Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Senior finance leader with a successful track record across different industries (MedTech, business services/distribution and agribusiness) and regions (specifically Europe, Asia and LatAm). Strong business focus with extensive experience in setting business and financial strategy, FP&A, controlling, business partnering, IT, contractual negotiations, operational finance management and delivering on growth and cost projects. Strong expertise in treasury, financial risk management and capital markets. Proven track record of delivering change in building up and restructuring finance teams / functions in both public and privately held multinational companies and leading the transition from private to public. Successfully delivered on a broad range of highly complex capital markets, M&A, corporate finance and organisational projects.
Group wide responsibility for Finance, IT and Corporate Business Development
Divisional CFO with responsibility for finance and business development for Sonova’s retail business with CHF 1.1bn in Sales and a presence in 18 countries
Responsibility for - Business Controlling function of Sonova's core Hearing Instruments business covering Wholesale, Retail, Marketing, Operations/Manufacturing and R&D. - Corporate Controlling including group consolidation, internal and external reporting, IFRS matters and external audit coordination.
- Head of the Group Business Controlling function with responsibility for financial planning and analysis, performance management, decision support, management reporting, business/finance coordination and project support for M&A and supplier projects for DKSH's global Business Units - Group Treasurer with responsibility for treasury matters group-wide (Financial risk management, financial strategy and capital structure management, funding, banking and financial infrastructure)
- Regional finance head responsible for the local finance organisations in nine countries in Asia Pacific with a combined turnover of over CHF 1bn - Finance lead for project management and execution of DKSH Group's IPO on SIX Swiss Exchange, which was successfully completed in March 2012 - Responsibility for treasury matters group-wide (Financial risk management, financial strategy and capital structure management, funding, banking and financial infrastructure)
- Led the establishment of the Group Treasury organisation from scratch including the design and implementation of a new Treasury policy; building up of a centralised Treasury team, systems and processes; restructuring the Group's bank relationships, funding arrangements, transaction banking infrastructure and risk management processes.
- Head of capital markets, funding and strategic financial risk management - Investor relations for debt investors and rating agencies - Structuring and execution of issuances as well as documentation management of the Group's debt capital market programmes (EMTN, Commercial Paper, USPP, syndicated facilities) - Structuring and execution of a USD 2bn share repurchase programme and the delisting of a subsidiary in India
- Head of international treasury affairs, affiliate finance, funding and banking
- Team member within project team to establish Group Treasury function post merger