Strategy Director at KPMG the Netherlands, supporting clients with working capital optimization and other performance improvement solutions

As Director, Head of Turnaround & Restructuring (formerly: Special Situations Group) at KPMG Vietnam and Cambodia, my key responsibilities included: • Supporting clients with working capital, turnaround, restructuring and value creation solutions• Establishing and leading a team of the strongest Turnaround & Restructuring professionals in our markets• Owning and managing the P&L of our business unit (revenue to net profit)• Leading our business development and commercial… Show more As Director, Head of Turnaround & Restructuring (formerly: Special Situations Group) at KPMG Vietnam and Cambodia, my key responsibilities included: • Supporting clients with working capital, turnaround, restructuring and value creation solutions• Establishing and leading a team of the strongest Turnaround & Restructuring professionals in our markets• Owning and managing the P&L of our business unit (revenue to net profit)• Leading our business development and commercial activities to grow our revenue, expand our client base and develop new sales channels• Implementing practice development and innovation initiatives to continuously evolve our ways of working and enhance our service deliveryBesides my role in Vietnam and Cambodia, I held a regional role within KPMG Asia Pacific's Turnaround & Restructuring Center of Excellence to develop and roll-out leading practice turnaround and restructuring methodology across our network Show less

As Director, Head of Special Situations Group at KPMG Vietnam and Cambodia, my key responsibilities included: • Supporting clients with working capital, turnaround, restructuring and value creation solutions• Establishing and leading a team of the strongest Turnaround & Restructuring professionals in our markets• Owning and managing the P&L of our business unit (revenue to net profit)• Leading our business development and commercial activities to grow our revenue, expand our… Show more As Director, Head of Special Situations Group at KPMG Vietnam and Cambodia, my key responsibilities included: • Supporting clients with working capital, turnaround, restructuring and value creation solutions• Establishing and leading a team of the strongest Turnaround & Restructuring professionals in our markets• Owning and managing the P&L of our business unit (revenue to net profit)• Leading our business development and commercial activities to grow our revenue, expand our client base and develop new sales channels• Implementing practice development and innovation initiatives to continuously evolve our ways of working and enhance our service deliveryBesides my role in Vietnam and Cambodia, I held a regional role within KPMG Asia Pacific's Turnaround & Restructuring Center of Excellence to develop and roll-out leading practice turnaround and restructuring methodology across our network Show less

In 2020, I moved to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to lead the establishment of KPMG Vietnam and Cambodia’s Special Situations Group, a new business unit focused on supporting clients with financial performance improvement solutions across situations of growth, underperformance, stress, distress and deals.Key responsibilities included:• Supporting clients with complex business challenges in time-pressured situations• Hiring and managing a team of 10 finance and consulting… Show more In 2020, I moved to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to lead the establishment of KPMG Vietnam and Cambodia’s Special Situations Group, a new business unit focused on supporting clients with financial performance improvement solutions across situations of growth, underperformance, stress, distress and deals.Key responsibilities included:• Supporting clients with complex business challenges in time-pressured situations• Hiring and managing a team of 10 finance and consulting professionals • Developing and launching a product proposition of 8 brand new services• Formulating and rolling out our go-to-market strategy and marketing campaigns to establish a well-respected brand in the Vietnamese, Cambodian and international business communities• Leading our business development and commercial activities to grow our revenue, expand our client base and develop new sales channels• Implementing practice development and innovation initiatives to continuously evolve our ways of working and enhance our service deliveryBesides my role in Vietnam and Cambodia, I held a regional role within KPMG Asia Pacific's Turnaround and Restructuring Center of Excellence to develop and roll-out leading practice turnaround and restructuring methodology across our network Show less

As an Associate Director within the Special Situations Group in KPMG UK's Restructuring team, I was responsible for managing projects across underperforming, stressed and distressed situations.Key responsibilities included:• Working with clients to scope and deliver projects across a range of situations• Managing multiple projects and teams simultaneously to deliver results within time frames• Driving sector campaigns and tailoring our solutions to client sector… Show more As an Associate Director within the Special Situations Group in KPMG UK's Restructuring team, I was responsible for managing projects across underperforming, stressed and distressed situations.Key responsibilities included:• Working with clients to scope and deliver projects across a range of situations• Managing multiple projects and teams simultaneously to deliver results within time frames• Driving sector campaigns and tailoring our solutions to client sector developments• Coaching, mentoring and performance managing junior colleagues• Developing new product offerings and technology; and• Optimising our collaboration and operating model with our colleagues offshoreProjects in the Associate Director role included crisis cash collections, independent business reviews & stakeholder advisory and cash and working capital optimisation. Show less

