Uwe Nowak

Independent Management Consultant

Uwe Nowak
Schechen, Germany

Experience

Jan 2020 - Present
5 years 2 months
Munich, Germany

Independent Management Consultant

Nowak UB

Subject: International Management Consulting

Industries:

  • SW based real estate valuation
  • Financial services/ FinTec
  • Geoinformatic: GIS/ CaC/ Geodata
  • Other industries subject to digitalization

Focus of activity:

  • M&A projects: valuation, due diligence, post-merger-integration
  • PE-investments: acquisition, optimization of cash/ profitablitiy/ balance sheet, exit management
  • Start-ups: business plan, legal structure, funding

Engagements:

  • External consultancy
  • Functional role on temporary base
  • Board mandates
Apr 2014 - Jan 2020
5 years 10 months
Munich, Germany

CFO

On-geo GmbH / Inframation GmbH

Group: Tinsa Group, Madrid, Spain (since 06/ 2019), Daily Mail Group, London, UK (until 06/ 2019)

Business volume: € 50 Mill./ 150 employees

Industries: Solutions for real estate valuations for banks, insurances and independent valuation experts

Business profile:

  • Software licenses/ Saas/ maintenance
  • Geo data/ 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/ legal
  • Financial and legal management of M&A projects

Personal achievements:

  • Combining the perspectives of a private entrepreneur with the requirements of a public noted corporation
  • Financial and legal Due Diligence for the sale of the on-geo group to a PE investor
  • Financial consolidation of the on-geo group (5 Units)
  • Setting-up an IFRS based finance and accounting structure
  • Implementation of professional FP&A-processes und -systems
  • Implementation of 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: engineering/ prototyping/serial manufacturing/ repair-services

Responsibilities:

  • Optimization of structures and processes
  • Establishment of a finance team
  • Preparation and search for a PE/ venture capital investor for funding an international growth strategy
Apr 2008 - Apr 2013
5 years 1 month
Huntsville, United States

CFO Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA)

Intergraph Corporation, Division SG&I

Business volume: € 150 Mill./ 850 employees/ 27 countries

Industries:

  • Geoinformation systems for government/ utilities/ telecomms, defense/ intelligence services
  • Optoelectronic components/ 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 Intergraph SG&I EMEA group
  • Functional responsibility for finance/ accounting/ FP&A/ tax/ procurement/ legal/ IT/ HR (12 Direct Reports)
  • Board mandates in 28 subsidiaries across EMEA

Personal achievements:

  • Successful exit management of PE-investor
  • Revenue, EBIT and working capital on all-time highs
  • Best cash-performance within PE-portfolio
  • Strategic and operational responsibility for 12 successful M&A transactions (DD to PMI)
  • Complete reengineering of FP&A-processes
  • Implementation of efficient bid- and project review processes
  • Europe wide roll-out of US compliance standards
  • Successful entering into the Turkish and Russian market
  • Building, integration and leading an international management team
May 2000 - Mar 2008
7 years 11 months
Ismaning, Germany

CFO/ Managing Director Finance

Intergraph (Germany) GmbH

May 2000 - Mar 2008
7 years 11 months
Huntsville, United States

Finance Director Central Europe (D/A/CH)

Intergraph Corporation

Business volume: € 750 Mill. with 4000 employees in 87 countries, thereof D/A/CH € 55 Mill. with 260 employees

Industries:

  • Geoinformation systems for government/ utilities/ telecomms, defense/ intelligence services
  • CAD systems for process-/ power-/ marine-industry
  • IT-hardware manufacturing and -field-services
  • Optoelectronic components/ digital mapping cameras

Business profile:

  • Projects/ system integration/ consulting/ data hosting/ housing
  • Serial production/ make-to-order manufacturing

Responsibilities:

  • P&L-responsibility for D/ A/ CH region
  • Functional responsibility for finance/ accounting/ FP&A/ tax/ procurement/ legal/ IT/ HR (5 Direct Reports)
  • Board mandates in 6 companies of Central Europe region

Personal achievements:

  • Delisting from NASDAQ and transfer into a PE investor structure built by TPG, Hellman & Friedman und JMI Equity
  • Successful turnaround management for Intergraph Germany GmbH
  • Concept 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 own branding TERANETIX
  • Conversion from conventional software license supplier to a solution provider
  • Representation of Intergraph in external board mandates
May 2000 - Mar 2008
7 years 11 months
Ismaning, Germany

CFO/ Managing Director Finance

Teranetix Germany GmbH

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

Managing Director

OBTec Steuerungstechnik GmbH

Group: Mannesmann Dematic Group

Business volume: DM 22 Mill. Revenue with 38 employees in D/ A region

Industries: Complex logistical systems for production and distribution logistics for beverage, food and consumer product industry

Responsibilities: Sole MD responsibility

Personal achievements:

  • Revenue growth from DM 12 Mill. to DM 22 Mill.
  • 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 und Pneumatics)
  • Mannesmann Dematic (Logistical systems)

Responsibilities:

  • International accounting/ investment controlling/ external audit management/ budgeting
  • M&A-projects: Due Diligence/ valuation/ post-merger-integration

Personal 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., Sao Paulo, Brasil

Summary

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

Master of 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