Chief Financial Officer at Emerald Stay SA, a dynamic and rapidly expanding hospitality company, since January 2023.Driving Growth through M&A: Led the financial and legal due diligence and actively participated in negotiations for 6 acquisitions, with most deals exceeding €1 million in value.Financial Reporting and Control: Established robust accounting processes, implemented Microsoft Dynamics Business Central across 15 group companies, and deliver timely consolidated quarterly… Show more Chief Financial Officer at Emerald Stay SA, a dynamic and rapidly expanding hospitality company, since January 2023.Driving Growth through M&A: Led the financial and legal due diligence and actively participated in negotiations for 6 acquisitions, with most deals exceeding €1 million in value.Financial Reporting and Control: Established robust accounting processes, implemented Microsoft Dynamics Business Central across 15 group companies, and deliver timely consolidated quarterly financial statements.Team Leadership and Development: Built a new group-wide accounting team, fostering a culture of collaboration and high performance.Legal and Contract Management: Responsible for all legal aspects of the company, including drafting and reviewing contracts, ensuring compliance, and mitigating risk. Show less

Apex Partners SLU: An M&A advisory firm delivering peak outcomes for global enterprise clients and partners, bridging the gap between entrepreneurs and financial partners across borders and operational backgrounds.As Founding Partner of Apex Partners, my main duties include: M&A Advisory: Provided comprehensive M&A advisory services to clients across various sectors, including identifying and evaluating potential targets, conducting valuations, and facilitating negotiations with… Show more Apex Partners SLU: An M&A advisory firm delivering peak outcomes for global enterprise clients and partners, bridging the gap between entrepreneurs and financial partners across borders and operational backgrounds.As Founding Partner of Apex Partners, my main duties include: M&A Advisory: Provided comprehensive M&A advisory services to clients across various sectors, including identifying and evaluating potential targets, conducting valuations, and facilitating negotiations with buyers or sellers.Due Diligence: Led all aspects of financial and legal due diligence for M&A transactions, including reviewing financial statements, assessing risks, and drafting and revising legal agreements for smaller acquisitions.Business Valuation: Conducted in-depth business valuations using various methodologies to determine fair market value and support informed decision-making.Strategic Consulting: Advised clients on strategic matters related to M&A, including deal structuring, post-merger integration, and growth strategies. Show less

The Vice President of Sales Operations is accountable for leading the service solutions and partner management groups in the strive to provide comprehensive sales support for GCI's global sales teams with regards to any operational aspects. The Service Architecture Group is responsible for providing technical expertise and architecture to opportunities that Sales Groups bring to the Company, and providing scope and pricing to the customer. The Partner Management Team is responsible for the… Show more The Vice President of Sales Operations is accountable for leading the service solutions and partner management groups in the strive to provide comprehensive sales support for GCI's global sales teams with regards to any operational aspects. The Service Architecture Group is responsible for providing technical expertise and architecture to opportunities that Sales Groups bring to the Company, and providing scope and pricing to the customer. The Partner Management Team is responsible for the recruitment, negotiation, on-boarding, vetting and lifecycle management of GCI's 3'000+ technology and service partners around the world, with the goal of providing comprehensive global support across geographies and technologies, as well as providing our customers with the most competitive rates. Show less

The Vice President of Inside Sales & Operations is responsible for the overall performance of the company’s distribution business unit. This position is accountable for growing sales of the business sunit through new vendor acquisition, customer retention and a performant sales team. This position is responsible for the development and implementation of operational processes and procedures, effectively delegates responsibilities and ensures all products and services are delivered with the… Show more The Vice President of Inside Sales & Operations is responsible for the overall performance of the company’s distribution business unit. This position is accountable for growing sales of the business sunit through new vendor acquisition, customer retention and a performant sales team. This position is responsible for the development and implementation of operational processes and procedures, effectively delegates responsibilities and ensures all products and services are delivered with the highest level of quality and customer service. This position demonstrates exceptional leadership and ensures all practices are carried out in the most effective and efficient way possible and in accordance with all federal, state and local regulations.• Oversees the management of all operational staff and directly supervises all members of the operational management team.• Reviews financial results through varies resources to measure productivity and ensures operations are in line and with the company’s financial goals and objectives.• Develops a team capable of achieving ambitious business goals while maximizing customer satisfaction.• Accountable for profitable performance and growth in the distribution business unit. • Assists in the prospecting and signing up of new Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEMs) for the distribution business unit to take to market. • Establishes and implements key performance measures and metrics to monitor progress, drive corrective action, and focus on continuous process improvement. Show less