As a Manager within the Special Situations Group in KPMG UK's Restructuring team, I worked across a wide spectrum of performance improvement projects. My main responsibilities included:• Managing projects and teams to deliver tangible results for our clients;• Being a performance manager for junior colleagues;• Driving the development of new product offerings; and • Identifying commercial opportunities, preparing pitch documents & proposals, scoping up new work and managing… Show more As a Manager within the Special Situations Group in KPMG UK's Restructuring team, I worked across a wide spectrum of performance improvement projects. My main responsibilities included:• Managing projects and teams to deliver tangible results for our clients;• Being a performance manager for junior colleagues;• Driving the development of new product offerings; and • Identifying commercial opportunities, preparing pitch documents & proposals, scoping up new work and managing client relationships.My projects in the Manager role included work in the UK, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium. Show less

After the graduate programme, I aligned to the Special Situations Group (previously Turnaround, Transformation & Liquidity) within Restructuring at KPMG UK.As an Assistant Manager, my main responsibilities were:• Managing workstreams on large implementation projects;• Working on-site with key client stakeholders to deliver results;• Overseeing and reviewing the work of junior colleagues;• Monitoring and managing project budgets and financials; and• Supporting on… Show more After the graduate programme, I aligned to the Special Situations Group (previously Turnaround, Transformation & Liquidity) within Restructuring at KPMG UK.As an Assistant Manager, my main responsibilities were:• Managing workstreams on large implementation projects;• Working on-site with key client stakeholders to deliver results;• Overseeing and reviewing the work of junior colleagues;• Monitoring and managing project budgets and financials; and• Supporting on business development initiatives and actively identifying & building out commercial opportunities.During my Assistant Manager role, I worked mainly in the UK, Brazil, Luxembourg, Singapore and India. Show less

Three-year graduate programme in Restructuring (Deal Advisory) at KPMG UK. As an Analyst, my main responsibilities were project delivery & execution across:• Cash & working capital optimisation;• Cost improvement programmes;• Independent business reviews; and• Non-performing loans management. This included financial analysis & modelling, transactional big data analysis & visualisation, working on-site with clients to implement change initiatives and preparing… Show more Three-year graduate programme in Restructuring (Deal Advisory) at KPMG UK. As an Analyst, my main responsibilities were project delivery & execution across:• Cash & working capital optimisation;• Cost improvement programmes;• Independent business reviews; and• Non-performing loans management. This included financial analysis & modelling, transactional big data analysis & visualisation, working on-site with clients to implement change initiatives and preparing & presenting management recommendations.My on-site project implementation experience throughout the graduate programme was mainly in the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, France and Greece, with remote work with clients in the US.As part of the graduate programme, I obtained the ICAEW ACA qualification to become a Chartered Accountant. Show less

While in the Restructuring (Deal Advisory) graduate programme, I worked in KPMG UK's Managing Partner's Office on a secondment basis for six months following the completion of an internal project I worked on previously.During this period, I was the Executive Assistant to KPMG UK's Managing Partner, supporting in Executive Committee meetings, working with Firm leadership on a day-to-day basis and delivering a variety of internal projects.

Summer internship in Nomura International's Investment Banking division in the Industrials Team (manufacturing, infrastructure & transportation).During my internship, I performed company & market analyses, conducted Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Leveraged Buyout (LBO) and multiples valuations and prepared pitch presentations for new opportunities.

While in university, I became co-owner of a young tutoring business for which I previously delivered training courses. As a co-owner, I built out the business by:• Organising training courses and developing new product offerings;• Marketing our products to students (online and offline);• Hiring and training tutors to deliver training courses; and• Managing the daily operations of the business.My partner and I developed Uni Tutor to become a well-known and trusted… Show more While in university, I became co-owner of a young tutoring business for which I previously delivered training courses. As a co-owner, I built out the business by:• Organising training courses and developing new product offerings;• Marketing our products to students (online and offline);• Hiring and training tutors to deliver training courses; and• Managing the daily operations of the business.My partner and I developed Uni Tutor to become a well-known and trusted brand on campus and eventually transferred the business to new owners.Website: www.uni-tutor.nl Show less

While pursuing my Master's degree in Finance & Investments, I worked at Fakton for three months to deliver a research project on the profitability of municipal land investments since the financial crisis of 2008.My role entailed independently preparing a research report for external publication by performing a benchmarking analysis on the investments of Dutch municipalities across various metrics. Throughout this period, I reported into one of the Partners at Fakton.

Summer internship in Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) at BoerCroon Corporate Finance. During my internship, I performed valuations & market analyses and assisted on pitch presentations and information memorandums.