Resume
Wellhausen Consulting, Luzern | 3.2022 - today
Managing Director and owner - Interim Head of Controlling Controller and Consultant in Production Company, Italy (2.2022 - 9.2022).
Swiss Steel Group (listed at SIX), Luzern | 4.2015 – 12.2020
Group CFO - Integration of a portfolio of steel companies. - Improve, harmonize and automate finance processes, build organization. - Drive operational improvements based on best practices. - Optimize cost control and working capital. - Renegotiate 650 mioEUR syndicated drawing facility. - 350 mioEUR Bond issued. - 300 mEUR capital raise. - Turnaround Plan. - Acquisition of ASCO
ArcelorMittal South Africa (listed at JSE) | 1.2013 – 3.2015
CFO Arcelor Mittal South Africa Turnaround topics: - Balance Sheet, restructuring, cost improvement and operational stability - Pricing for market share and profitability, key hirings and team development. - Risk management. - Award for Integrated Reporting (Social Responsibility)
ArcelorMittal Headquarter, Luxembourg | 8.2006 - 12.2012
Segment CFO ArcelorMittal AACIS Responsibility in its largest perimeter included Stainless Flat (Aperam), Mining, Tubular Products, Carbon Steel - Africa/Balkan/Ukraine/Kasakhstan. - Highly diverse organisation/cultures/businesses to be integrated (> 100000 employees). - Building segment finance organisation and steering process after merger incl KPI structure. - Target setting and business driving (budget, weekly reviews, monthly business reviews. - Building talent pipeline in Ukraine and Kazakhstan. - Leading selected operational projects in Ukraine.
ArcelorMittal Headquarter, Luxembourg | 7.2004 – 7.2006
Project Manager Arcelor - Coordination of synergy projects as Head of Program Office (SGA reduction, NWC reduction). - Due Diligence, valuation and portfolio management as Co-Head of M+A.
ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt, Eisenhüttenstadt | 8.1996 – 6.2004
CFO - Turnaround program with 500 mio EUR Investments. - All budgets delivered and compliant with EU conditions. - Finance organization built, key changes and hirings in strictly co-determined environment. - Financing supplied (100 mio Syndicated Loan), capital raise accomplished, talent pipeline built, integration into Usinor.
IBM, Stuttgart and Paris | 8.1986 - 8.1996
Treasurer IBM Germany and Director of Treasury Operations Northern Europe (Prokurist) - Manager Country Steering at European Headquarters, Paris. 1.1993 – 12.1993 - Manager Special Bid Pricing, Stuttgart. 9.1991 - 12.1992 - Manager Capital Budgeting, Stuttgart. 8.1988 - 8.1991 - Management Trainee, Stuttgart (incl 3 month assignment in European Headquarters, Paris) , 8.1986 - 8.1988
Landesbank Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel | 8.1984 - 8.1986
Project Manager Electronic Banking and Strategy