John Van De Pol Email & Phone Number

Amsterdam, NH, NL

Curaçao

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• Branches:The sectors in which I have worked are auditing and consultancy, hospital, telecom, printing technology, print and media, building and construction, retail as well as other areas in the profit sector, both in.
• Strong in financial management;
• Crisis management;
• Preparing a company for sale, or an exit;
• Start-up/Build-up of new branches, greenfield operations;
• Professionalization of structures, preparation for the next phase, (Financial Structures incl. cash flow management, AO/IC, IT, Banks, Tax, Legal, and Compliance).

Willemstad, Curacao

Turnaround, new software, coaching general manager, introduction reporting set, updating financial structure

Curacao

Van den Tweel Caribean is a chain of supermarkets in Curacao, Bonaire and Aruba. In 2018 the company is taken over by Alfabet Holding Inc., a Jamaican Investment Company. Building a holdingstructure (merging back offices of the three islands), reorganising the finance structure, building a new reporting structure, realising the take over into Jamaican.

Sint Maarten

• Sint Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) is growing fast from 300 to approx. 400 FTE and will have in the new hospital eventually 110 beds, whereas currently 70 beds. Results:
• Finalized financial statements for 2015 and 2016. 2017 will be realized at the end of Febr 2019, so that 2018 will be finalized according to a normal schedule;
• Introduction of World Bank requirements for AO/IC, payment structure, reporting, because of the construction of a New Hospital;
• Including negotiations with the World Bank and a group of lenders to ensure the health of the financial structure for building the New Hospital;
• Reintroduction of Material Management software;
• Developing of new reporting cycle and structure with Performation. Budgeting against actuals will then be possible. Introduction will take place in January 2019;

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

https://youtu.be/IDphWyVh7r8, staying connected as ambassador for CFO Capabel

Region: Utrecht

The company needs to grow from a smaller company to a midsized company. It needs to increase its Facilities, Finance, Logistics, IT-Structure, to facilitate its strong growth in revenues. Including sourcing for various financing possibilities with private equity and banking institutions.

Appingedam (Groningen)

Renewing the reporting cycle for the shareholders and private equity company and redesigning the administrative organisation and internal control for the company including adjustments to the IT-systems used, like Microsoft Dynamics AX and connected packages.

Amersfoort

Developing strategic scenario's for the companies in Central- and Eastern Europe.

Investments in construction-related companies based on a buy-and-build strategy with the purpose of acquiring six to eight companies, with 250 to 300 employees in total. Six of these companies were pre-designated; primarily without succession. In addition to acquisition, several other companies were restarted. Ultimately, five companies were acquired.

Responsible for finance, IT, medical safety regulations

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Restructuring the financial function of the IT business unit, as well taking into account the consequences within the Telegraaf Media Groep NV. This involved a major adjustment in the approach to IT within the group;

Tilburg Area, Netherlands

One year full-time, six years part-time, coinciding with other assignments. Closing of this subsidiary of the Standard Wool Ltd (Tentler) in the Netherlands (thirty employees laid off), as well entailing the closure of two factories in China (circa 250 employees laid off).

Zeist

Finance Manager. Managing the going concern without adjustments to the organisation.

Weesp, Hilversum

Overseeing the sale of the company to Baarsma Wijnhandel on behalf of Foster’s Group Ltd. The success of this acquisition resulted in additional consulting assignments for Baarsma;

Zeist (the Netherlands

Screening of the budget of the year 2007 and taking care of the acceptance of this budget by the management and the Board.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Communication project for ING Nederland concerning the topic of corporate governance. The successful introduction of 'E-Learning' and a booklet on corporate governance.

Paris Area, France And Warsaw Area, Poland

Restructuring of the finance function In France. Introduction of the Sarbanes/Oxley Act for Hewitt Associates Poland.

Baarn

Preparation and presentation of a report to address the issue: 'What would be the impact if Van Wijnen were to introduce IFRS?'

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Restructuring plan for the entire Telegraaf organisation. This assignment was a direct product of the close business relationship with the CFO of De Telegraaf Media Groep and successful results achieved through oassignments carried out for the Telegraaf Brouwer Groep.

Leusden

Restructuring, valuation and overseeing the sale of this company—a subsidiary of De Telegraaf Media Groep—with eighteen subsidiaries and a holding structure, approximately 1.500 employees and annual revenue of € 400 million. Also the personal confidant of the CFO of De Telegraaf;

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Merging of company printing activities and placing them under a single management, including the setting up of reporting cycles

Friesland, Netherlands

Restructuring of the organisation, including finance. Conclusion: the general facilities were disproportionally large in respect to the actual number of bungalows, to make this profitable.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Restructuring the departments of Planning & Control and Accounting, as well as setting up a project organisation for the introduction and data transferral to new Oracle software.

Düsseldorf Area, Germany, NCR - National Capital Region, Philippines

Düsseldorf Area, Germany: August-November 2000Manilla, Philippines: December 2000-April 2001Set-up and introduction of reporting cycles, including the administrative organisation and internal control for their companies in Germany and the Philippines. These activities were conducted both for local purposes and for the holding companies in London (UK) and.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Total restructuring of the finance and IT organisations/departments, setting up a project organisation for the introduction of new software (custom-made), addressing and taking care of issues resulting from the Millennium bug, resolving issues related to liquidity deficits, and negotiating with banks.

Vianen, The Netherlands

Restructuring of the finance department with adjustments to the reporting cycles, introduction of KPIs, locally as well as for the holding in the US (US GAAP);

Warsaw Area, Poland

• Coordinating the take-over of a Polish company with approximately 25 employees (Greenfield Operation) by Océ Netherlands, to a more grown up country operation (1998) with approximately 200 employees. My work:
• Coordinating the take-over of a Polish company
• Managing the company's growth in the areas of finance, IT, fiscal affairs, and the development of lease products related to the machines that were marketed, recruiting and educating of personnel;
• Preparation of the reporting cycles for local purposes and the holding in the Netherlands;
• Océ Poland became the most profitable country organisation within the Océ Group, particularly due to the proficient structuring of the lease contracts.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands, Warsaw Area, Poland, Berlin Area, Germany

• Amsterdam Area, Netherlands 1988-1991Warsaw Area, Poland 1991-1993Berlin Area, Germany, 1993-1994,
• In the Netherlands, primarily conducting audits of medium to large corporations;
• In Poland and Germany, responsible for valuation of companies and take-over trajectories stemming from numerous acquisitions being made by Western companies that were buying up Eastern European companies.
• Responsible for the auditing of the acquired companies (applying GAAP and GAAS of the UK, US, Canada, Germany and the Netherlands);
• Introduction of reporting cycles to be used for their holding companies;
• Providing advice on subjects such as taxation, IT, organisation budgeting, planning, etc. to the acquired companies, both locally and the holding;

Master'S Degree, Accounting And Finance

Activities and Societies: Treasurer of VUSO (Vrije Universiteit Studenten Organisatie, Free University Students Organisation), Amsterdam.

Postdoctoraal, Opleiding Tot Commissaris

B.Sc., Marketing

Activities and Societies: Main focus was on marketing

Master'S Degree, Business/Managerial Economics