Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
International Treasury Transformation & Financial Risk Leader | Consultant When treasury complexity threatens business performance, I build the structures that resolve it. 25+ years international treasury leadership – from mid-sized enterprises to DAX-listed corporations, across 7 countries including Germany, UAE, Brazil, Turkey, Ireland, Netherlands, and France. My Expertise: ✓ Treasury transformation & digitalization (8+ treasury departments built from scratch) ✓ International treasury structure design & implementation ✓ Cash & liquidity management (€665M+ daily portfolio management) ✓ Financial risk management (FX, interest rate, commodity hedging) ✓ Crisis leadership & restructuring (GALERIA, COVID-19 impact) ✓ TMS implementation (BELLIN tm5/Coupa Expert, SAP R/3 FI/TR Super-User) Proven Results: • €2M+ annual savings through treasury optimization • 37% reduction in bank fees ($1.2M → $750K) • 60% improvement in payment processing efficiency • 8+ successful treasury department implementations Industries: Automotive, Banking & Financial Services, Energy, Retail, Aerospace, Credit Management Languages: German (Native), English (Fluent), French (Professional) Currently available for senior treasury mandates and interim executive roles. Also active as intermediary for physical commodity transactions and precious metals — facilitating buy-side/sell-side introductions across international markets with full discretion. → Let's connect.
Connecting international buyers and sellers for physical commodity transactions and precious metals. Leveraging 25+ years of treasury and financial risk expertise to facilitate confidential introductions across global markets. All transactions handled under strict NDA and full discretion.
Independent treasury consulting practice serving mid-sized to large corporations across Europe, Middle East, Caribbean (remote), and internationally. Specialized in treasury transformation, interim executive leadership, financial risk optimization, and trade finance. Note: Practice paused during permanent role at GALERIA Karstadt Kaufhof (May 2019 - Aug 2022), where interim mandate led to permanent Head of Corporate Treasury position. KEY ENGAGEMENTS: ▪ Euro Exim Bank Ltd (St. Lucia / London) | Jun 2025 - Apr 2026 Trade Finance Specialist (Consultant) KYC/FATCA for entities €250M+; RWA/SBLC structuring; trade finance Caribbean & Europe ▪ Lowell Financial Services GmbH (Essen) | Apr 2024 - May 2025 Interim Senior Group Treasurer 13 European markets; 13-week liquidity planning; 40% efficiency via cash pool extension; Treasury restructuring DACH ▪ Grant Thornton AG (Hamburg) | Sep 2022 - Mar 2023 Head of Corporate Treasury Services Treasury Advisory Germany (NL, AT, UK); Treasury build offshore company ▪ vitronet Holding GmbH | Aug 2023 - Sep 2023 Interim Senior Treasury Manager Group-wide liquidity planning; factoring for working capital optimization ▪ GEDIA Automotive GmbH | Mar 2023 - Jul 2023 Senior Treasury Consultant Liquidity planning SAP R/3; CFO advisory ▪ GALERIA / KARSTADT (Essen) | May 2019 - Aug 2022 Interim → Permanent Head of Group Treasury Treasury carve-out; BELLIN tm5 rollout; €2M+ negative interest avoidance; team of 5 ▪ WITTE Automotive GmbH (Velbert) | Jul 2018 - Dec 2018 Interim Senior Group Treasury Manager Treasury from scratch; BELLIN TM5; bank cost reduction; covenant compliance ▪ Linde + Wiemann (Dillenburg) | Jan 2019 - Apr 2019 Senior Treasury Consultant BELLIN TM5 liquidity planning (13-/26-week); factoring rollout ES, CZ, HU RESULTS: €2M+ annual savings | 37% bank fee reduction ($1.2M→$750K) | 8+ treasury depts built | 6+ TMS implementations
• Regulatory Compliance Leadership: Implemented comprehensive KYC and FATCA processes for entities with €250M+ turnover • Complex Transaction Support: Negotiated and structured RWA/SBLC processes for high-value international transactions • Cross-Border Expertise: Enhanced trade finance operations across Caribbean and European markets
• Treasury Strategy Development: Provided strategic analytical support and consultancy for ad-hoc C-level projects • Liquidity Management Excellence: Developed and rolled out group-wide liquidity planning system across all entities • Regional Treasury Structure: Led complete restructuring of Treasury division for DACH region
Sabbatical leave due to the support of my mother-in-law, who suffers from dementia, and her partner, who also suffers from dementia.