Luca Raffaelli

Head of Accounting, Consolidation and Reporting at Bobst Group

Italy

About

Corporate finance executive with over 20 years of international experience in finance and controlling of manufacturing and service organizations. Extensive operational knowledge matured over time in positions of increasingly higher responsibility in Europe and in the US. Passionate leader with a digital mindset, at ease managing dispersed team in complex organizations; successful in driving business digitalization and processes evolution, with documented track record of improved financial performance and enhanced internal controls. Always striving to over deliver, combining strong work ethic and uncompromising integrity. Core knowledge and skills ● Corporate finance ● General accounting (US GAAPs and IAS/IFRS) and consolidation ● Treasury & Cash management ● Business processes digitalization and data architecture ● Restructuring ● M&A and post-merger reorganization ● Strategic Planning & Control ● Budgeting & Reporting ● Corporate governance and internal control system ● Risk management

Experience

  • BOBST (9 yrs)
    • Amministratore Delegato Bobst Italia SpA
      Dec 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

    • Head of Group Controlling & Risk Management, Membre de Direction
      Aug 2017 - Present · 9 yrs

  • Tetra Laval Group - Sidel International AG (11 yrs 10 mos)
    • Head of Corporate Controlling & Group Reporting
      Jan 2009 - Jul 2017 · 8 yrs 7 mos

      Promoted to the corporate-level role building on the successes and experience gained in the previous operational positions, with the target of extending stronger financial discipline to the whole group and improving business understanding. Leading a team of 4 direct reports and several indirect reports, completed the digitalization of key finance processes, established robust financial reporting, led cost saving activities and restructuring projects resulting in improved cost control group wide and enhanced business insight for the executive committee and board.

    • Vice President Finance South Europe and Africa
      Oct 2007 - Dec 2008 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Relocated to Europe to further develop the cluster finance structure. Led all finance, planning and controlling activities of the subsidiaries in scope, actively developed the contracts review and customer financing function to assist the cluster salesforce, strengthening customer relations and improving reliability of cash streams.

    • Vice President Finance North America
      Oct 2005 - Sep 2007 · 2 yrs

      Recruited after profitably leading the sale of the American assets to Tetra Laval, reorganized the Beverage division and fully integrated it into Sidel’s operations. Relocated the Beverage division operations from Dallas (TX) to Atlanta (GA) and successfully led the post-acquisition merger of the two ERP systems (SAP).

  • Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer at SIG Group - SIG Beverages North America, Inc.
    Sep 1999 - Sep 2005 · 6 yrs 1 mo

    Promoted to the senior role shortly after concluding the sale of the US assets to SIG, with overall responsibility of the Americas Cluster and the objective of reorganizing and streamlining the American operations.

  • CIR Group - SASIB Beverage & Food North America, Inc. (4 yrs 1 mo)
    • Chief Financial Officier
      1997 - 1999 · 2 yrs

      Relocated to the USA to oversee all financial reporting, budgeting, statutory accounting of the newly acquired US-based Figgie Beverage group.

    • Controller Foreign Affiliates
      1995 - 1997 · 2 yrs

      Reporting to the Group CFO, in charge of budgeting, planning and control of foreign subsidiaries (Mexico, Spain, UK, Germany and Australia).

  • Controller at DOUGLAS CHERO S.p.A.
    1991 - 1995 · 4 yrs

    Reporting to the President and CEO, in charge of budgeting and controlling.