Thierry Plas Email & Phone Number

Brussels, Belgium

Tournai

Current : CFO @ CCB (Cementir group): main focus on Finance & Treasury (working capital management, credit control, purchase to pay) & Controlling and coaching Profile: CFO - Trilingual (NL, EN, FR) – Working capital - Project & Crisis Management – M&A - Corporate Finance – Complex transactions – Due Diligence - Tax – Treasury – IFRS and BGAAP –People Oriented - Analytical – Hands-on – Proactive – Flexible – Cross-functional Communicator – Loyal – Solution Minded - Stress resistant in depressive marketsStrong Ethic Values – Outstanding Technical Accuracy Please feel free to contact me:Mail : thierry.plas@hotmail.comMobile : +32 475 95 30 60

Available for senior financial role (long term / short term) in a challenging and project oriented environment Profile: CFO - Trilingual (NL, EN, FR) – Project & Crisis Management – M&A - Corporate Finance – Complex transactions – Due Diligence - Tax – Treasury – IFRS and BGAAP –People Oriented - Analytical – Hands-on – Proactive – Flexible – Cross-functional Communicator – Loyal – Solution Minded - Stress resistant in depressive marketsStrong Ethic Values – Outstanding Technical Accuracy Please feel free to contact me:Mail : thierry.plas@hotmail.comMobile : +32 475 95 30 60

Belgium

Major achievements:Change Management• Project management of several complex group restructuring operations • Crisis management: extensive experience over the last 5 years -including costs reduction plans, social law (Loi Renault and Florange Process) procedures and shutting down of large companies• Mergers and acquisition process – data room management – due diligence• Management and coordination of board meetings• Extensive Relationship with external advisors (tax, auditors, lawyers, actuaries, …)• Coordination and presentation to unions and workers’ council• It system change SAP and SAP to SAGEAccounting, Reporting and Forecasting• Advanced experience in IFRS, Belgian and French GAAP (both doing and auditing) including discontinued operations• Consolidated financial statements under IFRS • Definition of administrative, accounting and reporting procedures – implementation of monthly balance sheet consolidation procedures• Definition and implementation of the administrative set up for new companiesTax, Treasury and Insurance• Implementation of treasury reporting system, cash forecasts system and cash pooling centralisation across Europe • Analyse of tax aspects in the context of group restructuring• Coordination of several tax issues including rulings, tax audits Transfer Pricing, VAT, Property Taxes, …• Monitoring of credit risk set up of KPI, cross department coordination, …• Participation to appointment of group insurance broker• Negotiation with insurance companies and actuaries for externalisation of pre-pensions and other benefits (significant budget)HR• Close follow up of shutdowns budgets including cash forecasts• Participation in several negotiations• Recruiting experience of various functions including key managers • Office overall management: resource allocationLegal• Management of legal organization• Corporate compliance including special reports• Coordination with lawyers: compliance, claim monitoring, contracts

Belgium

Major achievements:• Mergers and acquisition process • Management and coordination of board meetings• Coordination and presentation to unions and workers’ council• Extensive Relationship with external advisors (tax, auditors, lawyers, actuaries, …)• Crisis management: extensive experience including costs reduction plans, social law (Loi Renault) • It system change SAP and SAP to SAGEAccounting, Reporting and Forecasting• Advanced experience in IFRS, Belgian and French GAAP including discontinued operations• Consolidated financial statements under IFRS • Definition of administrative, accounting and reporting procedures – implementation of monthly balance sheet consolidation procedures• Definition and implementation of the administrative set up for new companiesTax, Treasury and Insurance• Implementation of cash forecasts system • Analyse of tax aspects in the context of group restructuring• Coordination of several tax issues including rulings, tax audits Transfer Pricing, VAT, Property Taxes, …• Monitoring of credit risk cross department coordination, …• Negotiation with insurance companies and actuaries for externalisation of pre-pensions and other benefits HR• Close follow up of shutdowns budgets including cash forecasts• Participation in several negotiations• Recruiting experience of various functions including key managers Legal• Management of legal organization• Corporate compliance including special reports• Coordination with lawyers: compliance, claim monitoring, contracts

Auditing and Advisory:• Financial analysis• Due diligence Mergers and acquisition • External & Internal audit• Special reports writing• Presentation to unions and workers’ council• Financial risks identification • Analytical reviews• Advanced experience in IFRS and Belgian GAAP • Auditing of Consolidated financial statements under IFRS • Internal controls• Resource allocation, team management & coaching, recruiting

Business Administration And Management, General

Master'S Degree, Business/Managerial Economics, Distinction

Activities and Societies: Nature, Cycling, Tennis