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Stockholm, Se

Stockholm, Stockholm, Se

Haypp Group is the leading online retailer of snus and nicotine pouches with annual sales of about 200 MEUR. Main markets: Nordics, the US & Europe. The group has grown rapidly as a result of the creation of effective and innovative e-commerce sites and consumer marketing campaigns on the web, social media and through e-mail.I started out as Interim CFO and then continued by managing a number of projects to support the organisation’s growth, eg in these areas:1. Improved financial reporting and business follow-up and analysis2. Financial due diligence and integration of the Northerner group3. Implementation of an ERP in the USFor further information, see below.1. The improvement of performance measurement started out by mapping KPIs. After creating financial reports and business performance follow-up metrics, I procured and implemented a business intelligence (BI) and reporting system. 2. I carried out the financial due diligence and assisted the CEO with negotiations to acquire the Northerner group. Following the acquisition I led the integration of Northerner involving all functional areas; tech, logistics, customer service, data capture, finance, legal, pricing, search engine optimization, pricing etc. There was a wide range of activities to coordinate and follow up.3. As the Northerner entities lack an ERP, there are governance challenges. I first managed a pre-study and currently I manage the implementation of Microsoft Business Central (BC) including the integration between the Magento web platform and BC.

Within the framework of our consultant company Dirigus, I have had assignments in the following areas;- Change Management E-commerce- Project Management E-commerce- Business Process Reengineering and optimization- Acquisition Due Diligence & Integration - Interim CFO - ERP implementation - Business Intelligence & Performance measurement

Stockholm, Stockholm, Se

Stockholm, Stockholm, Se

Lagercrantz Group consists of 50 B2B technical industry companies with a turnover of 3800 MSEK. The subsidiaries are managed through the board of directors, represented by the division head and one from the group management. Part-time assignment for:- handover to new CFO- year-end report assistance- finalization of projects and board tasks

Stockholm, Stockholm, Se

As a Group CFO, three finance associates reporting to me. I carried out the following tasks:• Reporting and analysis of monthly and quarterly closings to the CEO, Group Board of Directors (BoD) and management team plus development of the Q1-Q3 interim reports to the stock exchange.• Development of material to and secretary at Group BoD meetings and the Annual General Meeting. • Development of presentations for and participation in Investor Relations (IR) activities. • Acquisition due diligence work, sales and purchase agreement analyses. • Board member in three subsidiaries.• Legal issues and agreement scrutinization, external audit, contact person for group auditor. • Group financing agreements and handling including bank power of attorneys for subsidiaries. • Risk management, eg corporate insurance coverage, cash management, currency exposure, tax issues and Group company IT responsibility.

Danderyd, Se

Werksta was founded in 2015 by Procuritas Capital Investors V GP Ltd with the ambition to consolidate the Nordic paint and body shop industry, mainly through acquisitions but also by opening new establishments. Currently Werksta is the leading chain in the Nordics with over 60 workshops in Sweden, Finland and Norway. Group sales in 2018 exceeded 100 MEUR.As CFO, I built a group finance organisation, involving • Development of business processes and subsequent procurement and implementation of finance and car repair business systems,• Implementation of the group consolidation software Aaro• Procurement and implementation of a central IT infrastructure• Integration and mergers of acquired body shops, including development of a check list for all business and financial tasks associated with workshop integration• Development of performance managent processes through Business Planning and Business Reviews of the current and future business, staff, premises, competitors, local pricing, investments etc • Management of the GDPR implementation.

Assignments:In the early days of Procuritas investment into Werksta (see above), I worked as CFO at Werksta Nordics AB about 1-2 days per week. At the same time, I worked as interim CFO for another company owned by Procuritas; Pierce Holding AB. Pierce is an online retailer for motorsport gear, spare parts and accessories. The company is a leading e-commerce pan-European player with annual sales exceeding 120 MEUR in 2019. The main focus as interim CFO at Pierce was governance and financial reliability, I mapped and improved business processes to secure correct financial reporting and internal control.

