Uwe Nowak
Independent Management Consultant
Erfahrungen
Jan. 2020 - Bis heute
5 Jahren 2 Monaten Munich, Germany
Independent Management Consultant
Nowak UB
Subject: International Management Consulting
Industries:
- SW based real estate valuation
- Financial services/ FinTec
- Geoinformatic: GIS/ CaC/ Geodata
- Other industries subject to digitalization
Focus of activity:
- M&A projects: valuation, due diligence, post-merger-integration
- PE-investments: acquisition, optimization of cash/ profitablitiy/ balance sheet, exit management
- Start-ups: business plan, legal structure, funding
Engagements:
- External consultancy
- Functional role on temporary base
- Board mandates
Apr. 2014 - Jan. 2020
5 Jahren 10 Monaten Munich, Germany
CFO
On-geo GmbH / Inframation GmbH
Group: Tinsa Group, Madrid, Spain (since 06/ 2019), Daily Mail Group, London, UK (until 06/ 2019)
Business volume: € 50 Mill./ 150 employees
Industries: Solutions for real estate valuations for banks, insurances and independent valuation experts
Business profile:
- Software licenses/ Saas/ maintenance
- Geo data/ research data/ maps
- Inspections/ Data Hosting/ Housing/ Training/ Consulting
Responsibilities:
- Communication with shareholders and investors
- Full P&L-responsibility for the on-geo group in Germany and Austria
- Functional responsibility for finance/ accounting/ FP&A/ tax/ procurement/ legal
- Financial and legal management of M&A projects
Personal achievements:
- Combining the perspectives of a private entrepreneur with the requirements of a public noted corporation
- Financial and legal Due Diligence for the sale of the on-geo group to a PE investor
- Financial consolidation of the on-geo group (5 Units)
- Setting-up an IFRS based finance and accounting structure
- Implementation of professional FP&A-processes und -systems
- Implementation of a structured business- and investment planning process
- Numerous successful M&A projects
Mai 2013 - März 2014
11 Monaten Eindhoven, Netherlands
CFO (Interim Management)
ESWE Technics BV
Industry: Semiconductor industry: engineering/ prototyping/serial manufacturing/ repair-services
Responsibilities:
- Optimization of structures and processes
- Establishment of a finance team
- Preparation and search for a PE/ venture capital investor for funding an international growth strategy
Apr. 2008 - Apr. 2013
5 Jahren 1 Monate Huntsville, United States
CFO Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA)
Intergraph Corporation, Division SG&I
Business volume: € 150 Mill./ 850 employees/ 27 countries
Industries:
- Geoinformation systems for government/ utilities/ telecomms, defense/ intelligence services
- Optoelectronic components/ digital mapping cameras
Business profile:
- Software licenses/ Saas/ maintenance
- Projects/ system integration/ consulting/ data hosting/ housing
- Serial production/ make-to-order manufacturing
Responsibilities:
- P&L responsibility for Intergraph SG&I EMEA group
- Functional responsibility for finance/ accounting/ FP&A/ tax/ procurement/ legal/ IT/ HR (12 Direct Reports)
- Board mandates in 28 subsidiaries across EMEA
Personal achievements:
- Successful exit management of PE-investor
- Revenue, EBIT and working capital on all-time highs
- Best cash-performance within PE-portfolio
- Strategic and operational responsibility for 12 successful M&A transactions (DD to PMI)
- Complete reengineering of FP&A-processes
- Implementation of efficient bid- and project review processes
- Europe wide roll-out of US compliance standards
- Successful entering into the Turkish and Russian market
- Building, integration and leading an international management team
Mai 2000 - März 2008
7 Jahren 11 Monaten Ismaning, Germany
CFO/ Managing Director Finance
Intergraph (Germany) GmbH
Mai 2000 - März 2008
7 Jahren 11 Monaten Huntsville, United States
Finance Director Central Europe (D/A/CH)
Intergraph Corporation
