Herman Weber

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About Herman Weber

20+ years of VP/Director-level experience in finance management and controlling, working for multinationals (Diversey, Sealed Air, JohnsonDiversey/SC Johnson, Unilever), as VP Shared Services/Controlling and Finance Director. Experience with public companies, private equity and family-owned businesses. Expertise in driving transformation (harmonisation, integration, centralisation) with managerial courage and attention for people. Currently working for adapa Group, an Austria based packaging multinational with manufacturing facilities all over Europe. As Finance Director, have managed multi-million businesses (USD 5-400m) in Hungary/CEE, Brazil and Germany/Western Europe. VP/Controller experience in multi-billion global and regional businesses (USD 1-3Bn) with service centres in the UK, Romania, India and Mexico (200+ FTEs). Have successfully developed talent into new positions up to and beyond my own level throughout my career. Multilingual; native Dutch-speaker with fluent English, German and Portuguese and conversational French and Hungarian. CORE AREAS OF EXPERTISE Finance Leadership: Managing Finance Operations (Global & Regional)| Accounting | Audits | Financial Analysis & Reporting | Cash Flow Forecasting | Private Equity | Internal Controls | SOX Compliance | Statutory and Tax Compliance Finance Transformation: Harmonisation, Integration and Centralisation| Acquisitions & Carve-Outs | Change Management | Restructuring | Shared Services | Strategic Negotiations People Leadership: Leading & Developing Teams | Influencing | Social Responsibility | Stakeholder Management