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CFO / COO

CFO / COO

Work Experience

Ahold
2004
Sarbanes Oxley Project Manager

Unisys Europe
2002 - 2003
Chief Financial Officer

NedGraphics Holding N.V.
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2001

Oracle EMEA
Regional Chief Financial Officer
1994 to 2001

Lanier (formerly 3M) Europe
Chief Financial Officer
1989 to 1993

Ernst & Young, Audit Senior Manager
1976 to 1989





















Education

Education, Professional qualifications

Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Marketing in 1976 from MTSU
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the US




Skills

CPA with 20 years of international experience with multinational companies with complex geographic, product, business unit, matrix structures

15 years as CFO with portfolio including - investor & bank relations, accounting & control, reporting, forecasting, budgeting, cash management, financing, tax, treasury, IT, facilities, shared services

sales and services of hardware, software, systems integration, consulting, education, customer support & maintenance, outsourcing, managed services

p&l responsibility of $1B and 5,000 employees (up to 180 indirect reports)

develop & maintain infrastructure to keep up with fast paced growth

acquisition due diligence & integration

turnaround & restructuring including dealings with European works councils

change management

leadership to motivate and influence across business units, geographies

strategic integrated business plans and milestones to monitor achievement

presentation of complex material clearly and concisely and to sell ideas

development, coaching and motivation of remote teams

American who can bridge culture and communication between the US & Europe

raise capital and financing to meet cash flow requirements

relations with investors, analysts, bankers, lawyers, auditors, tax advisors

key performance indicators and management dashboard and recommendations

stratgegic tax planning to reduce effective tax rates

investment base management to optimize cash flow

treasury operations including, hedging foreign currencies, cash poolings, pensions

standard process design and systems implementation to meet business needs

effective internal control to comply with corporate governance requirements including Sarbanes-Oxley

complex deal structure to maximize revenue but at the same time maintaining revenue recognition integrity

operational finance - more than just the numbers; proactive commercial business partner; extensive on-site business reviews & actions for profit improvement

sales operations including quota setting, account planning, pipeline management, channel management, forecasting

service delivery capacity management including pyramid shaping, chargeability, realization, backlog management

compensation plans and employee benefits to meet objectives and be competetive

efficient and cost effective logistics and distribution systems

strategic procurement to drive down costs and improve cash flow

state of the art facilities management to for optimal efficiency




Languages

English
Dutch

Other

Associations

American Chamber of Commerce
Amsterdam American Business Club
Amsterdam Round Table (40 plus)
Commercial Anglo Dutch Society (CADS)
Societeit de Unie, Hilversum
IT CFO Forum
E&Y and Oracle Alumni associations

Personal

US citizen
born July 3, 1953
married to Dutch citizen; 3 school age children
bilingual in English and Dutch
golf, tennis, ice skating, kegelen, travel

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