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Jesus Lozano
Global Interim Director
Experience
Dec 1999 - Present
26 years 2 monthsGlobal Interim Director
OWN Limited Company
- Delivered over 20 successful interim assignments across Europe and Latin America, specializing in diagnostics, stabilizations, and financial and operational turnarounds
- Currently associated with a consultant management firm
Fractional CFO & COO
Alitara Consultancy
- Coached a pool of juniors for a portfolio of SMEs in the Barcelona area
- Reduced costs by 10%–30% by automating and streamlining processes
Interim Project Manager
Coty Inc.
- Designed an activity-based costing system into SAP across the UK, US, France, and Spain to enhance cross-border transparency
Interim Finance, Operations, Customer Service Director
Covidien
- Led Spain’s day-to-day operations and the integration of EMEA operations and finance into shared services centres in Dublin and Prague for a 300 M EUR business with 350 employees
- Reduced the finance back-office headcount by 40 employees across finance, FP&A, procurement, tenders, operations, warehouse, customer service, logistics, and last-mile delivery
- Installed new IT facilities including Basware for P2P, Concur for T&E, automated O2C, and collections reconciliation
- Spearheaded communications, training, and union negotiations with HR
Management Consultant & Interim Finance Director
Enodis, plc
- Managed the acquisition of a Spanish 30 M EUR revenue group and led its integration into the UK acquirer group
Interim Finance Consultant
Grupo Stop
- Integrated and streamlined the cash management system into the ERP
- Simplified procurement and operational processes
Interim Manager
Hilite
- Conducted a 20% operations improvement by aligning commercial, projects, supply chain, and operations to overall objectives
Interim Management Consultant
Lowe FMRG-IPG Group
- Identified material weaknesses and restated the prior three-year financial statements
Interim Change Management Consultant
RCR Industrial Flooring
- Designed an M&A buy-and-build strategy with the board to double revenue in five years
- Pioneered a central finance function for fifteen companies across Europe, Africa, and Latin America
Interim Manufacturing Consultant
Reckitt Benckiser
- Partnered with a UK manufacturing consultancy to increase overall equipment effectiveness from 35% to 65% at the main processing line in Spain
Management Consultant – Interim Finance Director
Remosa
- Partnered with the managing director to accelerate operational turnaround by integrating a centralized customer service order processing center
- Cut operations costs by 20% and concentrated production to handle a 60% revenue decrease
- Negotiated with a pool of banks to raise financing for the next three years
Management Consultant
Softmachine
- Streamlined business processes and cut taxes by 30%
Interim Finance Manager
Sunterra-Diamond Resorts
- Fixed major weaknesses in reporting and controls for twenty-three companies in Spain as a member of the turnaround team
Management Consultant
Taiplas, S.A.L.
- Designed a strategy to increase manufacturing volume by 33%
Interim Finance & IT Director
The Rank Group
- Directed back-office shared services for eight companies in Spain with 150 M EUR and 600 employees after a management crisis
- Partnered with the managing director to reduce labor expenses by 10%
- Installed integrated IT systems to increase revenue streams
Interim Director & CFO Latam
Weig Karton Latam Group
- Led transformation, restructuring, and turnaround under tight financial conditions for a Paraguayan carton paper manufacturer group of 150 M USD and 450 employees
- Grew revenues by 40% with a flexible tenders pricing strategy and expanded to new customers and markets
- Cut 20% waste and operational inefficiencies through cross-functional initiatives
- Improved procurement, procure-to-pay process, and net working capital by 15%
- Established FP&A teams to promote effective initiatives
- Divested non-core assets and negotiated with lenders and investors for future funding
- Re-designed back-office processes of finance, supply chain, and procurement, and initiated SAP installation
Interim Iberia Operations Director
Zimmer Biomet
- Led operations and supply chain transformation in Spain and Portugal after the merger of Zimmer and Biomet, involving 160 M EUR and 155 employees
- Streamlined processes of the two main revenue flows under tight deadlines
- Accelerated cross-functional collaboration with FP&A teams and business unit managers
- Upgraded the order-to-cash SAP system
Summary
Interim Executive with a strong track record in leading companies through transformation and operational turnaround. Expert in aligning commercial, industrial, and financial strategies under demanding change situations. Trusted advisor to stakeholders and board members, delivering sustainable results and long-term organizational impact.
Skills
- Leadership, Stakeholder, And Change Management
- Strategic Planning, Business Development, Transformation
- Organization Design, Restructuring, Erp Implementation
- Accounting, Fp&a, Financing, International Reporting
- M&a, Divestments, And Business Integration
- Manufacturing & Supply Chain & Operations & Logistics
Languages
Catalan
NativeSpanish
NativeEnglish
AdvancedFrench
IntermediateEducation
ESADE
Two-year degree in Management, Economics, and Finance · Management, Economics, and Finance · Barcelona, Spain
London Business School
Master of Science in Management · Management · London, United Kingdom
Escuela Superior de Ingenieros Industriales
Industrial Superior Engineer · Industrial Engineering · Barcelona, Spain
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