Mark Bennett Email & Phone Number

Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Mark has operated at CEO and Board level as a key business leader and CFO in the manufacturing and engineering arena for over 35 years and in that time has crafted a key skill set for being able to the leverage a blend of people, technology, and process to drive a business forward.A pragmatic and dynamic leader, Mark has a true insight into global employee.

Banbury, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

• Retired at the end of 2022. Board Member of the HQ business in Germany as one of the 3 members of the Management Board. Direct report to Konecranes CFO with integration leadership responsibility. MD of the UK legal.
• Finance leadership of the Integration Management Office delivering 140m€+ of synergy savings over 3 years
• Executing Corporate Governance programs including MD nomination committee and global MD training.
• Led integration and harmonization of finance processes and teams with around 700 finance personnel
• Led global legal consolidation project, streamlining and synergizing 200 legal entities, across 40 major countries

Dusseldorf, Germany

• Management Board Member and Group CFO in Germany with multiple legal entity responsibilities for a $1.5B business with 7000 people worldwide
• Led the activities of 250 finance and accounting staff in 20 countries with full accountability for remuneration, recruitment, training and development
• Key business partner to the President Terex MHPS and regular attendance at the Terex Executive Leadership Team (ELT) meetings to discuss strategy, business performance and divestiture activities
• Implemented multiple restructuring projects in several countries to align cost base with demand generating cumulative EBIT benefits of $83M

Coventry, United Kingdom

• Active business partner to the President Terex Construction to progressively restructure and divest the Terex Construction business of around $1B and breakeven profitability
• Supported the implementation of Financial Shared Service Centers in US, UK, Germany, Italy, China and Brazil

Long Crendon, UK

• Drove SOX compliance and standardized finance processes including business and forecast reviews.

Grantham, UK

• Board Member in UK, Spain & Germany, Member of AWP Leadership Council and Business Partner to the VP-MD for AWP EMEAR
• Facilitated guideline return on investment and reduced credit risk through the implementation of weekly European Credit Committee
• Developed the business case for scissors-lifts into Coventry supporting globalisation and footprint utilisation plans

Sully-sur-Loire, France

• Meritor, Inc. is a leading global supplier of drivetrain, mobility, braking, aftermarket and electric powertrain solutions for commercial vehicle and industrial markets.
• Served as Board Member in China, UK and Spain and Business Partner to the VP-GM for apertures global business
• Responsible for recruiting, training and managing 120 staff in 20 countries throughout the world
• Introduced weekly pricing review committee and appropriations committee to ensure guideline return on investment based on analysis of customer givebacks
• Actively involved in negotiations alongside the VP-GM for a restructuring / exit package with a European customer regarding plant closure
• Played a key role in launching the new Leading Competitive Cost Country (LCCC) in Romania and new joint ventures in Slovakia and India

Sully-sur-Loire, France

• Achieved recognition as a key global business leader for the door’s division working alongside the VP-GM
• Led a capacity rationalisation review resulting in restructuring of UK, Australia, Spain and France with $12 million in ongoing savings delivered
• Planned and completed a business strategy review and five-year long-range plan
• Achieved a 20% reduction in workforce and operating costs by delivering synergy benefits of door and access finance integration

Sully-sur-Loire, France

• Managed the implementation of France shared accounting services for five French locations delivering substantial cost savings and reinvestment in improved business analysis
• Coordinated the closure of the Italian operation to rationalise capacity and fixed cost structure
• Delivered a 10% reduction in finance workforce, without comprising output quality, by implementing finance process improvement teams
• Eliminated a loss-making business by supporting the dissolution of the joint venture with a Japanese partner

Birmingham, United Kingdom

• Implemented a division-wide cost reduction process to enable the achievement of $12 million reductions in material, labour and overheads for Meritor.

Warley, UK

• Coordinated the five-year business plan and one-year budget for a $30 billion revenue business from a financial perspective for Ford of Europe

Basildon, UK

• Delivered record cost reductions of $8.5 million in 1997 and $10 million in 1998 as a direct result of implementing total quality and cost management process for Visteon Automotive Systems

Strategy And Management -- Konecranes Leadership Team

Mba, Business And Finance

Bsc, Applied Physics