Expert Details
eCommerce, Online Fashion, Startup, Venture Capital, Investor Relations, Startup Fundraising
ID: 731961
Germany
A cheerful personality and a drive to explore opportunities off the beaten track define him as a person. Expert goes the extra mile exploring how to move things forward.
Professionally, he specializes in strategy and corporate finance, where maximizing value creation excites him the most. He has learned the tricks of the trade through advisory roles in investment banking (Sequoia, London) and strategy consulting.
Subsequently, Expert had first hand finance and operations responsibilities at rapidly growing technology scale-up Zalando (ETR: ZAL), big data start-up itembase, Inc. and globally expanding Bonial.com with a publicly listed company as majority shareholder.
Currently, he is the Chief Financial and Operating Officer, responsible for Finance, Global Compliance & Ethics, Legal, Operations and People & Workplace.
He believes that international exposure to different working environments and cultures is a key requirement to succeed in a world that is evolving and globalizing at an unprecedented pace. Expert enjoys being involved with highly innovative companies that are disrupting the world as we know it today.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2007 | Degree: Master's Degree | Subject: Finance | Institution: University of Amsterdam |
| Year: 2006 | Degree: Bachelor of Science | Subject: Finance | Institution: University of Amsterdam |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2013 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Chief Financial Officer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Responsible for Investor Relations, Finance, Legal, Human Resources, and Public Relations: Investor Relations and Board Relations, Fundraising from lead generation to contractual closures, Coordination of tax and accounting, both in Germany and U.S.A., Ensuring cash flow stability, Company Strategy, Build-up of U.S. company, Human Resources, Public Relations, Motivating and leading the itembase family |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2012 to 2013 | Employer: Zalando | Title: Head of Strategic Finance | Department: |
Responsibilities:Head of Strategic FinanceZalando AG September 2012 – October 2013 (1 year 2 months) Berlin Area, Germany Founded and expanded the Strategic Finance department (9 FTE), leading high profile Corporate Strategy and Corporate Finance projects mainly in the following areas: Profitability Management, Working Capital Management, Corporate Finance and M&A, Investor Relations, Competitive Intelligence About Zalando: Zalando, founded in late 2008, is an online fashion retailer (mainly shoes and apparel) active in 14 European markets. It expanded into seven of those markets during 2012. Zalando is the fastest European company ever to reach €1bn in net annual sales. Just 4 years after its foundation it more than doubled net sales from €510m to €1.15bn during 2012 and has become the 2nd largest e-commerce company in the world excluding China. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2008 to 2012 | Employer: McKinsey & Company | Title: Strategy Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:Strategy ConsultantMcKinsey & Company January 2008 – August 2012 (4 years 8 months)Europe Strategy Consultant with a focus on Corporate Strategy and Corporate Finance. Broad experience working in international teams in various countries serving senior clients from different industries Functional experience primarily focused around Corporate Strategy and Corporate Finance: Capital Market Diagnostics, Corporate and Business Unit Strategy, Due Diligence, Investor Relations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Pre-merger management, Pricing, Valuation Industry experience includes: Banking and Securities, Chemicals, Consumer Goods, Insurance (non-life), Oil & Gas (refining), Pharmaceuticals, Telecom, Travel & Logistics Typically worked in international teams from base locations including Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and United Kingdom. He predominantly worked in English, but also conducted both internal and client meetings in Dutch, German, and Spanish |
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Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Fluent/Native |
| English | Fluent |
| German | Proficient/Fluent |
| Spanish/French/Portuguese | Spanish-proficient, French-proficient, Portuguese-elementary level |