Experience

AdviseMe Consulting

• Czechia
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  At AdviseMe, our desire is to help small to mid-sized companies to access funding critical to develop & scale their technology and accelerate take-to-market. We support high-risk innovative projects with global ambitions and broader impacts. We help to formulate corporate strategy and plans, co-write the funding applications and address many challenges the companies face, not only on their funding journey. AdviseMe also supports companies during their financial & commercial due diligence process, focusing on corporate governance, financial planning and business strategy, market assessment and brand positioning.



European Women on Boards (EWOB)

• Belgium
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Treasurer

  • Apr 2019 - Jul 2021

  Improving the gender balance on corporate boards Improving the gender balance on corporate boards



European Commission

• Belgium
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Horizon 2020 & Fast Track to Innovation External Expert

  • Feb 2014 - Mar 2020

  Selected expert to assist European Commission with the evaluation of the funding proposals. Selected expert to assist European Commission with the evaluation of the funding proposals.



AVG Technologies

• Czechia
• Software Development
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Director, Finance Transformation Program

  • Oct 2014 - Oct 2016

  Leading global Finance Transformation Program focused on delivering lean processes, efficient systems and organization capabilities. Leading global Finance Transformation Program focused on delivering lean processes, efficient systems and organization capabilities.



Vodafone

• United Kingdom
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Corporate Planning

  • Nov 2009 - Jun 2012

  Established Corporate planning and Strategy Deployment process, managed supporting organization consisting of PMO incl. Centralised Project Management, Corporate Planning and Business Process Improvement. Key achievements: - Balanced Scorecard creation and deployment to support Performance management & cross-functional alignment on Strategic objectives - Initiated & managed company's Strategic Saving program - Transformed basic Project Management Office into a Strategic PMO, implemented Portfolio management - Established Customer Experience monitoring and process improvement platform across all customer facing processes - Introduced Innovation Farms as a progressive concept for innovations based on Design Thinking methodology



Ceske Radiokomunikace a. s.

• Czechia
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of Treasury and Finance Operations

  • Dec 2007 - Nov 2009

  Led transformation of finance operations, billing and treasury departments in the company established forty-five years ago, post acquisition of Private Equity Group. Key Achievements: - Introduced and Established new organization of Treasury, Billing, Collection, Revenue Assurance and Tax functions - Created Cash & Risk management strategy, secured effective protection via hedging and asset insurance policies - Redesigned major Order To Cash processes that drove significant productivity, customer experience improvements - Aligned goals and performance via Commissions restructuring and process redesign - Established Revenue Assurance function



Independent Consultancy

• Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

• Financial & Business Consultant

  • Jan 2004 - Nov 2007

  Main assignments: - Supported acquisition and integration of Carrefour stores in Czech Republic and Slovakia into Tesco. - Delivered process evaluation and redesign for trade planning, incl. controls overlay and reporting & evaluation mechanism Main assignments: - Supported acquisition and integration of Carrefour stores in Czech Republic and Slovakia into Tesco. - Delivered process evaluation and redesign for trade planning, incl. controls overlay and reporting & evaluation mechanism



Cesky Mobil (future Vodafone operating company)

• Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

• Treasurer

  • Jan 2000 - Mar 2003

  In a start-up mobile telecommunications company, established Treasury department responsible for Cash & Risk Management, Long Range Financial Planning and Costing. Key achievements: - Supported initial fund raising with the Syndicate of banks raising Euro 450 million - Developed forecasting & planning models to help predict and model the future - Established banking relationships and cash related automated processes - Established and managed Senior Debt Administration function - Effectively managed FX and interest risks on long term exposure - Designed costing models to measure & drive profitability



Johnson & Johnson

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance & Marketing Controller, Czech & Slovak Republic

  • Jan 1995 - Dec 1999

  Managed Shared Service Controlling function for three business segments in two countries, including Consolidation, Tax and Cash & Risk Management functions.

• Sr. Financial Analyst

  • Mar 1994 - Dec 1994

• Financial Analyst

  • Jun 1991 - Feb 1994