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Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Schaffhausen, Switzerland

Built in 4 months the new Global Assurance function at Oriflame, establishing it as an efficient and effective support to the business in ensuring compliance with internal and external frameworks. Managing a team of 7 employees developing the governance framework and driving compliance, health & safety, risk management, insurance, internal control, data protection and best practices in all entities and in all aspects of the operations. Embedding the right way of acting as a integrated part of… Show more Built in 4 months the new Global Assurance function at Oriflame, establishing it as an efficient and effective support to the business in ensuring compliance with internal and external frameworks. Managing a team of 7 employees developing the governance framework and driving compliance, health & safety, risk management, insurance, internal control, data protection and best practices in all entities and in all aspects of the operations. Embedding the right way of acting as a integrated part of strategy and day to day activities. Show less

Schaffhausen, Switzerland

Driving compliance, risk management, internal control, health & safety, data protection and best practices in in Asia and Turkey.

Leiden, Nethrlands

Led on a project basis the global finance processes through transformation and ERP implementation at a group with € 9 billion of property assets under management and development. The groups way of working was under transformation and solid global processes needed to be designed and deployed together with new ERP solutions. Will drive an increased process awareness as well as efficiency and effectiveness in the way we organize, work and collaborate. Contributed to the redesign of the Business… Show more Led on a project basis the global finance processes through transformation and ERP implementation at a group with € 9 billion of property assets under management and development. The groups way of working was under transformation and solid global processes needed to be designed and deployed together with new ERP solutions. Will drive an increased process awareness as well as efficiency and effectiveness in the way we organize, work and collaborate. Contributed to the redesign of the Business Information solution making information transparent and available, as wells as to the modernization and of the Budget Process. Show less

Zürich Area, Switzerland

Leader of the global finance organization for a multinational group with a turnover of € 1.5 billion, with responsibility for finance processes and -operations, external and internal management reporting, budgeting and financial planning, treasury, structured trade finance and external audit. Lead of a global team of 100 employees with 14 direct reports located around the world.Key achievements:• Restructured the global finance organization. Implemented a HUB structure covering the… Show more Leader of the global finance organization for a multinational group with a turnover of € 1.5 billion, with responsibility for finance processes and -operations, external and internal management reporting, budgeting and financial planning, treasury, structured trade finance and external audit. Lead of a global team of 100 employees with 14 direct reports located around the world.Key achievements:• Restructured the global finance organization. Implemented a HUB structure covering the finance activities of the small and mid-sized companies in the group. Reduced global headcount from 120 to 100 through centralization, process standardization and -improvement.• Redesigned the reporting structures. Facilitated improved expense understanding and ownership, supporting a €160m strategic cost saving program.• Led the design and implementation of a second-tier ERP solution for the small and mid-sized entities in the group. The solution was rolled out to 11 entities during a 15-month period.• Implemented business focused forecasting, budgeting and planning processes at the Sidel Group delivering efficiency, transparency and commitment. Show less

Lausanne Area, Switzerland

Leader of the group reporting and planning for a € 10.5 billion turnover multinational group. Owner of the global forecast, budget and mid-term planning processes. Responsible for the consolidation of group financials and for the reporting to group leadership team as well as external stakeholders. Leader of a 7-person team managing the worldwide reporting and budgeting.Key achievements:• Led the redesign of a new budgeting and forecasting concept for the group. The new concept shortened… Show more Leader of the group reporting and planning for a € 10.5 billion turnover multinational group. Owner of the global forecast, budget and mid-term planning processes. Responsible for the consolidation of group financials and for the reporting to group leadership team as well as external stakeholders. Leader of a 7-person team managing the worldwide reporting and budgeting.Key achievements:• Led the redesign of a new budgeting and forecasting concept for the group. The new concept shortened the lead-time, reduced effort by 35% and strengthened the business focus.• Led the design of a budgeting application in Business Objects Financial Consolidation to support above process• Redesigned reporting structures, increasing transparency and strengthening business ownership• Led the development of a new application for global product costing Show less

Lausanne Area, Switzerland

Business Leader of the design, development and rollout of a global Business Information Solution for a € 10.5 billion multinational group. Highly successful and ground-breaking project delivering easy to access business information for top management on a self-serve basis, containing both financial and non-financial information. The Tetra Pak solution is regarded as a global benchmark and has been rewarded by Gartner. Built on SAP R3, SAP Business Warehouse and Business Objects.Key… Show more Business Leader of the design, development and rollout of a global Business Information Solution for a € 10.5 billion multinational group. Highly successful and ground-breaking project delivering easy to access business information for top management on a self-serve basis, containing both financial and non-financial information. The Tetra Pak solution is regarded as a global benchmark and has been rewarded by Gartner. Built on SAP R3, SAP Business Warehouse and Business Objects.Key achievements:• Led the creation of an integrated end to end information flow, ensuring a single source of truth for the group, covering both local- and corporate management needs.• Led the build of a self-serve business information solution, going from 0 to 2100 business management users in 3 years• The integrated solution was awarded with a Gartner Business Intelligence Award in 2009 Show less

Budapest, Hungary

Leader of the finance, controlling and IT for two entities with a combined turnover of € 80 mio and 180 employees. Member of the leadership team and strong business partner to the Managing Director and the commercial team.Key achievements:• Established and strengthened the role of finance as business partner• Restructured commercial conditions in cooperation with the MD and the Commercial Director• Led the implementation of SAP R3 in the two entities for finance• Reorganized… Show more Leader of the finance, controlling and IT for two entities with a combined turnover of € 80 mio and 180 employees. Member of the leadership team and strong business partner to the Managing Director and the commercial team.Key achievements:• Established and strengthened the role of finance as business partner• Restructured commercial conditions in cooperation with the MD and the Commercial Director• Led the implementation of SAP R3 in the two entities for finance• Reorganized the sales administration, minimizing handovers and facilitating for sales management to focus on sales Show less

Espoo, Finland

Leader of the finance, controlling and IT for a sales and manufacturing entity with a turnover of € 60 mio and 80 employees. Member of the leadership team and strong business partner to the Managing Director and to the Commercial Director.Key achievements:• Established and strengthened the role of finance as business partner• Re-engineered commercial conditions in cooperation with the Commercial Director• Restructured the finance organization, piloting within Tetra Pak group the… Show more Leader of the finance, controlling and IT for a sales and manufacturing entity with a turnover of € 60 mio and 80 employees. Member of the leadership team and strong business partner to the Managing Director and to the Commercial Director.Key achievements:• Established and strengthened the role of finance as business partner• Re-engineered commercial conditions in cooperation with the Commercial Director• Restructured the finance organization, piloting within Tetra Pak group the outsourcing of accounting activities to a shared services centre, decreasing local resources by 50%. Show less

Espoo, Finaland

Broad, hands on experience of controlling and reporting

Finland

Tinfof Ab invests in, and provides management services to, small wind energy enterprices.

Aland Islands, Finland

Forest industry company with saw mill and wood chip plant.

Svetogorsk, Russia

Finance control and -management of Joint venturesActing Finance Manager for 7 months

Rehmsdorf, Germany

Mobilizing People

Process Redesign

Ahead Leadership Program

Master’S Degree, Economics/Management And Organization

Master’S Degree, Forestry