Gaizka Thomas Email & Phone Number

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Barcelona Area, Spain

Barcelona Area, Spain

• Lead the ROW Commercial Operations Team made out of 60+ employees in 30+ countries; ~$750MM
• Deploy risk framework & operating mechanisms (win/hit rate, salesforce productivity, Policies, etc.)
• Ensure streamlined processes across regions through constant communication and performance reviews
• Support ROW Sales Director in Pipeline validation analysis through out the whole forecasting process
• Lead global risk reviews for major deals (>$5MM) and provide financial & strategic insights to leadership

Barcelona Area, Spain

• Build & lead the new Contract Mgt. Europe Team. Turn it into a 30+ employees team in 10 countries
• Design, implementation and alignment across regions of the Sales processes for the Equipment BU
• Digitization & standardization of ITO processes, define KPIs, R&Rs, reporting structure, operating rhythm
• Optimize thru put & cycle time through Six Sigma methodology: id of inefficiencies & fixing process gaps
• Closely partner with Europe sales directors in defining deal structures and region’s business strategy

Barcelona Area, Spain

• Lead a team of 5 operation leaders supporting the Europe Equipment BU. Orders: ~$200MM
• Accountable for the proposal creation and project management phases in the Europe project business
• Develop forecasting model for Flow & Project products improving sharply performance predictability
• Report status of project execution, sales, orders & backlog estimates in QMIs to Senior Management
• Ensure region adherence to ITO compliance processes (Policy 5.0) through training & process control

Barcelona Area, Spain

• Leader of finance analysts team to support Europe Sales org. Own the EU Commercial P&L ~$500MM
• Enhance & standardize financial processes: KYC, Blocked order, Past Due, Bad Debt, Credit Limit, etc.
• Finance project manager ERP implementation - Risk processes: requirements, UAT, go-live & monitoring
• Deploy incentive plan policy in the region (~200 FOTS) aligned to strategic goals of the business
• Support key large deals: structure, Rev. Rec. (USGAAP), T&C, Pricing, OTC and compliance adherence

• Iberia Finance Planning & Analysis leader for the Auto & Consumer portfolio valued at €1,387MM
• Lead, develop and actively influence business planning meetings during leadership sessions
• Build and maintain financial models improving accuracy, operability and visibility
• Own FP&A USGAAP reporting for GE Money Spain - total assets €3,214MM
• Region submission to HQ of financials at month-end, quarter-end and during planning sessions

• Corporate Audit Staff (CAS) is an intensive audit and leadership program designed to provide highpotential employees with intensive on-the-job development opportunities
• Extensive exposure to different businesses within GE. In each of the 4 months reviews held variousleadership positions focused on Finance and Compliance across Industrial and Capital businesses

• 2 yrs. program: Planning & analysis, accounting, operations, auditing, commercial & Six Sigma quality
• Combination of academic theory, seminars and practical experience in a variety of GE businesses
• Controllership at GE Plastics; FP&A at GE Sensing; Mfg. Finance at GE Plastics; Audit at GE Corporate

• Cost controlling, budgeting, preparation of month end financial statements and reporting to Board
• Liaison with branches (Australia, Argentina, Ireland, Italy and Portugal) and financial reporting
• Market research, ratio analysis of financial statements and valuation of companies

Economics

Activities and Societies: Member of the University Basketball team

Certificate, Marketing And Finance

Education record