Marek B.

Fractional Chief Financial Officer

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Warsaw, Poland

Experience

Jan 2024 - Dec 2024
1 year

Fractional Chief Financial Officer

Cyberflexx

  • Responsible for operations and finance including investor relations
  • Leading the process of VC capital raising
Jan 2022 - Present
4 years

Due Diligence/M&A/Industry Advisor

Major Private Equity Firms

Jan 2022 - Dec 2025
4 years

Senior Business Development Consultant

Synspective

  • Responsible for business development efforts in CEE as an exclusive representative
  • Building a sales partnership network for satellite imagery and solutions
  • Placed first satellite imagery sales outside of Japan
  • Built a strong distribution partnership network in CEE region
Jan 2021 - Dec 2022
2 years

Chief Operating Officer / Angel Investor

AI Clearing

  • Setting up and managing company operations, including finance, HR, legal
  • Managing product development and customer success teams (20 FTEs)
  • Supporting founders in business development and strategic alliances
  • Secured operations of a high-growth startup in between financing rounds; team growth from 5 to over 40 FTEs within 12 months
  • Introduced a new VP of Product to re-design the solution and boost R&D activities
  • Led the process of obtaining a 1 M EUR R&D grant from the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBiR)
  • Placed AI Clearing in the second round of the European Innovation Council's Accelerator (potential for a 2.5 M EUR grant)
  • Played a major role in preparing and receiving ISO 27001 certification
  • Set up ESOP programme for employees (documentation, legal requirements)
Jan 2018 - Dec 2021
4 years

Chief Operating Officer, Member of the Global Management Board

Hexagon Geospatial

  • Managed operational, back-office aspects of the division
  • Led business systems development and implementation teams
  • Managed back-office systems including order-to-cash, price list, accounting automated self-service licensing, procurement and more
  • Headed special projects related to business change strategy implementation
  • Led management board initiatives including change management and M&A activities (targeting, due diligence, integration)
  • Built and implemented a Salesforce-based CPQ solution for order-to-cash process across over 20 countries and 600 users within 12 months
  • Incorporated a global professional services business (~20 M EUR turnover; over 150 FTEs in 11 locations)
  • Led incorporation of acquired GIS SW business (value: 60 M EUR; ~20 M EUR turnover; over 100 FTEs in 8 countries)
  • Led due diligence and integration of a Google reseller (value: 20 M EUR; 20 FTEs)
Jan 2015 - Present
11 years

Co-Founder

Crankk/Motto Wear

  • Created clothes manufacturing brand from idea through prototypes to a running business
  • Managed business development and operations
Jan 2010 - Present
16 years

Principal Consultant

MB Management Consulting

  • Advising Private Equity firms and startups
  • Providing interim executive management, short and long-term projects management / business services
  • Business development and business systems implementation
  • Strategy definition, process improvement, business plans, controlling and finance
  • M&A targeting and incorporation, digital transformation
Jan 2010 - Dec 2013
4 years

Project Manager

DW Projekt

  • Established a shared services centre (PGNiG Termika) as a separate entity in a utilities holding and supported IT functions migration
  • Supported the new entity in financial control
  • Created a comprehensive catalogue of improvements for large infrastructure construction projects (highways, stadiums, LNG terminal) based on interviews with contract directors (PBG S.A.)
  • Analyzed business processes and optimized finance and accounting department
Jan 2009 - Dec 2017
9 years

Special Projects Manager

Intergraph / Hexagon

  • Managed implementation of Salesforce-based back-office systems covering the full sales cycle (CPQ) and accounting (FinancialForce)
  • Transitioned customer contracts from EMEA entities to US
  • Established and managed Project Accounting and Controlling team (EMEA; over 20 FTEs)
  • Recruited staff, standardized processes, optimized systems and improved AR collection effectiveness
  • Acted as interim finance analyst for a group of European entities (South-Western Europe)
  • Led controlling aspects of an oil field security system project (10 M EUR value)
  • Moved ~200 distributor contracts from European to US entities
  • Implemented and supported Xactly Incent sales commission software for over 100 sales personnel
  • Created workflow definitions and business systems for accounting and controlling; managed a team controlling several hundred delivery projects (EMEA)
Jan 2006 - Dec 2009
4 years

Regional Financial Analyst

Intergraph

  • Ran forecasting and budgeting process for the region’s countries and country managers (PL, CZ, RU, Nordic countries); P&L: 150 M EUR
  • Supported general manager in global board meeting presentations
  • Prepared transfer price documentation to comply with new legislation
Jan 2002 - Dec 2006
5 years

CEE Financial Analyses Leader

Unisys

  • Responsible for corporate reporting, forecasting and budgeting (50 M USD) at country and Central & Eastern European level
  • Supported management board and sales (20 FTEs)
  • Addressed issues with recognizing US and PL GAAP revenues
  • Supported project accounting and control, external and internal financial audit, transfer pricing issues
  • Provided FP&A support for the regional CEE general manager

Summary

Senior Strategy Consultant with 15+ years of experience in shaping operations of companies, business development, managing change, M&A scouting and integration, implementing complex business systems in the IT, construction, geospatial, satellite, startup industries.

Skills

Development Strategy

  • Secured Operations Of A High-growth Startup; Team Growth From 5 To >40 Ftes Within 12 Months
  • Incorporated And Managed A Global Professional Services Business, >150 Ftes In 11 Locations
  • Led The Incorporation Of Acquired Gis Sw Business; ~20m Eur Turnover, >100 Ftes In 8 Countries
  • Successfully Moved ~200 Distributor Contracts From European To Us Entities
  • Led The Controlling Aspects Of An Oil Field Security System Project (It); 10m Eur Value
  • Built A Distributor Network In Cee And Placed First Data Sales For A Japanese Satellite Operator
  • Actively Working With Private Equity Firms As Advisor On M&a Activity

Optimization | Automation

  • Implemented A New Salesforce-based Quote To Cash Solution: >20 Countries, >600 Users In <12 Months
  • Took Part In Due Diligence And Led Integration Of A Google Reseller (Value: 20m Eur, 20 Ftes)
  • Led The Process Of Successfully Obtaining A 1m Eur R&d Grant From A National Innovation Fund
  • Iso 27001 Certified: Played Major Role In Preparing And Finally Receiving Certification In A Tech Startup
  • Esop Programme: Introduction And Management

Languages

Polish
Native
English
Advanced
German
Intermediate

Education

Oct 2002 - Jun 2003

SGH Warsaw School of Economics

Postgraduate Diploma · Financial and Management Accounting · Warsaw, Poland

Oct 1996 - Jun 2001

Lazarski University

MSc · Foreign Commerce · Warsaw, Poland

Certifications & licenses

ISO 27001

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