Senior Global Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions Professional who has lived and worked in the United States and abroad with a history of successfully leading finance and administration teams leveraging diverse people, systems and cultures to achieve greater success. Also extensively involved in more than 50 Mergers & Acquisitions projects driving the implementation of strategy and significant improvements in profitability. Has had extensive achievements in North America, Europe, Australasia, Latin America and Africa. Is therefore ideally suited to supply clients with CFO services as well as consultancy services particularly related to the main operating principles related to M&A and international business expansion described in the Experience section.Select accomplishments include:• Diversified finance knowledge in strategic development, accounting, treasury, taxation, information systems, business performance management, financial analysis, auditing & internal controls, working capital management, and leadership & management of administrative departments. Have led finance teams in both publicly traded and privately held companies across a broad range of industries.• Extensively involved globally in more than 50 M&A projects covering target identification, financial analysis, negotiation, contract preparation, due diligence, and integration.• Thirty plus years of leading and managing local and global internal and external resources in many countries with extensive involvement in people management, coaching, direction, and development across all areas of the business.• 7 years’ work experience with KPMG in the UK and PricewaterhouseCoopers in The Netherlands with a variety of clients in diverse industries. Qualified as a UK Chartered Accountant (equivalent of CPA).Select achievement highlights are shown in the Project section
Listed skills include Mergers And Acquisitions, Finance, Business Strategy, Forecasting, and 40 others.