Geneva Metropolitan Area
Versatile, results-driven finance executive with 20+ years of comprehensive international, management and board experience. Superb leadership, team and personnel management skills with a high cultural affinity. Proven problem solving and analytical skills, a fast-learning curve, an ability to adapt to evolving industry trends and to provide sustainable business solutions. A dedicated executive and strategic thinker with the drive and skillset to excel in a fast-paced leadership role, enhancing a company’s ability to capture profitable markets today and in the future. • In-depth expertise with successful M&A, private equity, turnaround and re-organization projects • extensive operational experience in emerging markets across the pharma, med-tech, FMCG industries • strong background in sustainable sales development and establishing lean production environment • expert for optimal business and tax structure of multinational hubs in Switzerland • in-depth experience as CFO/O with start-ups (founding, funding, strategy, growth, M&A) in the Pharma, MedTech industry in Switzerland, France, Germany, USA and beyond. • successfully delivered several ERP-implementations • exceptionally strong experience in managing Finance & Operations of international companies Looking for position as a CFO or an equivalent senior finance/management role in a multinational company. Specialties: State of the art management of finance and operations.
• providing Finance and operational support for life science and healthcare start-ups in Switzerland, France and Austria, i.e. development, funding, IPO and M&A strategies • delivering post-merger integrations • temporary and part time CFO and COO roles for life science and medical device start-ups
- Integrate several acquired companies and realise operational and financial synergies - evaluate and implement ERP including tailored digital workflows - develop finance function in line with organic and external growth - jointly evaluate additional internal and external growth potential from inception state to due diligence and post merger Integration (business development) - Optimize tax and treasury setup
- Led and restructured finance (accounting, tax, reporting, costing, budgeting, compliance, controlling, treasury, strategic planing) and delivered state of the art processes with significantly improved effectiveness and substantial efficiency gains - Delivered successful post acquisition integration of finance and operations of a med tech group into a US owned corporation (Henry Schein LTD) - Achieved international expansion (Asia and Central Europe via internal growth and through acquisition of suitable product, development and distribution targets) - Implemented business unit accounting, forecasting, variance analyses, production reporting and treasury tools (SAP) - Introducing monthly US-GAAP compliant actual vs. forecast reporting - Established internal shared services for finance and accounting - Ensured optimal tax structure of the Camlog Group NON FINANCE - Head of Operations and Deputy CEO - Board member of main holding company, Chairman of the board of several subsidiaries - Managing HR, operations and facilities
Succesfully Integrated a medical device start up into a Japanese owned corporation and managed its turn around. Restructured operations to achieve profitability (i.e. scale up of production for US market launch (+FDA,GMP compliance), implemented ERP, standard costing, KPIs, monthly performance and target reviews, optimized distribution and outbound logistics, drafted new global business unit structure).
Successfully turned around and restructured finance and administration after the discovery of a fraud threatened the viability of the foundation in Europe, Asia and Africa.