Brussels Metropolitan Area
Executive with hands on experience with major Fortune 500 companies and achievements in general management, financial control, treasury, M&A, venture capital, change management and business improvement. Extensive cross-cultural experiences gained from living in Belgium, Italy, France, USA, Africa and Middle East and working in EE and CIS. Business leader with effective people leadership skills. Good communicator and multilingual Specialties: - General Management - International Corporate Finance - Controllership - Treasury - Project Finance - M&A (Valuation, Structuring, Integration) - Venture Capital - Business Start-Up - Business Planning & Corporate Strategy - Business Development - Management Consulting - Facility Management - USA, Western Europe, Eastern Europe & CIS, Middle East, Africa and China.
Founder and managing Partner of Brain Power Resources (BPR), a consultancy firm who delivers assistance and advisory services to corporate clients, with a focus on improving their competitive advantage and adequacy to the changing business environment; this involves business case analysis, recommendations for performance improvement and execution. Main focus areas being strategy definition, international treasury organization, risk management, cash flow management, budgeting and planning, mergers & acquisitions.
Responsible for providing treasury services to the EMEA region with $6 billion cash flow in 14 currencies generated by 120 entities. Managed the “in-house bank” of the company providing transactional treasury support to JCI’s entities worldwide. Leader of a team of 11 Professionals responsible for strategy and management of liquidity, FX, corporate finance, project finance, IT and accounting in support of the business in the region.
Responsible for initiating, developing and implementing creative structured transactions and business structures to enhance and sustain the growth in East European emerging markets.
Responsible for implementing structured financing activities in Europe. Successfully negotiated with senior Ukrainian officials collection of $28million in debt Coordinated treasury actions for the creation of billing entities in Central Europe to increase the Glyphosate franchise by 20% per year, and initiated Financial Services Programs concept
Provided finance expertise to the $1.5 billion European and Canadian operations by proposing and implementing finance strategies consistent with strategic business results.
Responsible for implementing structured financing activities in Europe. Successfully negotiated with senior Ukrainian officials collection of $28million in debt. Coordinated treasury actions for the creation of billing entities in Central Europe to increase the Glyphosate franchise by 20% per year, and initiated Financial Services Programs concept
Responsible for providing support to businesses and managing area assets by effective utilization of financing instruments, cash management and credit control.