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Barcelona, Ct, Es

Madrid, Comunidad De Madrid, Es

Edtech Scale-Up backed by a Private Equity with a strong growth roadmap. Among others, and with a direct report to the Board of Directors, my responsibilities consist of Strategic Financial Planning; developing and implementing financial strategies aligned with the company's growth objectives, driving financial planning processes, including budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial modelling, maintaining and updating the company's business plan in alignment with financial strategies and goals, and ensuring compliance with financial covenants and reporting requirements related to the fundraising of the company.

Advising mid-cap organizations on restructuring strategies, focusing on process reengineering and organizational transformations to stabilize financial performance and position the company for long-term growth.Collaborating with executives to implement operational changes, ensuring the company achievement, business resilience and enhancing scalability by aligning resources, optimizing workflows, and adapting strategies to evolving market conditions.

Barcelona, Catalonia, Es

With direct reporting to the CEO and Board, I led a comprehensive transformation project in a PropTech company at the scale-up stage, focusing on streamlining operations, improving profitability, and driving long-term growth. As part of this transformation, I have implemented strategic initiatives that have significantly boosted the company’s professionalism, improved internal processes, and optimized performance, ultimately contributing to the company becoming EBITDA positive.Additionally, I overseed M&A projects and managed the company’s fundraising efforts, aligning these activities with our growth objectives and ensuring the company is well-positioned for further expansion in a competitive market.Achievements: Pivoted the Strategic Plan and launched a Build-Up process securing a recurrent EBITDA | Orchestrated €45M in M&A transactions across real estate | €30M raised | Reduced operational costs by 25+ through a strong restructuring from 440 to 240 Headcount in 2 years

London, Gb

In my Role as CFO and in charge of the Corporate Services, I led a transformative project in a mid-cap medical device company, directing the financial and operational transformation by aligning strategic goals with market opportunities. In this role, I ensured the management of finance and corporate departments, implemented ISO compliance measures while optimized operational workflows to meet regulatory and business demands. Additionally, I did the setting up of the strategic plan of the group and led the corporate deployment revamping the Business as well.As a result of these efforts, the company achieved outstanding performance, leading to a successful sellout in 2021, just three years after my incorporation.Achievements: Exit after a Sellout process | Increased the EBITDA to 40% through the reduction of operational costs by 40% | Moved the Manufacturing process to Eastern Europe | Tax optimization increasing the ROS by 12 BPS.

Madrid, Madrid, Es

I managed the financial and corporate operations, including month-end closing, financial reporting per IFRS, performance analysis, forecasting, annual budgeting, risk management, business continuity, and overseeing sales and tax filings, payroll, and legal matters for the countries integrated in my Area (7).Achievements: Implemented Compliance policies on the abroad subsidiaries | Set-Up of the International Bid Committee to Mitigate Risks and ensure the Decision Making process.

Madrid, Madrid, Es

I have successfully led and transformed the financial department of an IT listed company, reporting directly to the Board of Directors and Audit Committee, and implemented the compliance function in public company requirements. I also spearheaded the international corporate expansion into LATAM and Europe. I had the opportunity to be actively involved in M&A operations managing inorganic growth through strategic acquisitions of companies. Within my mandate, I executed an ERP system roll-out to standardize processes, and was responsible for financial restructuring and fundraising for the group being in charge of the Investors Relationship Day-To-Day. Achievements: €60M raised | International Set-Up in LATAM and Europe (5 Countries) | Led a Criminal Forensic and restructuring-

Project of consulting specilized in the Renewables solutions, properly Thermical Solar and Geothermic based energy systems.Entrepreneurship project launched in 2006 with a Sellout in 2014.

Fougeres, Fr

French multinational with strong activity in Spain and Portugal in Retail and Wholesale field, where I led the finance department and sales operations reporting directly to the CFO of the group.As a senior Finance Manager, I was involved in the day to day but mainly in a huge project of merge of all the activities of the group along all the territory under a unique subsidiary based in Barcelona. From there I led the finances and all the sales operations for the portfolio of the group (NEW BALANCE, LEVIS KIDS, HELLO KITTY, ETC.) splited in two business units (Mass Market and Wholesale & Retail).

Spanish subsidiary of a French Multinational of Shoes Wholesale owner of many brands like Kickers.I was acting as a Chief of Accounting and was promoted as a Controller for Spain and Portugal after the first year, then I led all the financial roles of the Spanish branch reporting to the CFO based in France.

Global Executive Mba

Disruptive Management Program

Pdd, Advanced Management Program

Master'S Degree, Finance And Controlling Management

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Business And Administration