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John - CFO/Chief Financial Officer - Kenya - iCEO #52566
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John's Profile
iCEO #52566
Position: CFO/Chief Financial Officer
Nationality: Kenya
Experience
A high performance, results driven Executive with strong broad experience in Finance, Marketing and General Management gained in World Class Manufacturing, Aviation, Utility, Auditing Companies as CEO/MD, Finance Director, Head of Corporate Finance. Acknowledged International reputation -Represented Africa in International Industry Associations and forums, A Fellow of Accountancy Institute .
Major Achievements
1)I turned around a loss making American Associated company by growing sales from US$2.7mil to US$6mil in 3 years and margin from 10% to 13%. (2)Raised debt capital of over US$ 1.3billion from International markets - DFIs, Banks, ECA's-for Utility and Aviation Companies,(3) Supervised over 300 staff, (4) International mandate in over 30 countries, (5)Leader in strategic restructring with over US$ 3mil savings (6) Hedging Expert saved over US$45mil in 3 years in commodity and currency hedging with International Counterparties.
Industry Sector Competencies
E-Commerce/Internet
IT/Computer Hardware
Systems Integration
SAP
Consumer Goods
Logistics/Transport
Professional Objectives
Function: Managing Director/CEO
Sector: Manufacturing, Aviation, Energy&Oil, Services
Interim Manager: Yes
Permanent Position: Yes
Operational: Yes
Availability: Full time
Prefered Locations: Africa, Europe, USA, Middle East, Asia
Additional Professional Interests
Non executive director assignments
Personal financial investment:150-350K USD
Countries Covered
Kenya
Area of Experiences
Accounting ( IFRS Norm)
Financial control (Plan MT - Business plan, Budgets - Reporting, Cost price, Return of investment, Multi-annual contracts, ABC ABM / Balance scorecard, Negotiation of acquisition, Preparation of shut down, Valuation, Hedging/Risk Management)
Treasury (International, Financing)
Capital operations ( IPO, Capital increase, Financial Communication)
Information systems (ERP implementation, IT projects, Microsoft office)
Law and Finances (Insurance)
Other areas (Strategy, Company Rescue (Crisis Management), Risk Management, Internal Audit, Quality)
Nationality
Kenya
Home Country
Kenya
Availability
Full time
Education
MBA, MIBA, CPA(K)
Languages
English
Management Experience
More than 15 years
Company Size
Start-up, SMB, Multinational
Interim Manager
Yes
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