Responsible for developing and improving governance tasks in the Service organisation to ensure the process in which decisions are made are fully investigated, documented and managed. -Chairs the Opportunity Review Board (ORB), an intra-departmental forum for discussing business opportunities; -Reviews and manages contracts in the EMEA and APAC regions;-Counsels on EU Governance and HR topics; -Reports on a range of topics within Services to provide trends, historical data… Show more Responsible for developing and improving governance tasks in the Service organisation to ensure the process in which decisions are made are fully investigated, documented and managed. -Chairs the Opportunity Review Board (ORB), an intra-departmental forum for discussing business opportunities; -Reviews and manages contracts in the EMEA and APAC regions;-Counsels on EU Governance and HR topics; -Reports on a range of topics within Services to provide trends, historical data, and forecast projections in support of the Services, Finance and Sales organisations;-Coordinates intra-functional initiatives to ensure clear communication between the different teams and contribute to smooth functioning of the entire process from Prospecting an opportunity to guaranteeing service delivery quality; -Sole Administrator of GCI's Romanian entity and one of the Directors of its Irish subsidiaries. Show less

Accountable for driving better integration and alignment between all revenue and profit-related functions globally, including Product and Services Sales, Marketing, Global Services Solutions Group (GSSG) and Finance. Fully integrated into sales and finance and managed all aspects of revenue and profit for the EMEA region, providing cross-company visibility into current and future business. -Develops a mechanism and associated disciplines relative to providing visibility to critical… Show more Accountable for driving better integration and alignment between all revenue and profit-related functions globally, including Product and Services Sales, Marketing, Global Services Solutions Group (GSSG) and Finance. Fully integrated into sales and finance and managed all aspects of revenue and profit for the EMEA region, providing cross-company visibility into current and future business. -Develops a mechanism and associated disciplines relative to providing visibility to critical steps in the GCI revenue and profit generation ecosystem;-Monitors Revenue and Profit Performance through visibility and reporting into daily quote requests, daily quotes provided, -Acts as a mid-point visibility between the quoting stage in the sales cycle and the negotiation stage by representing opportunities to expand GCI portfolio presence within the partner; Sales Pipeline — Opportunities committed but not yet closed-Chairs periodic calls in coordination with EMEA Sales Leadership; -Monitors the Sales Pipeline to eliminate obstacles to Sales and by preparing service department readiness; -Coordinates monthly reporting on the above functions to provide visibility into all Sales activities and communicate performance against the above criteria. -Is responsible for being a part of the Deal Review Process and bringing all necessary opportunities to review when the potential can be aggrandised or the risk is elevated Show less

As part of GCI's international expansion into EMEA, responsible for assisting in all activities necessary to grow, market, and ensure Compliance for GCI's international presence in the European Union. -Clears customs barriers to hardware importation into the EU; -Designs and publishes standard procedures for engagement between the EMEA and NAFTA teams; -Establishes necessary entities in the EU and coordinates all related Compliance and HR activities; -Part of the due… Show more As part of GCI's international expansion into EMEA, responsible for assisting in all activities necessary to grow, market, and ensure Compliance for GCI's international presence in the European Union. -Clears customs barriers to hardware importation into the EU; -Designs and publishes standard procedures for engagement between the EMEA and NAFTA teams; -Establishes necessary entities in the EU and coordinates all related Compliance and HR activities; -Part of the due diligence team with an aim to driving acquisitions in EMEA as part of a global growth strategy; -Manages the contractual obligations and contractual reviews for legalities in EMEA & APAC. -Assists in the daily administration of the employees and the work environment; -Aids in the redesign of marketing materials, quoting tools and HR guides from the US templates to fit European conditions and transitions. Show less

Punctually mandated as an international extension in Europe for the Headquarter team based in Brazil. -Responsible for market research and published analyses regarding the viability of the expansion of Brazilian companies into the European market; -Advises regarding the legal and accounting implications of European investments; -Translates contracts and diverse documents (English, French, Spanish & Portuguese); -Contact point in Europe for the mother company's customers in… Show more Punctually mandated as an international extension in Europe for the Headquarter team based in Brazil. -Responsible for market research and published analyses regarding the viability of the expansion of Brazilian companies into the European market; -Advises regarding the legal and accounting implications of European investments; -Translates contracts and diverse documents (English, French, Spanish & Portuguese); -Contact point in Europe for the mother company's customers in the EU. Show less

Mandated for a fix term to aid in the establishment of a subsidiary in the US for the distribution of Swiss Watches in the new market. -Accountable for daily liaison with the mother company in French and English; -Coordinates the marketing strategy in the new market in accordance with the requirements set by the vendor; -Creates and measures against a business plan approved by HQ; -Selects and maintains insurance contracts for the stock and distribution of the watches;… Show more Mandated for a fix term to aid in the establishment of a subsidiary in the US for the distribution of Swiss Watches in the new market. -Accountable for daily liaison with the mother company in French and English; -Coordinates the marketing strategy in the new market in accordance with the requirements set by the vendor; -Creates and measures against a business plan approved by HQ; -Selects and maintains insurance contracts for the stock and distribution of the watches; -Responsbile for event management in favour of the brand's recognition. Show less