Business volume: € 750 Mill. with 4000 employees in 87 countries, thereof D/A/CH € 55 Mill. with 260 employees
Industries:
- Geoinformation systems for government/ utilities/ telecomms, defense/ intelligence services
- CAD systems for process-/ power-/ marine-industry
- IT-hardware manufacturing and -field-services
- Optoelectronic components/ digital mapping cameras
Business profile:
- Projects/ system integration/ consulting/ data hosting/ housing
- Serial production/ make-to-order manufacturing
Responsibilities:
- P&L-responsibility for D/ A/ CH region
- Functional responsibility for finance/ accounting/ FP&A/ tax/ procurement/ legal/ IT/ HR (5 Direct Reports)
- Board mandates in 6 companies of Central Europe region
Personal achievements:
- Delisting from NASDAQ and transfer into a PE investor structure built by TPG, Hellman & Friedman und JMI Equity
- Successful turnaround management for Intergraph Germany GmbH
- Concept and realization of a regional shared-service-center for G&A services
- All-level implementation of ERP system Microsoft Dynamics
- Spin-out of hardware service business under own branding TERANETIX
- Conversion from conventional software license supplier to a solution provider
- Representation of Intergraph in external board mandates
Mai 2000 - März 2008
7 Jahren 11 Monaten Ismaning, Germany
CFO/ Managing Director Finance
Teranetix Germany GmbH
März 1998 - Apr. 2000
2 Jahren 2 Monaten Rosenheim, Germany
Managing Director
OBTec Steuerungstechnik GmbH
Group: Mannesmann Dematic Group
Business volume: DM 22 Mill. Revenue with 38 employees in D/ A region
Industries: Complex logistical systems for production and distribution logistics for beverage, food and consumer product industry
Responsibilities: Sole MD responsibility
Personal achievements:
- Revenue growth from DM 12 Mill. to DM 22 Mill.
- Restructuring and turnaround of the legal entity
- Financial and technical integration into the corporate group structure of Mannesmann AG
Jan. 1992 - Dez. 1998
7 Jahren Düsseldorf, Germany
Junior Manager
Mannesmann AG
Industries:
- Mannesmann Demag Fördertechnik (Material Handling Division)
- Mannesmann Rexroth (Hydraulics und Pneumatics)
- Mannesmann Dematic (Logistical systems)
Responsibilities:
- International accounting/ investment controlling/ external audit management/ budgeting
- M&A-projects: Due Diligence/ valuation/ post-merger-integration
Personal achievements:
- Integration of Colby Engineering Ltd., Sydney, Australia
- Establishment of Mannesmann Dematic Shanghai Ltd., China
- Establishment of Mannesmann Rexroth Beijing Ltd., China
- Integration of Rapistan SA, Mexico City, Mexico
- Integration of Rapistan Ltda., Sao Paulo, Brasil
Zusammenfassung
Broad experience base
- Industry experience in software, IT and manufacturing
- Leading public noted, PE-funded and private businesses
- Large corporations, mid-caps and owner-managed companies, start-ups
- Intercultural competence: Asia/ Europe/ North-, Middle- and South America
Functional competence
- Full CFO range: finance/ accounting/ FP&A/ tax/ legal/ HR/ IT
- International accounting standards: German GAAP/ USGAAP/ IFRS
- International legal fields: corporate law/ commercial law/ tax law/ labor law/ compliance
- Efficient planning-, analysis- and controlling tools
Change Management
- Development and optimization of finance organizations in terms of performance/ costs/ integrity
- PE projects: working-capital optimization, exit management
- Realization of growth strategies in mid-cap businesses
- M&A projects in all phases
Leadership
- Target focused
- Hands-on mentality
- High flexibility in responding to changing or new requirements
- Strong communication skills
Sprachen
Deutsch
Muttersprache
Englisch
Verhandlungssicher
Spanisch
Grundkenntnisse
Ausbildung
Okt. 1989 - Juni 1992
University of Passau
Master of business administration · Passau, Germany
Okt. 1988 - Juni 1989
Vienna Business School
Management & Controlling · Vienna, Austria
Okt. 1986 - Juni 1988