- Spearheading M&A projects in the Asia Pacific region, including strategising, target screening, negotiation, closing and integration.- Completed the largest acquisition of T&L in decades within the shortest timeframe, in the middle of COVID restrictions.- Responsible for development of integration plan and post-deal early execution in working with different work streams. - 3 acquisitions (and integration) and multiple partnerships in last five years tremendously changed the langscape of T&L Asia Pacific.

- Asia Pacific Finance leadership and business partnering to support the business expansion across Asia Pacific, growing the revenue by threefold in six years.- Strategic transformation from a trading structure to a more sophisticated business model and extended footprint across China, Japan, ASEAN and ANZ. - Built the commercial finance team and strengthened performance management; carved out statutory/transactional finance and transferred it to Shared Services; enhanced the compliance standards and put in place the control matrix; completed financial integration of two acquired companies; SAP rollout across the region.

- Finance leadership for an organization with 7 multi-disciplinary and multi-locations advertising&marketing agencies in a fast-changing environment.- Integrated three acquisitions in the transformation journey from advertising to digital marketing,- consolidated structures for cost optimization and synergies, with a nimble structure- Drove the fee pricing and profit improvement, while joining major commercial discussions with key accounts e.g. L'Oreal and Nestle.

- Finance leadership in driving the China business from 0 to USD 300M, creating a network of seven companies with differentiated offerings through acquisitions, joint-ventures and greenfield creation. - Establishment of regional headquarters company in Shanghai and relocation of APAC management structure from Australia.- Financial planning, Performance monitoring and Cash management to support the growth and optimize return; process streamlining and risk control to safeguard the assets.- Leading finance role in acquisition: assessed 20+ acquisition targets; due diligence, evaluation, contract negotiation, government relationship; completed 5 deals in BJ/SH/HZ/SZ/HK- Various responsibilities also included IT, HR and partner relationship management.

- Asia Pacific performance tracking.

- Set up the Rexel-Hailongxing joint venture (Beijing) and implementation of financial procedure, reporting, IT & process optimisation.- Financial management of the Rexel China rep office- M&A feasibility study and business plan.

- Part time assignments and missions: margin control, post-acquisition review, risk review...