Experience

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  a-connect

  • Zurich, Switzerland

  • Non Executive Director/Board Member

    • May 2023 - Present
    • Zurich, Switzerland

    Board member -Non-Executive Director

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  Microcaps

  • Zurich, Switzerland

  • Advisor to Microcaps AG

    • Feb 2023 - Present
    • Zurich, Switzerland

    Consulting with an exciting young start up. Working on development and implementation of our growth strategy. Acting CFO/COO and all around business advisory.

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  Independent

  • Basel Area, Switzerland

  • Independent Consultant

    • Jun 2018 - Present
    • Basel Area, Switzerland

    Independent consultant providing interim CFO and project management services. Particular areas of focus: New market entry, transformation and change including people process and system, post merger integration, business turnaround and business carve outs an.

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  Syngenta

  • Switzerland
  • Farming
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Global Head Of Finance Services

    • Feb 2014 - Oct 2017

    Directed finance operations and conceptualised an entirely new finance strategy. * Effected hundreds of millions USD in savings, championing strategic projects and revamping the organisational structure.* Enhanced financial function efficiency and reporting consistency, including a Finance Function digital strategy, and contributed to value creation as a key member of Senior Leadership Teams.* Reporting to CFO and Head of Business Services. Span of Control ~800 team members.

  • CFO - Lawn and Garden Division

    • Jul 2012 - Jan 2014

    * Teamed with the Divisional CEO and leadership team to rationalise a large number of disparate initiatives into 6 strategic pillars that provided core focus on targeted priorities.* Drove rapid profitability improvement by orchestrating a number of project focussed on product profitability, expense rationalisation and working capital reduction.

  • Global Project Lead Commercial Integration

    • Feb 2011 - Jun 2012

    Project led design and implementation of the new global go-to-market strategy, blending two separate divisions into a single operating unit.* Led a hugely successful integration, orchestrating savings in the hundreds of millions USD. * Oversaw change management across the organisation, maintaining best practice standards and facilitating project progress and C-Suite communication.

  • Head of Post Merger Integration

    • Aug 2008 - Feb 2011

    Headed a newly formed project team focused on the capture of acquisition value. * Delivered 9 effective integrations, realising above forecast merger synergy value for diverse enterprises.* Project managed a $200m joint distribution agreement with a CIS-based competitor.

  • Head External Reporting and Group SOX

    • Aug 2006 - Aug 2008

    Delivered technical accounting leadership, managing external financial reporting to the Swiss and New York stock exchanges and leading the fledgling Global Sox team.

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  Fairfax Media Limited

  • Group Accounting Manager

    • Feb 2005 - Apr 2006

    Responsible for the external financial reporting to the Australian stock exchange. * Led the team through the conversion from AGAAP to IFRS whilst rationalising and streamlinign the team.* Due diligence and finance integration lead on a number of internet based acquisitions.

  • DIvisional CFO - Fairfax Regional and Community Newspapers

    • Feb 2002 - Mar 2005

    Business partner to the head of the Regional and Community paper group. Leading a team of finance professionals across Australia. Focusing on implementing iniatives to increase profitability and revenue opportunites.

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  Solectron (now part of Flextronics)

  • Australia

  • CFO - Australia

    • Jan 2000 - Jan 2002
    • Australia

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  Bluegum Venture Capital

  • Australia

  • Financial Controller/Treasurere

    • Nov 1998 - Jan 2000
    • Australia

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  Mars

  • Australia

  • Various Finance roles from Graduate through to mid-management roles

    • 1993 - 1998
    • Australia