The Randstad, Netherlands
Treasury professional and banker by background, with a strong track record of building, transforming, and leading treasury functions in complex, international environments. Known for combining strategic thinking with hands‑on execution, consistently delivering sustainable, long‑term value to the company’s bottom line and operating as a people manager and career enabler for high potentials. Experience spans global organizations across biotech, chemicals, retail, fashion, food, and medical technology, with headquarters in the US, Europe, and Japan. Leading treasury transformations from greenfield setups to large‑scale global operations, working closely with senior leadership, banks, and investors. Key highlights include: * Setting-up fit‑for‑purpose Treasury back‑office organizations in global companies. * Leading global teams with superior results in team building and career development. Previous staff members advanced in their careers to senior executive levels. * Implementing Treasury Management Systems (TMS) and establishing large‑scale global Payment Factory structures in SAP, JDEdwards, GTreasury, Sungard including restricted countries (China, India, Brazil, Vietnam, etc.) * Successfully leading complex refinancing programs for distressed companies. * Renewing and optimizing large insurance programs for multi‑billion‑euro organizations. * Supporting joint venture formation in restricted countries and M&A integration from a Treasury perspective. * Leading private note issuances with multiple investors for programs exceeding USD 500 million, alongside working capital and inventory financing initiatives. * Setting up a low-cost inter-company Netting program with annual cost savings of USD 5 Mio.+. * Implementation of a fully automated FX risk management process from exposure extraction (SAP) to automate balance sheet hedging via a trading platform (FXALL). Driven by curiosity and continuous improvement, thriving at the intersection of finance, technology, and organizational change, partnering with stakeholders to build resilient, scalable treasury solutions and successful teams.
1. Corporate Finance: Extension of Revolving Credit Facility, issuance of Note Purchase Agreements, Term Loans, 2. Treasury Technology: SAP, TIS and GTreasury, 3. Financial Risk Management: Foreign Exchange, Netting, Balance Sheet Hedging, Cash Flow Hedging, Acquisition Hedging, Net Investment Hedging, using carry to increase Cash Flow, counterparty risk monitoring, VAR 4. Treasury Transformation: Governance, Organization, People, IT infrastructure, Business Process Change, CFO partner and business transformation partner. 5. M&A: Due Diligence & successful integration 6. Working Capital Management: Improving CCC by creating awareness and support the business with Securitization, Supply Chain Financing, Inventory Financing 7. Take ownership and responsibility for things that matter for people and the company.
Intrdoducing a Treasury transformation program by developing Treasury of an MNC to a state-of-the-art global process.
Responsible for group wide management of corporate finance, treasury operations, insurance, credit and cash management. Successes: * Re-financing of group debt, replacement of bankers consortium, selection and integration of new banking partners * Leading bank relationship management from "restructuring" to the commercial banker's team * Placement of new insurance program (property damage, business interuption, liability, product tampering, cargo, directors & officers) with increased insurance coverage and significant cost savings on premium. * Running tenders for debt restructuring and supply chain finance
Leader of global treasury back office team at HQ, Global architect for in-house banking and payment factory roll out in SAP TR. Key interface between Corporate Finance and Business Treasury. In charge of integration RTC's in global support model to run Treasury operations as shared services.