Michał Szymankiewicz Email and Phone Number

INOVSHOP Poland is part of INOVSHOP Group based in France. INOVSHOP fosters a 360-degree approach for retail by providing POP/POS solutions, merchandising security, store fitting, digital signage & consumer experiences. INOVSHOP with 30 years of experience leading innovation in the market is partnering with largest retail brands globally. Number 1 finance person - financial responsibilities▪ P&L responsibility▪ Strategic account management and operational leadership - leading financial planning and strategy.▪ Assessing, managing, and minimizing company risk including f/x and cashflow risks▪ Analyzing complex financial data and perform regular financial analysis.▪ Managing and creating internal controls▪ Developing financial strategies▪ Preparing forecasts and comprehensive budgets▪ Developing and implementing accounting policies▪ Guarantee compliance with financial laws and international accounting guidelines▪ Preparing financial risks assessments and mitigating strategies ▪ Recognizing patterns in company spending, revenue, and recommend solutions to any problem areasTechnical & customer responsibilities▪ Data analysis of information gathered by digital customer experience solutions▪ In charge of the L'Oreal Digital Signage Motion Window project for Poland & Baltics▪ Technical assistance and expertise for company clients in the Nordics▪ Project management in digital▪ Prototyping of innovative marketable solutions for clients on a large scale in retail

Multiple awards for improved efficiencies, process automations and coordinating programs.▪ Leading custody process migration to Poland in Assets Servicing & Proxy teams ▪ Delivering process automation for EMEA markets, reducing numbers of manual process and strive to achieve STP in the daily processes. ▪ Resolves balances breaks and payments reconciliation▪ Responsible for suspense breaks and weekly calls regarding this subject; enhancement project lead▪ Delivers training and coaches new hires, motivates and develops more junior employees, live feedback▪ Makes sure that KPI and SLA are delivered ▪ Drive team meetings▪ Responsible for day to day processing and managing of relationships with Custody Clients, Agents, Banks, ISS - Acting as an intermediary between client and market with regards to announced corporate action▪ Coordinating support team (Interns and people from other teams) during peak season.▪Monitoring relevant legal and market changes and defining impacts for own area of resposibilities ▪Escalate processing errors and potential risks to line manager upon discovery ▪Monitor and action all daily diary messages ▪Provide Support to others on the Team and Department ▪Adopting the department's proxy voting software to input proxy information such as holdings, shares on loan, and client account information ▪Applying proxy voting policies and processes to proxy voting issues of companies that underlie mutual funds held by the firm on behalf of the clients ▪Support timely notification clients and colleagues of all forthcoming AGMs / EGMs and other corporate actions. Check daily information published by issuers and CSD. Ensure that all information is entered into the system accurately and the correct messages are created ▪Registration and de-registration of shares for General Meeting on EMEA markets▪Event Creation and Notifications▪Client instruction processing, preparation of instructions from the clients

Multiple projects in Tax and Advisory for Polish and International companies from various sectors (Energy, Healthcare, Retail, etc clients). Areas of expertise: VAT, CIT, PIT, State Aid.

Link to a review in Polish press below