Uwe Nowak

Independent Management Consultant

Schechen, Germany

Experience

Jan 2020 - Present
5 years 6 months
Munich, Germany

Independent Management Consultant

Nowak UB

  • Industries: Software-based real estate valuation, financial services/FinTech, geoinformatics such as GIS, CAD, and geodata, and other industries subject to digitalization

  • Activities:

  • M&A projects:

  • Valuation

  • Due diligence

  • Post-merger integration

  • Private equity investments:

  • Acquisition

  • Optimization of cash, profitability, and balance sheet

  • Exit management

  • Start-ups:

  • Business planning

  • Legal structuring

  • Funding

  • Engagements include:

  • External consultancy

  • Functional roles on a temporary basis

  • Board mandates

Apr 2014 - Jan 2020
5 years 10 months
Erfurt, Germany

CFO

On-geo GmbH/On-geo Group

  • Industries: Solutions for real estate valuations for banks, insurance companies, and independent valuation experts

  • Business profile:

  • Software licenses/SaaS/maintenance

  • Geodata/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, and legal

  • Financial and legal management of M&A projects

  • Achievements:

  • Combining the perspectives of a private entrepreneur with the requirements of a publicly listed corporation

  • Financial and legal due diligence for the sale of the on-geo group to a private equity investor

  • Financial consolidation of the on-geo group, encompassing 5 units

  • Setting up an IFRS-based finance and accounting structure

  • Implementation of professional FP&A processes and systems

  • Establishing a structured business and investment planning process

  • Numerous successful M&A projects

May 2013 - Mar 2014
11 months
Eindhoven, Netherlands

CFO (Interim Management)

ESWE Technics BV

  • Industry: Semiconductor industry including engineering, prototyping, serial manufacturing, and repair services

  • Responsibilities:

  • Optimization of structures and processes

  • Establishment of a finance team

  • Preparation and search for a private equity/venture capital investor to fund an international growth strategy

Apr 2008 - Apr 2013
5 years 1 month

CFO Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA)

Intergraph Corporation, Division SG&I

  • Business volume: €150 million revenue, 850 employees across 27 countries

  • Industries: Geoinformation systems for government, utilities, telecommunications, defense/intelligence services; optoelectronic components and 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 the Intergraph SG&I EMEA group

  • Functional responsibility for finance, accounting, FP&A, tax, procurement, legal, IT, and HR (12 direct reports)

  • Board mandates in 28 subsidiaries across EMEA

  • Achievements:

  • Successful exit management for a private equity investor

  • Revenue, EBIT, and working capital reached all-time highs

  • Best cash performance within the private equity portfolio

  • Strategic and operational responsibility for 12 successful M&A transactions from due diligence to post-merger integration

  • Complete reengineering of FP&A processes

  • Implementation of efficient bid and project review processes

  • Europe-wide rollout of US compliance standards

  • Successful market entry into Turkey and Russia

  • Building, integrating, and leading an international management team

May 2000 - Mar 2008
7 years 11 months
Ismaning, Germany

Finance Director Central Europe (D/A/CH) / CFO / Managing Director Finance

Intergraph Corporation, Intergraph (Germany) GmbH, Teranetix Germany GmbH

  • Business volume: €750 million revenue with 4,000 employees in 87 countries; D/A/CH region €55 million revenue with 260 employees

  • Industries: Geoinformation systems for government, utilities, telecommunications, defense/intelligence services; CAD systems for process, power, and marine industries; IT hardware manufacturing and field services; optoelectronic components and digital mapping cameras

  • Business profile:

  • Projects/system integration/consulting/data hosting/housing

  • Serial production/make-to-order manufacturing

  • Responsibilities:

  • P&L responsibility for the D/A/CH region

  • Functional responsibility for finance, accounting, FP&A, tax, procurement, legal, IT, and HR (5 direct reports)

  • Board mandates in 6 companies of the Central Europe region

  • Achievements:

  • Delisting from NASDAQ and transfer to a private equity investor structure with TPG, Hellman & Friedman, and JMI Equity

  • Successful turnaround management for Intergraph Germany GmbH

  • Conceptualization 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 the Teranetix brand

  • Conversion from a conventional software license supplier to a solution provider

  • Representation of Intergraph in external board mandates

Mar 1998 - Apr 2000
2 years 2 months
Rosenheim, Germany

Managing Director

OBTec Steuerungstechnik GmbH

  • Industry: Complex logistical systems for production and distribution logistics in the beverage, food, and consumer products industry

  • Business volume: DM 22 million revenue with 38 employees

  • Responsibilities:

  • Sole managing director responsibility

  • Achievements:

  • Revenue growth from DM 12 million to DM 22 million

  • Restructuring and turnaround of the legal entity

  • Financial and technical integration into the corporate group structure of Mannesmann AG

Jan 1992 - Dec 1998
7 years
Düsseldorf, Germany

Junior Manager

Mannesmann AG

  • Industries:

  • Mannesmann Demag Fördertechnik (Material Handling Division)

  • Mannesmann Rexroth (Hydraulics and Pneumatics)

  • Mannesmann Dematic (Logistical systems)

  • Responsibilities:

  • International accounting, investment controlling, external audit management, and budgeting

  • M&A projects including due diligence, valuation, and post-merger integration

  • 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., São Paulo, Brazil

Summary

Personal strengths:

  • 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

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Elementary

Education

Oct 1989 - Jun 1992

University of Passau

Business administration · Passau, Germany

Oct 1988 - Jun 1989

Vienna Business School

Management & Controlling · Vienna, Austria

Oct 1986 - Jun 1988

University of Trier

Basic economics · Trier, Germany