Dirk Thöne

Financial management of the company and the Otto Junker Group Development of the corporate strategy together with the managing directors and the management team, derivation of the 5-year budget Responsible for finance, accounting, controlling, IT, HR, procurement, warehouse, shipping, export Group Accounting incl. 6 subsidiaries Management of the monthly and annual financials of the German companies and the Group; internal and external reporting. Lead contact for banks, auditors, tax consultants

Commercial and financial management of 8 direct investments and their subsidiaries; supervision of year end financials (German GAAP and IFRS), re-financing, project financing including analysis of tax consequences and tax audits; creation of group financial Statements and budgets; optimization of monthly group reporting; KPI-analysis of subsidiaries; restructuring of group financing; first contact for banks, auditors and tax advisors;

- Financial management of the entity - Developed operational budgeting and mid-term planning, managed growth > 400% in revenue over six years - Monthly, quarterly and annual reporting - Managed team of 10 employees and 4 externally - Developed and optimized accounting and controlling department incl. project controlling - Set up Russian subsidiary as Finance Director, reporting and controlling - Significant experience in export credit agency financing and FX hedging - Tax planning, optimization

Controlling and support in commercial questions of 4 subsidiaries (1 in the USA, 1 in Canada, 2 in Germany), responsible for quartarly and annual financials incl. group financials under IFRS, responsible for the budgeting process

Manage and plan audit engagements involving budgeting, invoicing, accounts receivable management and providing direction to audit teams. Audit financial statements including consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance to Canadian GAAP, US GAAP, IFRS and German GAAP.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Canada Audit of financial statements including consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with Canadian GAAP, US GAAP and IFRS. Implementation of SABOX 404. Integrated audits of compliance with SABOX 404.

Audited of financial statements including consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with German GAAP, US GAAP, IFRS and UK GAAP. IFRS conversion. Preparation of tax returns for Corporate Taxes and Value Added Taxes. Due diligence.

Economic Tax (betriebswirtschaftliche Steuerlehre), Auditing, Commercial Law