Thomas Z.

Principal – Self-employed / Strategy & Corporate Finance

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Zürich, Switzerland

Experience

Dec 2024 - Present
1 year 1 month

Principal – Self-employed / Strategy & Corporate Finance

Leverage Experts AG

  • Acquisition, closing, and execution of consulting projects
  • Treasury, business controlling, corporate finance, accounting, M&A, corporate sustainability, ESG, turnaround management
Jan 2022 - Present
4 years

Management consulting

Freelancer

  • Setup of the "Frage-einen-Manager.com" platform
  • Interim management, ESG topics, financial issues, and business controlling for project companies, corporate transactions, and treasury activities; crisis prevention / crisis management
Feb 2020 - Dec 2021
1 year 11 months

Career break / further education / application phase

  • Participation in the SECO program for highly qualified specialists and executives (coaching, training, project work)
  • Restructuring and turnaround of companies (Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts)
Feb 2015 - Jan 2020
5 years
Baar, Switzerland

Senior Controller

Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG

  • Planning, monitoring, and control of all financial resources for multiple business areas (approx. EUR 300 million)
  • Land acquisition and usage rights (approx. 23,000 parcels)
  • Permits for the construction phase
  • Stakeholder management and SEI projects (approx. 200 projects)
  • Compliance with environmental and social standards
  • Communication, responsible for commercial management, establishing and maintaining political relationships
  • Handling all commercial matters to support the division director
  • Establishing management structures and budget control
  • Tracking and processing planned investment and procurement requests
Apr 2013 - Jan 2015
1 year 10 months
Baar, Switzerland

Advisor to the Managing Director

Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG

  • Commercial support for the managing director and a new business unit
  • Strategic advice on corporate governance
  • Ensuring financing and shareholder transition during the critical project phase
  • Secretary for the funding committee (management / funding partners)
  • Preparation of strategic key projects for project implementation
Apr 2012 - Mar 2013
1 year
Baar, Switzerland

Head of Finance / Risk and Finance Manager

Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG

  • Leadership of 5 direct reports
  • Financing / Treasury / Risk management / Controlling
  • Due diligence process for new shareholders
May 2010 - Mar 2012
1 year 11 months
Baar, Switzerland

Commercial / Finance Director

Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG

  • Leadership of 7 direct and 5 indirect reports
  • Finance (Controlling, Accounting, Treasury, Taxes)
  • Commercial (Tariff determination and gas transportation contract)
  • Procurement (service providers, strategy, and internal processing)
  • Preparatory activities for project financing
  • Budget forecasting up to project sanctioning
  • Revision of international tax model
  • Project pre-selected by the Shaz Deniz II consortium for the southern transport route in February 2012
  • Audited financial statements 2010–2011
  • Budget compliance within defined tolerances
Nov 2008 - Apr 2010
1 year 6 months
Baar, Switzerland

Finance Manager

Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG

  • Leadership of 3 direct reports
  • Further development of the finance department during the startup phase
  • Accounting according to IFRS and Swiss Code of Obligations
  • Financing with shareholder loans and equity
  • Active cash management in 4 currencies
  • Implementation of financial compliance processes (ICS)
  • Preparatory activities for project financing
  • Establishment of a new reporting system (scorecard)
  • Ensuring accounting services in country branches
  • Integration of services from sister companies
  • Audited financial statements 2008–2009
  • Participation in the due diligence process for admitting a new shareholder from the energy sector
Jan 2007 - Oct 2008
1 year 10 months
Zürich, Switzerland

Financial Manager European Projects

Alcan Group of Companies

  • Support for the downstream sales business in Europe
  • Due diligence process (treasury data room, Q&A session)
  • Calculation of the impact of the sale on European holding companies
Sep 2006 - Jul 2007
11 months
Vlissingen, Netherlands

Financial Director

Alcan Group of Companies

  • Leadership of 11 employees (direct and indirect)
  • Accounting, Controlling, Treasury, IT, Taxes
  • Procurement of aluminum raw materials worth EUR 100 million p.a.
  • Support for the sale of an aluminum smelter plant in the Netherlands
Jun 2004 - Dec 2006
2 years 7 months
Zürich, Switzerland

Manager Corporate Finance Europe

Alcan Group of Companies

  • External and internal financing (volume EUR 3 billion)
  • Introduced a commercial paper program (EUR 1 billion)
  • Novelis spin-off in Europe (revenue EUR 6 billion)
  • Pechiney merger integration (recapitalizations)
  • Financing for greenfield projects in Russia / Eastern Europe
Nov 2000 - May 2004
3 years 7 months
Zürich, Switzerland

Manager European Treasury Projects

Alcan Group of Companies

  • Restructured European treasury activities
  • Project management of FAS 133 in Europe
  • Selected and implemented a global cash/treasury system (Quantum)
  • Developed and implemented a global cash/forecast system for about 100 business units
Jun 1999 - Dec 2004
5 years 7 months
Eschborn, Germany

Assistant Treasurer & Treasury Service Manager

Alcan Group of Companies

  • Led a team of 3
  • Selected and implemented a cash/treasury system (Globe$)
  • Responsible for cash and FX trading
  • Managed liquidity and FX exposure planning and credit control
Apr 1997 - May 1999
2 years 2 months
Lüdenscheid, Germany

Head of Inside Sales

Alcan Deutschland GmbH, Werk Lüdenscheid

  • Sales order processing for domestic and export
  • Led a team of 14
  • Developed a key account management system
Jan 1995 - Mar 1997
2 years 3 months
Lüdenscheid, Germany

Head of Export Internal Sales

Alcan Deutschland GmbH, Werk Lüdenscheid

Jul 1993 - Dec 1994
1 year 6 months
Lüdenscheid, Germany

Regional Export Sales Manager

Alcan Germany GmbH, Lüdenscheid Plant

Jun 1991 - Jun 1993
2 years 1 month
Lüdenscheid, Germany

Controlling/Finance Trainee

Alcan Germany GmbH, Lüdenscheid Plant

Summary

Your senior finance business sparring partner for your further business development

Finance / controlling yes, but holistic and business-oriented

More than 25 years of international finance and controlling experience (energy, plant engineering, metal processing, packaging, corporate); member of the European Economic Senate

Skills

  • Broad Expertise And Many Years Of Experience In International Finance

  • Building, Leading, And Developing Employees

  • Successful Communication At Various Levels Including The Board Of Directors

  • Commercial Support Function For Top Management

  • Operational And Pragmatic Management, "Can-do" Mentality

  • Business Controlling, Corporate / Project Finance In The Industrial/energy Sector

  • Industrial Treasury Setup, Joint-venture Treasury/project Software

  • Accounting (Or, Ifrs), M&a / Due Diligence, Ms Office; Erp-sap (Fi/co)

  • Procurement / Commercial, Investment Project Leadership Experience

  • Strong Analytical Skills, Pragmatic / Willing To Travel, Independent / Structured

  • Reliability / Loyalty, Entrepreneurial Mindset, Optimism / Flexibility

  • Sap/fico And Pims (Omega) In Daily Use

  • Installation Of A Cash/treasury Management System Regionally / Globally (Globe$ / Quantum)

  • Steering Committee For Sap Fi/co Implementation

  • Ms Office: Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Ms Teams

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Elementary

Education

Apr 1983 - Jan 1991

Technical University of Berlin

Diplom-Ingenieur (TU), specialization in Technical Chemistry · Industrial Engineering · Berlin, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Principles Of Sustainable Finance

Coursera / Erasmus University Rotterdam

Certificate in Corporate Turnaround Management

University of Lucerne

Financial Markets

Coursera / Yale University

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