Marek B.
Fractional Chief Financial Officer
Experience
Jan 2024 - Dec 2024
1 yearFractional Chief Financial Officer
Cyberflexx
- Responsible for operations and finance including investor relations
- Leading the process of VC capital raising
Jan 2022 - Present
4 yearsDue Diligence/M&A/Industry Advisor
Major Private Equity Firms
Jan 2022 - Dec 2025
4 yearsSenior 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 yearsChief 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 yearsChief 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 yearsCo-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 yearsPrincipal 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 yearsProject 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 yearsSpecial 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 yearsRegional 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 yearsCEE 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
NativeEnglish
AdvancedGerman
IntermediateEducation
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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