Andreas Krause Email & Phone Number

Zurich, Switzerland

Düsseldorf, Germany

• ~1'500 employees, 10 direct reports, ~$0,4b• Publicly listed company, mgt. of key areas Finance & Controlling, Legal, IR, IS & M&A• Responsible for Finance Strategy, chairman of the management board,• Implementation of Finance & Controlling processes & tools, reporting structures & procedures• Budgeting and continuous follow-up of key performance indicator achievement• ERP based risk management & project controlling, Internal Control & Assurance• Group wide… Show more • ~1'500 employees, 10 direct reports, ~$0,4b• Publicly listed company, mgt. of key areas Finance & Controlling, Legal, IR, IS & M&A• Responsible for Finance Strategy, chairman of the management board,• Implementation of Finance & Controlling processes & tools, reporting structures & procedures• Budgeting and continuous follow-up of key performance indicator achievement• ERP based risk management & project controlling, Internal Control & Assurance• Group wide liquidity planning and communication to capital markets• Responsible for technical M&A activities & processes • Competence Development & Change Management to support growth strategy• Reporting line to the Board of Directors, travel 40-50% Show less

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• ~150 employees, 10 direct reports, ~$1b• Successful implementation of SAP in South Africa & Southern Africa countries• Development & implementation of „Change Strategy“ • Target setting & continuous follow-up of Local Division Unit on key performance indicators, forecasting & budgeting• Shared Accounting Services & Outsourcing of the Cluster Finance with 20% cost reduction• Taxes management & optimization, reduction of effective tax rate • Insurance… Show more • ~150 employees, 10 direct reports, ~$1b• Successful implementation of SAP in South Africa & Southern Africa countries• Development & implementation of „Change Strategy“ • Target setting & continuous follow-up of Local Division Unit on key performance indicators, forecasting & budgeting• Shared Accounting Services & Outsourcing of the Cluster Finance with 20% cost reduction• Taxes management & optimization, reduction of effective tax rate • Insurance management• Pension Fund Management, implementation of new investment strategies• Information Systems (IT) with new service orientation• Real Estate & Facility Management, Rental reduction of 25%• Treasury – implementation of digital processes, Working Capital initiatives, liquidity planning• Supply Chain Management and Logistics, Outsourcing with 20% cost reduction• SOX, Assurance & Compliance, Internal Controls• Interface to internal & external auditors, media & banks• Management of minority shareholder, ownership structures, Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment• Restructuring projects • 30-40% travel Show less

Zürich Area, Switzerland

• ~70 employees, 7 direct reports, ~$7.5b• Strategic & operative Controlling, Business Planning• Support in the development & implementation of the global Division strategy• Target setting & continuous follow-up Local Division Unit on key performance indicators, forecasting & budgeting• Leadership of the global BU & Local Division Controller teams, Division IS • Risk Reviews / Management• SOX, Assurance & Compliance, Internal Controls• Interface to internal &… Show more • ~70 employees, 7 direct reports, ~$7.5b• Strategic & operative Controlling, Business Planning• Support in the development & implementation of the global Division strategy• Target setting & continuous follow-up Local Division Unit on key performance indicators, forecasting & budgeting• Leadership of the global BU & Local Division Controller teams, Division IS • Risk Reviews / Management• SOX, Assurance & Compliance, Internal Controls• Interface to internal & external auditors & banks on group level• Large restructuring projects in China, Germany & USA • Investment planning, implementation of processes• Investments & Divestments, acquisition of Thomas & Betts ($3.8b), Due Diligence & negotiation team• 50-60% travel Show less

Zürich Area, Switzerland, Headquarter Shanghai

• ~20 employees, 5 direct reports, ~$1.5b• Strategic & operative Controlling, Business Planning• Support in the development & implementation of the global Division strategy• Key support for the build-up of the China footprint for the global Division• Turnaround of Robotics business, reduction of more than 2000 employees globally, profitability improvement of EBITDA from negative to double digit• Target setting & continuous follow-up Local Division Unit on key performance… Show more • ~20 employees, 5 direct reports, ~$1.5b• Strategic & operative Controlling, Business Planning• Support in the development & implementation of the global Division strategy• Key support for the build-up of the China footprint for the global Division• Turnaround of Robotics business, reduction of more than 2000 employees globally, profitability improvement of EBITDA from negative to double digit• Target setting & continuous follow-up Local Division Unit on key performance indicators, forecasting & budgeting• Leadership of the global BU & Local Division Controller teams • SOX, Assurance & Compliance, Internal Controls• Interface to internal & external auditors & banks on group level• Union interface in selected countries for restructuring projects• 50% travel Show less

Zürich Area, Switzerland

• 6 direct reports • Implementation of Financial Planning for ABB Group including balance sheet, Income Statement and Cash Flow forecasting and simulation• Additional funds analysis• Capital Structures, WACC • Analysis of Net Working Capital changes on ABB Group level• Valuations of operational units, ratio trend analysis and Benchmarking• Interface to Investor Relations• ABB recapitalization ($3.0b) projects with 20 lead banks, leadership of rights… Show more • 6 direct reports • Implementation of Financial Planning for ABB Group including balance sheet, Income Statement and Cash Flow forecasting and simulation• Additional funds analysis• Capital Structures, WACC • Analysis of Net Working Capital changes on ABB Group level• Valuations of operational units, ratio trend analysis and Benchmarking• Interface to Investor Relations• ABB recapitalization ($3.0b) projects with 20 lead banks, leadership of rights issue Show less

Zürich Area, Switzerland

• 5 direct reports• Strategic & Business Planning, Budgeting, Forecasting, target setting and Follow-up• Leadership of global BU controller team• Tax optimization projects and outsourcing projects• Legal Entity Financial Management, Reporting & Accounting• Interface to external auditors

Zürich Area, Switzerland

• 1 direct employee• Development of Shared Services Processes & methodologies• Implementation & Follow-up of Shared Services in ABB countries (top 24)• Development of business plans and target setting for the ABB Shared Services Centers• Budget determination for Shared Services (global) • Introduction of a global “Process Measurement Systems”• Benchmarking internal and external

Baden, Switzerland

• Introduction of ABC System for process improvement at Mercedes-Benz Denmark (Wholesale & Retail)• Introduction of a performance measurement system & ABC at Mercedes-Benz USA• Major process improvements in the Warehouse Mgt. processes of the North American Spare-parts business for Mercedes-Benz• ABB Shared Services concept development & implementation

East London, South Africa

• 1 direct report• Maintenance & development of the Group Product Costing System• Accounting & Reporting, factory controlling• Budgeting & Forecasting, Measurement systems and target follow-up• Joint Venture studies & strategy development• Outsourcing feasibility studies• Activity Based Costing project management

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Accounting, Controlling, Tax, Production, Macroeconomics, Diplom Kaufmann

Activities and Societies: Burschenschaft Alemannia

High School, English, History, Mathematics, Politics, Abitur

Activities and Societies: Class Captain