Aernout Ammerlaan

Fractional CFO | Strategic Finance for Mid-Market & Family-Owned Businesses

Netherlands

About

Fractional CFO with international executive experience across regulated, mid-market and private environments. Former CEO of a €3bn BaFin-regulated leasing company within ING Group and CFO of €1.5bn portfolio organizations (500+ FTE). I support mid-market and family-owned businesses in strengthening governance, enhancing financial transparency and building robust management structures that enable sustainable growth and long-term continuity. My focus combines: • Governance reinforcement and reporting reliability • Cash discipline and funding alignment • Stakeholder and lender management • Structural improvement and strategic transition I operate at board level where clarity, decisiveness and financial structure protect and enhance enterprise value.

Experience

  • Fractional CFO | DDM at DDM | Demolition & Dismantling
    Dec 2025 - Present · 7 mos

    CFO within a project-driven industrial services organization. Responsible for financial leadership, organizational structuring and strengthening management information to enhance transparency, control and performance steering.

  • Fractional CFO | LifeNet Health Advanced Xeno-Therapeutics at LifeNet Health Advanced Xeno-Therapeutics
    Aug 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

    CFO within a 30-employee medical manufacturing start-up in the context of a strategic sale to a US-based industry player. Responsible for financial stabilization, cashflow management and strengthening reporting and governance structures in a high-tech production environment. Ensured financial continuity and transparency throughout the transaction and transition phase, aligning the organization with the new ownership structure. Sparring partner on investment decisions, cost control and structural financial organization

  • Interim CFO | Independent Executive at
    Jan 2013 - Present · 13 yrs 6 mos

    Operating as independent CFO in interim and executive mandates across mid-market and family-owned businesses in industrial services, engineering and financial services. Typically engaged in situations requiring financial leadership, stabilization, governance reinforcement and stakeholder alignment.

  • Restructuring & Recovery Specialist | Netwerk Partner at Nextpage
    Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Operating within restructuring and recovery assignments in collaboration with Nextpage, supporting companies facing financial pressure and stakeholder complexity. Engaged in financial restructuring, liquidity stabilization and performance recovery initiatives, including analysis of financial processes and identification of structural efficiency improvements. Actively involved in negotiations with financiers, suppliers, legal advisors and tax authorities to secure workable agreements, mitigate legal exposure and safeguard business continuity. Focus on restoring transparency, financial discipline and sustainable operational stability.

  • CFO (Interim) | Vicoma at Vicoma
    Jul 2022 - Jun 2024 · 2 yrs

    Interim CFO of a 350-employee family-owned engineering and consultancy firm with five offices (NL & India), appointed during a period of financial pressure and intensified bank oversight. Executive responsibility for Finance, IT and legal entities, including consolidation, project control, cash management and shareholder reporting. Led financial stabilization efforts, strengthened cash discipline and restructured project control mechanisms to restore transparency, predictability and confidence among shareholders and financing partners. Worked closely with the bank and shareholders to improve reporting quality, financial governance and overall control environment. Directed the implementation of Microsoft 365 ERP and BI environment to enhance operational steering and forecasting capability. Key stakeholders included shareholders, bank, external auditor and tax advisors.