Przemek Dziedzic
Interim CFO | Transformation & M&A Integration
Salary / Daily rate
Luxembourg
Freelance
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Interim CFO & transformation specialist with 20+ years leading complex finance operations across EMEA, MENA & APAC regions. Expert in post-acquisition integration, crisis management, ERP implementations, and building high-performing finance teams for PE-backed and family groups. Delivering operational excellence and strategic transformation for multinational organizations.
Work experience
Interim CFO / Transformation Director
Woolstreet
Oct 2023 - Present
3 years 1 month
Poland, ME 04274, USA
• Led international finance teams in accounting, FP&A, and budgeting for Global PLCs, PE, VC, and family companies across multiple regions (EUROPE, Middle East, Africa, Asia). • Led transformation and turnaround initiatives in finance and operations, optimizing processes and implementing internal controls. • Successfully managed post-acquisition integration, divestment, and crisis management projects, ensuring risk management and compliance. details/portfolio www.woolstreet.co.uk/projects
Group/Regional CFO – Middle East North Africa
thyssenkrupp Elevator
Sep 2018 - Aug 2023
5 years
Dubai - United Arab Emirates
- Strategic Transformation: Lead operational efficiency improvements - Portfolio Optimization: Reduced the portfolio, focusing on value-add services - Implemented centralized country back-office processing into an SSC / BSC model - Implementing SAP improvements, data warehousing, new tool for AR collections controlling - Talent & Culture Change Program: reviewed & restructured/streamlined the Finance department, building Financial Analysis (FP&A) & Consolidation teams - Increased efficiency, service levels, gross margin, data management & reporting/BI - Improved transparency with a new Risk Control Framework, resolving compliance issues (investigation and IA) - Reduced the time of the monthly close process, improving quality and insights within reports.
Interim CFO/Head of Finance
Woolstreet
Jan 2014 - Jul 2018
4 years 7 months
Emeabiam, Imo, Nigeria
look into the FEATURED section, where I put aPDFs with: - PORTFOLIO of delivered projects and - Expertise summary
Regional CFO Middle East (interim)
Meeting Point International
Apr 2016 - Mar 2017
1 year
Dubai - United Arab Emirates
- Leading day-to-day finance/accounting/controls - Transformation program to underpin future growth - Optimizing Accounting & Building Data Processing functions - Optimizing the IT system and improving talent assessment & reward
International CFO (interim)
Astek
Sep 2015 - Mar 2016
7 months
Dubai - United Arab Emirates
- Strategic role establishing Global finance structures, accounting, reporting, digital & international controlling systems - New ERP for a B2B consulting business (USA, Asia, Middle East + legal structures in China, Poland, Canada, USA, Australia, Mauritius, and Dubai)
Tyco International
Mar 2008 - Dec 2013
5 years 10 months
Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Regional Finance Director & Divisional Deputy MD
Jun 2012 - Dec 2013
1 year 7 months
Dubai - United Arab Emirates
- Supporting Retail business in 9 countries - Shaped/implemented a 3-year regional strategy - Translating financial results into operational information - Managing financial, SOX controls, tax, reporting - M&A activities; led the acquisition, due diligence - Pricing/margin strategies to propel expansion in GCC countries - Introduced dashboard reporting for the US, consolidating results & commentary
EMEA Finance Director - Tyco Global Operations
Nov 2009 - May 2012
2 years 7 months
Warsaw Area, Poland
- Advising the board and 12 European countries - L-T project installation part of the business - Translating financial results into strategic, operational plans - Commercial Strategy - Reorganized and consolidated business processes for business in South Africa, creating a SSC - Developed a P&L turnaround plan - Restructured 8 EMEA Businesses turbulences
Finance & Administration Director - Tyco Russia & CIS
Mar 2008 - Dec 2009
1 year 10 months
Moscow, Russia
- Lead a finance function of 40 former Soviet countries (RUS, AZE & KAZ…) - Accounting, budgeting, corporate reporting, treasury, and tax planning of contracting business - Improved capabilities, encouraging training & development - Business's performance and profit analyses - Strengthened talent and embedded an improved "control culture", Code of Conduct & Foreign Corrupt - - Practice Act, accountability, senior stakeholder/executive communication, and reporting
Corporate Global Audit Senior Manager
Faurecia
Jun 2007 - Mar 2008
10 months
Paris Area, France
- Audit Digitalization & Standardization (USA, China, Mexico, Germany, Austria, UK) - Following a global review of practices, transformed the approach to Risk-based Audits - Introducing automated audit tools and initiating plans to standardize Audit evidence
Head of Internal Audit EMEA + SOX implementation Head
EnerSys
Jan 2005 - May 2007
2 years 5 months
Newport, UK
- Established a high-performing EMEA Internal Audit Department of 10 - Embedding talent assessment & development plans - SOX Implementation & Efficiencies: Transformed SOX from project to process, designing risk assessment & finance frameworks, decreasing SOX primary controls - Reducing errors, eliminating material weaknesses
Senior Auditor
Ernst & Young
Jan 1999 - Dec 2004
6 years
Worked with global groups & blue-chip clients across many sectors from Telco to FMCG, Automotive, Mining, O&G, Hotels, and Retail (e.g., Tesco, France Telecom, Coca-Cola, ABB, Renault, HBO on audits, due diligence & NYSE IPOs, 10K and 10Q reports (SEC).
Education
Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Katowicach
Master's Degree
1994 - 1999
6 years