As an accomplished Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), I’ve steered CampusWorks Inc. toward success by combining strategic vision with financial expertise and collaborating closely with the CEO to achieve remarkable results.Key Achievements:• Strategic Leadership: I’ve been at the forefront of shaping CampusWorks’ future direction. My strategic vision has guided the company through dynamic market changes, ensuring its continued relevance and success.• Financial Expertise: As CFO, I’ve overseen all aspects of financial management. From budgeting and accounting to controlling and tax compliance, I’ve implemented best practices that contributed to our robust financial stability.• Operational Excellence: In my role as COO, I’ve streamlined operations across the organization. I optimize processes, enhance efficiency, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.• Human Resources and IT: I lead HR initiatives, ensuring a talented and motivated workforce. Additionally, I champion technology adoption, leveraging IT solutions to enhance efficiency and productivity.• Legal and Compliance: I navigated complex regulatory landscapes. I ensure that CampusWorks operates within legal boundaries while maximizing opportunities.• Passion for Higher Education: CampusWorks’ mission resonates deeply with me. I believe in improving higher education one student at a time. Our work impacts not only students, faculty, and staff but also extends globally. I’m committed to creative solutions that address the industry’s challenges.

Selected by President/CEO to turnaround US operations. Led accounting, controlling, FP&A, HR, IT, legal, facilities/operations and real estate.• Developed and implemented fiscal and strategic approaches that enabled the company to progress its key product through the regulatory approval process in record time, leading to a faster realization of over $40M annually.• Raised $80M capital through Financing, Private Equity & high-net-worth investors, forming alliances with key players at major US financial institutions. • Improved commercial profitability and gained $12M in cash flow by negotiating the exit from a pharma distributor contract and partner with new that included 50/50 profit sharing. • Led numerous operational and financial efficiency projects that reduced costs and streamlined operations. generating average annual savings of more than $1M. • Transformed legacy finance and accounting infrastructure to one that supported the transition from a private to a public company. • Set core metrics and led numerous operational and financial efficiency projects that reduced costs and streamlined operations. • Led divestiture of two supercritical fluid technology companies that were diverting attention, funding, and resources from R&D; negotiated sale that enabled the Company to maintain access to the technology. • Managed contractual obligations, with Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, Mallinckrodt, Lohmann, Paladin, and Endo.

Directed six controllers for all lines of business including pharmaceutical, dermo-cosmetics, cosmetics, pharmacy wholesale, retail pharmacy chain, and pharma-logistics. Served with President and CFO on strategy team that planned global expansion. Established and implemented strategic planning and valuation teams that supported rapid growth for a newly public company.• Partnered with President and CFO to create a business plan for entry into U.S. market and played leading role in the implementation stage of the $120M investment. • Performed valuation analyses of non-core companies, leading to the divestitures of Lavipharm’ s holdings to L’Oréal, Sanofi, and Avon. Raised sale prices of the divested companies as much as 30% by proving value through market-driven analyses. • Headed the valuation and due diligence of the marketing rights for Betadine and a 3M asthma product. • Transformed company culture around finance and performance of each line of business.• Designed from scratch the monthly financial reports. Led the monthly consolidation process of both U.S. GAAP and IFRS Group companies and presented the monthly financials to the Board and the Corporate Committee.• Directed the budgets and FP&A for all Group companies.

Recruited initially into financial controller role based on multinational experience to help the German team from MB Headqurtersturnaround problematic subsidiary. Led a 6-member team with executive accountability for the annual budget, forecasting, financial planning & analysis, and internal audit. • Managed €7 million new facilities construction project to its completion. Took over the project after the previous project manager was failing to meet objectives and exceeded budgetary, quality, and timeline goals set by MBAG. • Served as SAP “superuser” for SAP implementation as Mercedes-Benz rolled out SAP ERP worldwide.