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EFG International, Zürich
Head of Funding & Capital Markets (Senior Vice President)
EFG International is a global private banking group offering private banking and asset management services.
Jan 2008 –Aug 2009
Responsibilities and achievements:
- Responsible for optimisation of regulatory capital and risk weighted assets; allocation of capital resources and funding of subsidiaries across the organisation
- Project management of M&A-related processes including due diligence, preparation of strategic and financial business cases, reporting to Executive Management / Board of Directors, purchase price allocations
- Integration Manager for UK-based hedge fund acquired in January 2008
- Member of Asset & Liability Committee
- Finance representative at Risk Committee


EFG Bank, Geneva
Head of Finance & Accounting (First Vice President)
Aug 2006 - Dec 2007
EFG Bank is the Swiss banking subsidiary of EFG International, with branches in Switzerland, Europe & Asia.
Responsibilities and achievements:
- Project managed global implementation of Basel II (capital adequacy ordinance) for EFG International and EFG Bank
- Project managed implementation of IFRS financial reporting consolidation system (Hyperion Financial Management)
- Significantly boosted sustainability of finance function through strategic recruiting, implementation of new processes and restructuring of regulatory reporting department
- Finance representative at Management Committee


Syngenta, Basel
M&A Manager
Syngenta was formed in 2000 by the combination of AstraZeneca and Novartis’ agrochemical businesses and is the global leader in the $40 billion agribusiness market.
Nov 2003 – Jul 2006
Responsibilities and achievements:
- Development of strategic and financial business cases supporting international acquisition and divestment transactions and new business ventures
- Execution of acquisitions and disposals with deal sizes of $30 – $300 million. Acquired companies operated in the seeds industry
- Project managed review of corporate structure for global supply chain investments in India as part of “Go East” manufacturing strategy
- Management of external transaction services specialists and working relationships with leading international law firms
- Experience of the entire M&A process: valuation, diligence, negotiation, pricing, deal structuring, closing process and exposure to integration issues; implementation of formal corporate governance review and approval processes in respect of M&A


Freelance Financial Consultant, Zürich
Independent Professional
Jun 2002 –Oct 2003
Undertook various short-term projects within the finance arena, whilst pursuing the Global Executive MBA program at IESE Business School


Mettler-Toledo, Zürich
Corporate Finance Manager
Mettler-Toledo is a global provider of precision instruments and services for professional use with sales of $1.3 billion. The company is listed on the New York stock exchange and headquartered in Switzerland.
Oct 1999 –May 2002
Responsibilities and achievements:
- Financial analysis and reporting to executive management in respect of M&A activities across the group
- Execution of acquisitions with deal sizes of $30 - $100 million. Acquisition candidates operated primarily in the drug discovery tools and process instrumentation industries
- Project management of finance-related matters in multi-disciplinary teams on international acquisition assignments in the United States, Europe, and Asia/Pacific
- Developed best practice database codifying company-wide M&A procedures
- Exposure to complex accounting issues under US GAAP


PricewaterhouseCoopers, Zürich
Manager - Corporate Finance Advisory Services
Apr 1998 –Sep 1999
Responsibilities and achievements:
- Manager of international due diligence and valuation consulting assignments, with deal sizes of $10 - $150 million
- Supported the development of a newly established Swiss Private Equity practice
- Project team member of a $600m leveraged buy-out of a German specialty chemicals company
- Client base comprised international Swiss-quoted companies operating in the airline, technology, and chemical sectors


PricewaterhouseCoopers, Zürich
Manager - Assurance & Business Advisory Services
Sep 1996 –Mar 1998
Responsibilities and achievements:
- Primary client engagement manager on audit and ad-hoc special assignments, principally for two Swiss public companies
- Managed and coached engagement teams comprising several staff members
- Exposure to complex accounting issues under International Accounting Standards


Coopers & Lybrand, London
Supervisor - Assurance & Business Advisory Services
Sep 1992 – Aug 1996
Responsibilities and achievements:
- Supervised engagement teams on audit and accounting assignments
- Client base covered manufacturing and IT companies, and public sector
organisations

Education

University degrees:
MBA - IESE Business School
BSc Physics with subsidiary Mathematics - First Class

Professional qualifications:
Chartered Accountant (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales)
Certified Project Management Professional (Project Management Inst. USA)

Skills

Mergers & Acquisitions, Project management, change management, restructuring, finance and accounting

Languages

English (mother-tongue), German

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