Umit Ozer

Responsible for setting up the treasury function from scratch to serve the Swiss holding company and the 26 OpCo's operating over the globe.

• By the end of year 2 a self-managing team of 4 have been formed

• Restructuring/Optimization of the existing loan portfolio with 'fit-for-purpose' financing structures:Next to renewals $100MM+ new loans have been acquired (under a share pledge at holding level) including one-of-a kind $80MM Club Deal (IFC, ABSA) to finance West African operation. Personally pursued for more far-reaching sustainability legs to new loans/renewals. World Bank's SDG's have been pursued and applied (ESAP, linked to pricing) in multiple new loan structures/renewals in Africa and LATAM

• Backbone treasury processes/policies have been (re-)designed and implemented:global cash and liquidity management supported by entity level and consolidated cash flow forecasting, holding and entity level resource availability/usage limits and reporting, counterparty risk management (supporting risk committee) and counterparty risk insurance (under a global policy)

• FX Risk Management and trade execution, automated payment processing, periodic internal/external reporting processes etc.have been set up

Responsible for corporate finance and treasury functions.To be accountable, initiate and implementstrategic corporate finance initiatives, rejuvenate corporate finance governance structure and culture.

• Funding allocation, maintenance and re-fi of a USD 300MM senior facilities agreement have been finalized

• Bank relationship management, relationship with the club deal member banks have been restored

• Continuous support to M&A director (target review, DD, funding and post-merger activities). 2 consecutive acquisitions (in NL and DK) have been finalized

• Liaison for the PE shareholders and the Board, translation of strategic goals and business strategy into concrete business cases and projects with a global coverage together with group tax, finance and accounting leadership

• Co-managing and running monthly/quarterly/yearly reporting, budgeting and audit cycles

• FX exposure management(including frontier markets like Kazakhstan) has been set up, group insurance policies have been renewed

Responsible for strategical design (operating model, processes and people) to further optimise global corporate treasury footprint. Creating and leading cross-cultural operational and project teams. Initiating and holding ultimate responsibility, budget ownership and managing > $MM worth of treasury (technology) projects. Keeping oversight on FX hedging, funding, cash management and capital markets processes on corporate and affiliate level.

Achievements:

• FX Exposure Management: Provided automated FX hedging capabilities (hedge cockpit) to affiliates over the globe. Enabled full SAP – FXall integration with auto FX trade execution for corporate treasury books

• M&A Support & Treasury Integration: Co-Managed short term (day 1) and long-term planning and treasury integration of mergers IOI Loder's Croklaan (Global), Walter Rau Lebensmiddelen Werke (Germany), Ana Gıda A.Ş. (Turkey). Provided support on initial investment analysis, due diligence, funding & cash flow forecasting

• Capital Markets: Initiated and led affiliate (re)financing programs for loan portfolio structuring, securitization, factoring and tailor-made solutions.

• Cash Management & Payment Processing Automation: Integrated multiple treasury centres and affiliates utilizing Swift Net connectivity, (Notional) Cash Pooling/Zero Balancing structures bringing idle cash close to zero. Set up daily global cash management forecasting/reporting structure

• Internal Bank: Improved internal bank processes for FX, loan and fully automatic internal invoice settlements through SAP In-House-Cash with global coverage (connecting multiple SAP instances over the globe, replacing old fashioned netting structures)

• Internal/External Loan Portfolio Management and reporting

• Foreign Exchange (FX): Periodic internal (affiliate), external and settlement risk reporting for FX books are improved. MtM calculation for FX portfolios calibrated to match best in class

• Funding & Cash Management