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Interim Manager / International

Work Experience

10.2007 – today
Professional Consultant and Interim Manager for Hedge Funds, Chemical Companies, Industrial Companies and Companies of Renewable Energy all over the world.

- Business Transfer / Packaging Industry / 260 FTEs / EUR 450m sales
Due to restructuring, customers have to be transferred between my clients entities (resident in different tax jurisdictions), evaluation of tax impact due to transfer of business from one to the other country, provide basics for decision-making to the executive senior management, proceedings with the local tax and audit experts, operational execution of this transfer
Regions: Europe and North Africa

- Joint Venture / Packaging Industry / 260 FTEs / EUR 450m sales
Preparation of a business case for a Joint Venture agreement with a production company in Asia. Transfer of producion from Europe to Asia. Fixing price and cost structure. Preparation of presentation for meeting with Joint Venture partner on site.
Regions: Europe and Asia

- Project Management / Packaging Industry / 260 FTEs / EUR 450m sales
i) building up Budget 2010 for Asia/Pacific
ii) create Cash Flow Statement for Asian entity to define size of capital increase needed to ensure liquidity
iii) prepare and coordinate the Actual 2009 and Budget 2010 presentation of the Executive Management to the CEO

- M&A Project / Renewable Energy / 75 FTEs / USD 30m sales
Analysis of target companies, create business cases and business plans, review of validation, provide basics for decision-making, update data of potential target companies, preparation of presentations, acquisition of potential investors
Regions: Europe and North America

- Strategy Development Project / Speciality Chemical Industry / USD 3'000m sales
after acquisition of a new business, a joint strategy for the group shall be developed including a five-year plan, sustainability of the strategy must be ensured, develop alternative strategic options and validate,
Regions: Europe and North America

- Interim Management / Packaging Industry / 260 FTEs / EUR 450m sales
Activation of an IT tool for the European Credit Management Reporting. Instruction and management of the involved employees.
Regions: South and Eastern Europe, all CIS and CEE countries

- Realignment of North Africa Business / Packaging Industry / 260 FTEs / EUR 450m sales
Keep business or sell it to a Joint Venture partner in the Middle East? Building up business case, analysing options, calculation of possible selling price, preparation of decision-making documents for senior management.
Regions: North Africa and Middle East

- Interim Management / Packaging Industry / 260 FTEs / EUR 450m sales
Setup of a detailled database, capture all european customer projects by showing the actual status. More than 200 projects, up to EUR 2.5 mio. of investmentvolume each.
Regions: Europe and Eastern Europe

- M&A Project / Specialty Chemical Industry / 2'000 FTEs / GBP 850m sales
Analysis of target company, create business cases and business plans, review of validation, provide basics for decision-making, update data of potential target companies, acquisition of potential investors
Regions: Europe, North America and Asia

- M&A Project / Rubber Chemical Industry / 60 FTEs / USD 20m sales
Analysis of target companies, create business case, review of validation
Region: Europe

- Projectmanager / Packaging Industry / 260 FTEs / EUR 450m sales
Task: Project plan of the construction of a production site (Investmentvolume EUR 15 mio.)
Preparation of a project plan in comprehension of all involved business departments. Approval of the project by the board of directors. Start of construction in Q1 2010.
Region: Eastern Europe

- Projectmanager / Packaging Industry / 260 FTEs / EUR 450m sales
Evaluation of location and construction of a production site (Investmentvolume EUR 15 mio.)
Building up Business Case and evaluate best option including possible acquisition of local competitor.
Region: Eastern Europe

07.2003 – 09.2007 Speciality Chemical Industry / 2'500 FTEs / USD 1'200m sales
Global Supply Chain Controller, Member of Global Supply Chain Management
- Restructuring and post-acquisition integration of the global Supply Chain Organisation (cost of production USD 200m, cost of raw material USD 800m, investment volume USD 40m p.a.)
- Due Diligence of i) a possible acquisition of a production site in India and ii) a sale of a production site in Taiwan
- Issue business models for all key projects
- Active implementation and control of all planned cost optimisation
- Developed and realised a monthly reporting including a structured cost control
- Developed and implemented a global „Integrated Production Controlling“ (standard cost calculation in SAP)
- Developed and implemented a cost calculation system – based on SAP and Oracle – to calculate the raw material needs

