Regis Baudot

Prepared monthly accounting including payroll, reporting, budget preparation, tax preparation and setting-up of solid accounting processes for various clients: former employer, CPA firm, non-profit organization and internet start-ups. Most recently I prepared the statutory accounts in a global reorganization phase for the English, Irish and French subsidiaries of a US NYSE quoted company in the pharmaceutical equipment industry, Cytiva.

Set-up solid accounting process, reporting, supervise assistant, prepare budget

Set-up the accounting function, created processes, established budgets, recorded transactions, prepared financial reports and performed financial analysis

• Member of Barry Callebaut management team; day-to-day interaction with sales, production, and HR functions as well as strong relationship with parent company • Manage team of 15 (thereof 5 directs) including Accounting, Credit Control, Controlling, IT • Direct all aspects of general accounting, cost accounting and period-end closing, financial budgeting and reporting for three legal entities and three plants (turnover from 25 to 175 Mio €) • Responsible for general accounting, cost accounting and period-end closing, shared service of Swiss organisation (turnover 1 Bn €) • Oversee external audit, bank and key supplier relationships Achievements: • Developed documentation on compulsory package for transfer pricing • Updated main accounting processes and assess and addressed current organisation/resources • Reduced Chocolate inventory losses • Prepared business case for merging newly acquired entity

• Member of HAEF management team; entails day-to-day interaction with sales, production, and HR functions as well as maintaining strong relationship with parent company • Manage a team of 15 (thereof 8 directs) including Accounting, Controlling, Purchasing, IT and HR • Direct all aspects of general accounting, cost accounting and period-end closing, financial budgeting and reporting for a three-plant operation • Monitor capital approval process with the goal to maximize EBIT • Oversee external audit, bank and key supplier relationships • Conduct monthly meetings with employee labour councils, negotiate and resolve company and labour issues, lead recruitment Achievements: • Reduced costs of operations resulting in improved EBIT • Managed collection risks in a crisis situation through focus on customer relationship management • Enhanced presentation and explanation of month and year end reporting to management team • HR function successfully transitioned under finance responsibility since January 2012

Subsidiary (SRTM) • Managed general accounting, cost accounting and period-end closing and reporting activities as required by parent company Thyssen France Achievements: • Led accounting integration of acquired business unit • Hired and trained a team of four accountants • Established cost accounting information system and procedures Thyssen France * Served as Interim CFO for 6 months prior to position with SRTM • Performed general accounting, cost accounting, period-end closing and reporting activities as required by parent company Thyssen Krupp Material & Services Achievements: • Developed Access database to standardize cost accounting procedures • Established the business unit reporting in accordance with US GAAP