Anders Thorsen Email & Phone Number

Greater Atlanta Area

Established ongoing client relationships with seven different companies working as a trusted advisor for C-level executives

Oslo Area, Norway

CFO at Egmont Publishing, including leadership of Finance, Accounting, Payroll, IT and Strategy departments.Egmont Publishing is Norway’s largest magazine publishing company, with annual revenue of 180 million USD and 350 employees. Business activities include magazines, books, cartoons, websites, influencer marketing and digital marketing.Responsible for delivering financial results to owners, including budgeting, forecasting and reporting, variance analysis, financial modelling, financial analysis, strategic planning and project management. Defined and implemented business improvement programs to reduce costs and secure growth in new areas. • Transformed Finance function from a reporting unit to a proactive business advisory unit generating annual savings exceeding their annual cost• Reduced company’s total net cost base by 3% annually from 2011-2017 through a number of strategic and operational cost reduction programs• Initiated new business area growing revenue to above $ 12 million in three years2012-2018 Board Member of industrial publishing company Fagmedia AS2015-2017 Board Member of digital marketing agency Sempro AS2012-2014 Managing Director of property development company Frysjaveien 42 AS2011-2013 Board Member of automotive magazine publisher Motor ANS

Finance Director of Egmont Publishing, including Finance, Accounting and Payroll.Responsible for budgeting, forecasting and reporting, variance analysis, financial modelling, financial analysis, and project management. Defined and implemented business improvement programs to reduce costs and optimize processes. • Ran procurement project that reduced the relevant cost base by >20%• Reduced printing costs by costs by 25% through outsourcing • Simplified and automated reporting, reducing number of manual reports from over 70 to less than 20• Established local accounting and payroll shared service center serving 6 subsidiaries

Oslo Area, Norway

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations.Senior Manager in Accenture’s Strategy Practice. Managed projects’ lifecycles for clients – from business planning through end-of-life projects, including issue-based problem solving, development of progress plans, setting up project teams and distributing tasks, risk assessment and team management. Responsible for project sales, client management, documentation and final delivery to clients’ boards or other key executives. Formulated business unit and operational strategies based on internal and external analyses, management workshops, financial modelling and bottom line impact. Member of the Nordic Strategy Leadership Team, responsible for the practice’s people development. • Advised clients through the full M&A cycle, from valuation and target evaluation, due diligence, set up of PMO and design of the merger integration, to integration support through successful “go-live” for new company • Project manager on team that saved client $ 220 million investment• Consistently rated in top 10% percentile in annual 360° Leadership Survey

Master Of Science In Economics And Business Administration

Master Of Business Administration - Mba (Exchange Student)

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