Martin Fleischer

CFO | Finance Executive | Industrial & Technology | Transformation, SAP & Performance Management | International Leadership

Berlin Metropolitan Area

About

I am a finance executive with more than 15 years of experience in long-cycle industrial businesses, leading complex transformations, stabilizing financial and operational performance, and building high-performing international teams. My background includes CFO and Managing Director roles in global industrial and technology-driven organizations, with responsibility across Finance, Controlling, Treasury, IT, Compliance and multi-location operational units. I bring a calm, structured and analytical leadership style, especially effective in complex and high-pressure environments. Throughout my roles at GE Power Conversion and Stadler, I have worked on financial performance improvement, SAP stabilization programs, cost and efficiency initiatives, integrated reporting architectures and large-scale financing structures, including SPV and Sale & Lease Back. I thrive in multinational, cross-functional setups and enjoy collaborating with distributed teams across regions to drive clarity, structure and sustainable performance. Fluent in German, English and Spanish, with extensive experience in European and global industrial markets.

Experience

  • CFO and Managing Director at Stadler Deutschland
    Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

  • GE Power Conversion (10 yrs 9 mos)
    • Executive CFO and Managing Director - Germany & CEER
      Jul 2020 - Sep 2023 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    • CFO - Germany & CEER
      Jan 2018 - Jun 2020 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    • Head of Finance
      Jan 2015 - Dec 2017 · 3 yrs

  • GE (6 yrs 4 mos)
    • Manager Corporate Audit Staff
      Aug 2009 - Dec 2012 · 3 yrs 5 mos

      Completed global finance, operations, and compliance audits across multiple GE businesses as part of GE’s Corporate Audit Staff program. Led international audit teams and delivered recommendations to senior leadership. Selected Audits: • GE Capital Germany & France – Cash, reserves, factoring controls • GE Capital Spain & UK – Residual value & portfolio review • GE Corporate Treasury (US) – Cash reserves & Basel compliance • Budapest Bank – Mortgage law, FX-risk & financial controls • GE Oil & Gas (Italy) – Service agreement costing audit • GE Corporate (Mexico/US) – FCPA compliance review • GE Global Banking (Riga/Dublin) – KYC & legal entity simplification • GE Wind (Germany) – Supply chain & operational processes Focus areas: Financial controls, compliance, risk, FP&A, cross-border collaboration.

    • Trainee Financial Management Program
      Aug 2007 - Jul 2009 · 2 yrs

      Completed GE’s Financial Management Program with rotations across FP&A, Controllership, Commercial Finance and Supply Chain Finance in Germany, France, the UK and Istanbul. Built strong foundations in financial analysis, forecasting, cost control and operational finance within a global industrial environment. Rotations: • FP&A (Germany) – planning & forecasting • Controllership (Germany) – accounting & financial controls • Commercial Finance (France / UK / Istanbul) – pricing, underwriting, portfolio analytics • Supply Chain Finance (Germany) – cost analysis & productivity initiatives

    • Financial Analyst
      Sep 2006 - Jul 2007 · 11 mos