Benedikt Derksen

- Specific focus on implementation of new BP&A Operation Model within the Segment - Owning FP&A Cycle - Owning of reporting tools for the Segment - Representative of EMEA in GPO topics, Finance Forum, - Member of global Financial Advisory Board +Support achievement of finance vision +Be a FLT resource to support global finance initiatives +Listen to finance associates and identify opportunities for improvement Team: 5 direct reports

-Leading a multicultural team covering EMEA region, that provides analytics for month end closure activities and Finance Business Partnering -Ensure the team accounts with the right organization, tools and systems -Lead the implementation of strategic outsourcing project -Enhance the team’s business workflow with Finance COE, Commercial Operations and other. -Ensure integrity and compliance (i.e. GAAP & Policies) Team: 14 direct reports - 48 associates in total

1: Providing regular reports and commercial input into sales analyses, pricing reviews, customer agreements, contracts, tenders and other commercial activities 2: Leading quarterly projection, budgeting and Annual strategic Plan processes for the region 3: Developing, together with country business leaders, the strategic plan for the region and business units (I): Team: complex matrix organization with many indirect reports

1: Supporting category development (strategy, portfolio, channel, margin roadmaps, investments) 2: Driving net revenue management, marketing resource allocation and supply chain efficiency projects 3: Lead rolling estimate and long-term planning processes (I) Team: complex matrix organization with many indirect reports;

Strategic partner to sales teams

1: Improving profitability in local HoReCa channel through educating and taking functional leadership of our sales force (>150 people) 2: Leading the local finance organization and executed restructuring activities 3: Planned & implemented new software to enhance Sales planning and controlling  4: Enhancing Cash Flow and Working Capital as a project leader for the German business unit (I) Team: 8 direct reports

-Planung und Organisation von SprachErlebnisReisen für deutsche Studenten in London -Verantwortlich für Verwaltung, Marketing, Buchhaltung und Personal

-Beratung bei strategischen Entscheidungen & Jahresgesprächen für das Key-Account Team -Mitwirkung bei Jahres-, Monats- und Quartalsabschlüssen -Kunden-Deckungsbeitragsrechnung, Artikelkalkulationen und Abweichungsanalysen (Mix) -Bereitstellung monatlicher Reports & Analysen inkl. Kommentierung & Präsentation vor Vorstand -Erstellung von Sales-& Opex Prognosen, Steuerung der Budgets und Sicherstellung der Zielerreichung -Führung und Entwicklung der Sales Support Analysten

-Aufbau und Führung eines BIG-Data-analyse Teams, zur Aufdeckung von Wachstumschancen -Identifizierung von Einsparungs-Initiativen und wöchentlich Präsentation in CEO Sitzungen -Entwicklung und Bereitstellung von KBIs und Reports zur Steuerung der Initiativen -Mitglied eines globalen Revenue Growth Management Team, zur Implementierung von -Best-Practise Ansätzen für Trade Promotion Ausgaben (Website, Management Tools & Training)

Revenue Growth Management; uncover Net Sales Revenue growth opportunities with the help of Big Data analysis.

-Teilnahme an Führungskräfte-Nachwuchs-Programm & Durchlauf relevanter Finanzabteilungen -Leitung eines 6 Monate x-funktionalen Trainee Projektes zum Thema Interne Kommunikation

Paris (Buc) - France // Mission: 1. Putting processes in place to control and plan global base costs. 2. Dealing with special fund agreements with an investor from Qatar 3. Implementing a bottom-up budget ownership for project managers.

Madrid - Spain // Project support for the European Financial Accreditation team, dealing with financial outsourcing projects, Financial Benchmark project and general team support.

Oxford - UK // Mainly organising a European sales campaign and supporting a research programme in partnership with a leading UK University (Henley Business School)