Kista, Se

Däckia is Sweden’s leading tire services chain with over 60 wholly owned workshops and around 100 partners.I was an important contributor to Däckia’s development from a loose set of workshops to a professional chain under various owners; Goodyear (GY) 2005 to Procuritas 2009 & Pirelli 2012. Sales rose from 600 to 950 MSEK. I led 13 associates in Finance, Internal Audit and IT. During the GY ownership my focus together with the MD was to set a strategic agenda by • focusing on fleet companies• standardizing services & workshop appearance• centralizing procurement/inventory• implementing common systemsEg, I managed;• business process reengineering & ERP implementation project 2006-2007 and many optimization projects from 2008. This enabled improved service quality and consistency, business control and financial reporting. • internal control project to comply with Goodyear’s requirements which resulted in a clean audit.• implementation of financial planning tool 2008, which led to improved transparency and forecasting.During the Procuritas ownership I managed 14 acquisitions from due diligence to integration and developed a successful integration checklist. I also participated in acquiring a larger subsidiary (200 MSEK in sales). Other accomplishments were • e-commerce implementation• divestment of Däckia’s real property of 100 MSEK• case-based financial training of workshop managers• KPI scorecardI was a key person in divestment process of Däckia to Pirelli. This included evaluation of M&A firm, info memorandum, vendor due diligence reports, financial & legal data room, management presentations to bidders etc. When Pirelli owned Däckia, my main achievement was to set each workshop’s organic growth plan by analyzing the local customers, competitors, pricing, services. In addition, reporting was changed to IFRS in Oracle Hyperion.

Milano, Mi, It

In addition to the CFO position at Däckia, I acted as interim CFO 2-3 days a week for one year. The ambition was to see if these positions could be combined. My main accomplishments, apart from general CFO tasks, were to make the Order to Cash and Procure to Pay processes smoother by utilizing SAP in a better way and removing unneccessary bureaucratic obstacles.

Solna, Stockholm County, Se

Cederroth manufacturs and sells hygien, health-related and first-aid products to grocery and pharmaceutical retailers. Well-known brands are Stomatol, Samarin, Svinto, Grumme, Bliw, HTH and Salvequick. From 2015 it was sold to Orkla.I managed the Swedish Finance department with 7 associates. I was responsible for all accounting and credit processes, internal control, closing and reporting according to US GAAP (Alberto-Culver being the owner). Sweden being the largest entity in the group (1,7 of 2 billion SEK in sales) and having all factories, the responsibility also included group tasks, eg intercompany reconciliation. The position provided me with excellent tools and insights into how to manage the balance sheet in a complex manufacturing accounting environment.The main projects that I managed were:• Implementation of internal control procedures in the group (Sarbanes-Oxley, SO-404 act) through process mapping, financial risk identification, controls and testing.• Implementation of a work flow tool for scanning and approving supplier invoices electronically.

Basel, Baselstadt, Ch

At Novartis, the global pharmaceutical company, I managed the IT department with 5 associates, supporting the systems and 400 users in Sweden and Denmark with an annual budget of 10 MSEK. My main achievements were managing development projects with IT as a business enabler. Most important was the creation of a “knowledge portal” for which I received the Novartis Global IT Bright Idea Award in 2000. Other examples of projects that I managed are process mapping and workflow automation, information security guide-lines to the users and the migration of the Nordic IT infrastructure to Windows 2000 and XP.

Lawrence Township, Nj, Us

At Bristol-Myers Squibb, the global pharmaceutical company, I managed the Nordic financial planning and business control department with 3 controller associates. Responsibilities included pricing strategies and negotiations with pharmaceutical authorities, eg Läkemedelsverket. I led the work with Business Reviews and Budget with the business areas in each country as well as weekly and monthly follow-up of sales and results. The scope of the Business Reviews was a thorough evaluation of the current and future business of each therapeutic area, pharmaceutical regulations, competitors, local pricing, investments etc.An important experience, that I learnt, was how Finance can play a critical role in managing and fostering a result-driven culture and the importance of being in control of the business risks and how it affects the financial results.I managed an award-winning team project to consolidate all functions‘ forecasting activity at IMD in Lausanne. I was also awarded first position on the Nordic Employee High Potential list in 1997.

Gambro Engström AB was the world-wide manufacturer and distributor of intensive care ventilators and anaesthesia machines. There was also a business unit, Supplies BU, for single use and reusable products for use in the operating rooms and intensive care units. Main focus in the company was the machines and the local sales reps’ skill set was according to that focus. I was Sales responsible excl USA for this BU. My main role was to increase sales volume by evaluating and expanding the sales organization, primarily in Europe and learn how to sell to hospitals. The sales process at a hospital is complex as one needs to invoke strong needs from the nurses and doctors and let them persuade the purchasing department. I developed a comprehensive four-day training program for sales reps focusing on end-customer role plays and query techniques, as hospital decision-making involves many stakeholders. I also made competitor and market analyses, which was an integral part in finding needs and arguments for a hospital to change to a Gambro product. Thanks to the increased attention on Supplies, sales grew from 25 to 140 MSEK in wholesaler prices.

• Main tasks were to analyse, program and test COBOL/SQL for a client in the food industry.• Main skill learnt was database queries (SQL) which helps in understanding data retrieval and application integrations.

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