Simon Alexander

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About Simon Alexander

Transformational leader focused on bringing out the best in individuals and teams to drive success of the organization through cultural change. Results driven, energetic, engaging & commercially astute with a proven track record of leading (financial) strategic innovation to facilitate ambitious growth plans. Possesses excellent communication skills, has a passion for storytelling and the ability to communicate professionally at all levels of an organisation on financial and other topics. KEY CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS: • Led large scale transformations - change leader • Provided Finance leadership for businesses with over $3bn in revenues, driven the turnaround of loss-making businesses through mobilising and engaging multi-country teams • Created large high-performing and strong teams by respecting and valuing the contributions of individuals to the success of the team and understanding the needs of the customer • Provided expert business partnering and financial analysis to executives through linking business needs to enhanced business performance management and planning processes • Led and implemented strategic projects involving cross-functional co-operation and transformation at all levels of the organisation • 2x FedEx 5-Star award (2021, 2023) – the most prestigious award bestowed KEY COMPETENCIES • Relationship & stakeholder management • Communication & storytelling • Collaborative & empathetic team leader, energising colleague • Coaching & mentoring skills • Results-orientated, delivering through team • Global experience across multiple cultures • Internal & external customer orientation • Commercially astute with analytical and problem-solving skills