristics of both a strong leader and a strong CFO. I highly recommend Arjan and look forward to him continuing to develop both his CFO and leadership qualities in his next role.
Alan Gibson
I worked with Arjan for several years and experienced Arjan as a dedicated, trustworthy and loyal financial professional who gives 200% to everything he commits himself to. While at ERS, Arjan worked conscientiously to improve cross functional business processes, to develop commercial pricing tools, implement detailed analyses of business activities and coach his own team. He has the ability to deep dive into details while keeping his eye on the bigger picture in relentless pursuit of strategic objectives.
Saskia Groen-in't-Woud
Arjan is an excellent CFO and hands down, the best finance person I have ever had the pleasure to work with. For two years we worked intensely to turn around and determine the future strategy for a business that had languished for some time. Arjan has the invaluable quality of being able to drill down and find those hygiene factors that set the course to profitability. His integrity combined with a genuine desire to address the right things holistically and properly was greatly appreciated by me and our executive team. During the time he was CFO of Damco, a large complex global business, he developed his leadership skills and through some fairly difficult times, was able to connect with his team and his peers to push performance forward. He shows great courage in the face of difficult decisions, and as a CEO, I knew resolutely through the highs and lows, he would both have our best interests at heart and work tirelessly to get the right solutions. Arjan’s faith and personal values, his family and the standards to which he holds himself are exemplary and characteristics of both a strong leader and a strong CFO. I highly recommend Arjan and look forward to him continuing to develop both his CFO and leadership qualities in his next role.
Alan Gibson
I worked with Arjan for several years and experienced Arjan as a dedicated, trustworthy and loyal financial professional who gives 200% to everything he commits himself to. While at ERS, Arjan worked conscientiously to improve cross functional business processes, to develop commercial pricing tools, implement detailed analyses of business activities and coach his own team. He has the ability to deep dive into details while keeping his eye on the bigger picture in relentless pursuit of strategic objectives.
Credentials
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IMD programm Inspiring Maersk
IMD Business SchoolOct, 2021- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Danser Group
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Netherlands
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Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Financial Officer
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Nov 2022 - Present
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Oudshoorn Advies
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Alblasserdam
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Business Consultant
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May 2003 - Present
Business consultant for several SME companies . The consultancy activities include strategic, M&A, financial, legal and tax consultancy in various industries. Business consultant for several SME companies . The consultancy activities include strategic, M&A, financial, legal and tax consultancy in various industries.
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Sabbatical Break
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200 - 300 Employee
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On Leave
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May 2022 - Oct 2022
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A.P. Moller - Maersk
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Denmark
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Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
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700 & Above Employee
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Global Head of Business Control
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Jan 2021 - Apr 2022
As Finance Director of Damco International: led the legal and finance integration of Damco into Maersk LnS.As Global Head of Business Control: established and led the global Business Controlling function for Maersk LnS, a team of 100+ business controllers in a business of $ 9.4B. On the back of new data/BI solutions and in depth training we paived the path for Business Controllers to develop from control gate keepers to Business Partners for Customer Experience and Commerce. In this role Arjan has been part of various international M&A trajectories.
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Global CFO - Damco
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Oct 2018 - Dec 2020
As CFO, led Global Finance, legal and compliance functions (70+FTE) in Damco ($ 1.1B revenue) and member of management board.The team broke through the long standing trend of losses, and turned the Damco business into healthy profits on the back of a strong performance culture supported by standardisation of processes & systems and solid BI driven data insights. Damco served its customers, all the way with integration logistics. The team prepared Damco well for Integration into Maersk LnS by December 2020.
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Business CFO for COO
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Jan 2018 - Sep 2018
In this role, Arjan bridged borders and connected Operations and Finance functions globally driving both integrated visions. This includes global process & systems improvements, aligned sets of KPI's and success measures, in a company where massive volumes and low margins require lean processes.This role was a stepping stone for the role as Global CFO of Damco.
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Global head of GRC / Business Controlling
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Apr 2016 - Dec 2017
Global head of GRC (Governance Risk and Compliance) function at Damco, is global responsible for internal audit, risk assessment, control design, implementation of controls and control monitoring, next to fraud and misconduct management and investigation. The team exists of 12 professionals, of which most are experienced chartered accountants and internal auditors.
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CFO Benelux & Switzerland
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Mar 2012 - Mar 2016
Responsible for Finance in one of Damco's most complex area's: Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland, including reporting, accounting, controlling, cash management, fiscal, legal, statutory director seats of the various legal companies.In this role cost leadership and process optimizations were key to success, including outsourcing of finance activities to India. The team managed the implementation of Transport Management System. Losses were turned around into profits and commercial successes have triggered significant customer implementations. High volume of transactions with low margins, triggered the involvement and thus impact of Finance in many aspects of the business.
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CFO ERS Railways
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Nov 2008 - Feb 2012
As CFO, financial responsible for ERS Railways companies (Maersk owned), conducting container transportation by rail throughout Europe (consolidated turnover of EUR 125M pa).Leading and optimizing the Finance team (14 FTE) covering, controlling, legal, fiscal (including Transfer Pricing), procurement, contract management, payroll, cash-flow management and pricing.As a result of the crisis, we've been actively repositioning the company and transformed it to our customers' needs including advanced routing and pricing schemes. Member of the Advisory Board of BoxXpress.de, where we had a 47%-stake in this Railway JV in Germany. Succesfully prepared the company for an external sale.
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Manager Group Reporting
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Aug 2006 - Oct 2008
Responsible for financial reporting, budgeting and analyses of Daily Running Costs (total annual budget of apprx. USD 100M), including manning, payroll, repair & maitenance of 65 large container vessels sailing globally. Annual and monthly reporting, forecasting and budgets of all seven ship management entities, of which three located in Germany and one in Ukraine.
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BoXxpress.de
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Germany
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Truck Transportation
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member of Advisory Board
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Jun 2010 - Feb 2012
boxXpress.de GmbH was at that time part of the Maersk Group In the Advisory Board of boxXpress.de GmbH, I've had special focus on financial and legal matters in this company, including process optimization projects. boxXpress.de GmbH was at that time part of the Maersk Group In the Advisory Board of boxXpress.de GmbH, I've had special focus on financial and legal matters in this company, including process optimization projects.
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Education
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1999 - 2004
Erasmus University Rotterdam
MSc, Business Economics -
1993 - 1999
Wartburg College
VWO
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