Interim CFO & executive advisor

• Jun 2023 - Present

𝗖𝗙𝗢 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 & 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮

• May 2019 - Jan 2023

𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 & 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴. 𝘸𝘸𝘸.𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘭𝘦𝘺𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳.𝘤𝘰𝘮 🔹 A strategic role directing the business unit in the development and delivery of its financial objectives & ensuring sound financial control and governance. 🔹 Leading a team of Finance Managers across different geographies responsible for all the financial activities in areas of commercial finance, financial planning, and controllership. 🔹 Responsible for a vast geographical region including Italy, Iberia, Greece, Cyprus, Middle East, Turkey & Africa. 🔹 Acting as a key member of the leadership team, taking the lead in communicating with stakeholders and corporate management, overseeing all financial activities including forecasting, budgeting, as well as managing monthly, quarterly & annual rhythms including period close activities, quarterly reporting & forecasting, operating plans, and strategic planning. Show less

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 & 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗘𝗔 & 𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗖

• Sep 2017 - May 2019

𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥’𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘰 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘺, 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘸𝘸𝘸.𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘴.𝘤𝘰𝘮 🔹 A pivotal strategic role and part of the GEM organization (Global Emerging Markets) with responsibility to lead the governance agenda for the region and build capabilities across the team and units of the region of Australia, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa (AAMEA). 🔹 Developed and executed strategic transformational projects across the region aimed at improving the effectiveness of the finance function. Show less

𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶 𝗔𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗮

• Jun 2015 - Sep 2017

🔹 Key position across the KSA & GCC markets and a member of the regional Leadership Team (LT), responsible for providing financial guidance and leadership in delivering the business objectives of growth and earnings. 🔹 Ensure robust business strategies are identified and executed, as well as initiating, developing and leading programs to support strategic priorities and operational delivery. 🔹 Financial evaluation of all major business decisions such as pricing, capital investment and returns on promotional and marketing budgets. 🔹 Ensuring financial statements are fully compliant with all appropriate accounting standards and corporate reporting requirements are met in a timely manner. 🔹 Leading a diverse cross-functional team and providing leadership to develop the capabilities and talent pipeline to create a strong and engaged finance function. Show less

𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝘂𝗹𝗳 & 𝗣𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻

• Jul 2012 - Jun 2015

🔹 Set up, restructured, and built a team to service the newly created business unit (Gulf & Pakistan).🔹 Recruited and enhanced the team with strong talent to cover all financial control, financial operations, FP&A, and commercial finance capabilities. 🔹 Led, supported and automation initiatives across financial operations within the unit, while upscaling the governance environment. This led to improved visibility and value-added insights including customer and channel profitability and a more efficient period close process.🔹 Led a continuous improvement process generating savings and efficiencies across the P&L and working capital. Show less

𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗨𝗔𝗘

• Feb 2010 - Jul 2012

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿

• Jul 2007 - Feb 2010

Sales finance controller

• Oct 2004 - Jun 2007

Financial Accountant

• Mar 2001 - Oct 2004

𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶-𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿

• Jan 1998 - Mar 2001