11.2000 - 06.2003 Speciality Chemical Industry / 2'500 FTEs / USD 1'200m sales
Financial Analyst and Divisional Controller, Member of the management
- Managing various projects as a basis of decision-making for the future strategy of the company
- Developed a NPV calculation tool to validate R&D Projects
- Responsible for the controlling and reporting
- Designed and implemented a tool to improve Cash Management
- Provided ad hoc financial/business analysis

02.1999 - 09.2000 Big four audit company
Consultant Corporate Accounting, Assistant Vice President
- Consulted and actively supported various corporate clients in realisation of consolidated annual report and group reporting on site (US-GAAP, IAS, HGB and FER)
- Implemented a consolidation and reporting software with numerous clients on site

10.1997 - 12.1998 Watch and Jewelery
Operation and Finance Manager
- Management of Customer Service, Finance, Inventory and Logistics (15 employees)
- Responsible for Finance, IT, HR and Real estate
- Project lead for the implementation of a new and fully integrated IT system

08.1994 - 09.1997 Transport and Logistics
CFO, Head of Finance and Administration, Member of the Management
- Managaged and reorganised the Finance and Real Estate administration
- Developed a controlling system that enables to measure the performance of each truck of the vehicle fleet (70 trucks) and the subsidiaries (6 locations)
- Managed the pension fund incl. asset management

02.1992 - 07.1994 Education and Training
Responsible for finance, administration and IT
- Reorganised the administrative part of the school
- Implemented a payroll accounting system
- Teacher in accounting, industry knowledge and law

04.1981 - 01.1992 Bank
Banking professional in the Divisions of
- Corporate Clients
- Private Banking
- Retail Banking
- Apprenticeship

Education

Executive MBA
2009 - 2010 School of Economics and Business Administration, Bern

Swiss Certified Expert for Accounting and Controlling
1996 - 1998 AKAD, Zürich

Bachelor of Business Administration, Economist FH
1991 - 1995 School of Economics and Business Administration, Basel

Eidg. Fähigkeitszeugnis
1981 – 1983 Handelsschule Kaufmännischer Verein, Basel

First Lieutenant Quartermaster
1984 – 1999 Swiss Army (duty fulfilled)

Further education:
2007 Cybernetic Sales Training at Umberto Saxer Training
2006 IFRS/US-GAAP at veb.college, Zürich
2001 – 2002 Strategic Business Decisions at Vantico (former CIBA Specialty Chemicals), Basel
2000 IAS at KPMG, Zürich
1983 - 1991 Banking professional of Corporate Clients, Private Banking and Retail Banking at Credit Suisse, Zürich

Skills

Key technical strengths:
- Proven record on all aspects of corporate finance and standard costing
- Strong analysis skills, especially on huge amount of data and on complex structures
- Large experience in restructuring and integration
- Achievement of cost reductions
- Business case modelling including sensitivity analysis and options valuation
- Successful project lead experience on strategic, restructuring and IT projects
- Strategy Development
- Development and implementation of IT systems in international environments
- Experience in a large area of different industries

Key personal strengths:
- Proactive, communicative and entrepreneurial attitude
- I am a person of integrity. I am flexible and reliable
- I have clear perceptions and a good overview
- I can link complex circumstances together and sum them up on an easy way to get to the point
- I am able to clearly point out weak points and can submit appropriate proposals for improvement
- I am always looking for tangible solutions with direct benefit
- Actions that became stuck I can manage to reactivate rapidly, I am able to implement fast
- I can handle situations with people’s uncertainty during restructuring periods
- I have a good grasp of solving difficult discussions and proceedings, also on international level. I can bring teams together

Languages

German (Mother tongue)
English (Business fluent)
French (Very good knowledge)

Other

International experience in following countries:
Austria, Belgium, Brasil, China, France, Germany, Hongkong, India, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, South-Korea, UK and USA

Knowledge of branch of business:
Renewable Energy, Bank, Chemical Industry, Packaging Industry, Transport & Logistics

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