Harald Zuger

Post-acquisition integration: • Managed day-to-day finance, monthly performance reviews, budgets, strategic plans, tax, treasury • Implemented US-GAAP, cost centre structure, internal shared service centres • Successfully integrated acquired companies • Managed HR, export sales, logistics and back office functions, deputized CEO • Assesed new acquisition targets, managed due diligence process • Delivered double digit sales growth • Managed staff of 25 (16 Finance) in Germany and Switzerland.

Providing Finance consulting and project implementations to achieve operational excellence, in particular: Part time CFO for start- ups, post acquisition integration, internal control reviews, business planning & analysis, transfer price and optimal tax set up, leading turn around, business process outsourcing,...

Successful Post-acquisition integration into a traditional Japanese corporate culture • Turned start-up to into net profit contributor • Day-to-day accounting, finance and treasury, monthly reviews, annual budget • Delivered modern finance and analytics functions, IFRS compliance, successfully implemented ERP • Managed upscaling of lab production to fully GMP/FDA compliant global production facility • Introduced state of the art cost accounting • Growing export sales (i.e. market entry in China).

- Successfully re-structured Finance & Administration (e.g. SAP implementation, supply chain reorganization, business process outsourcing “BPO”) of a USD 1bn production, sales and headquarters entity - Delivered finance and accounting solution in dependent export markets in the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa - Managed day-to-day finance of a USD 500m turnover company - Lead 40+ finance staff across region - Lead OTCs main production and R&D site based in Geneva

Led global projects: • set up frame work for tracking Novartis' global marking spend and ensured compliance with international anticorruption laws • Delivered 5-year strategic plans and business case for global accounting processes for Pharma division • Negotiated multi-year contract with leading BPO firms and managed accounting transition in 7 leading markets • Delivered more accurate intercompany reconciliation and billing tool (SAP) allowing faster & more efficient monthly close @NVS

• Transferred finance and accounting of emerging markets from Florida to Switzerland. • Set-up / optimized business/tax structure to absorb double digit (in- and external) annual growth • Negotiated terms with M&O targets • Delivered sustainable sales and profit growth across 30+ countries • Managed Swiss market finance, • Deliverered ERP-implementations and business process outsourcing across region • Hired, developed and lead Finance team of 30+ FTEs based in Zurich, Brussels, Warsaw

• Lead business analysis and license reviews across Europe, Middle East & Africa • Optimized licence revenues of a USD 1bn entity • Successfully delivered planning and reporting software project across Consumer Products Division (CPD) • Transitioned business finance operations from Paris to London at no extra restructuring costs based in Paris, London and Burbank, CA

In charge of mergers & aqquisitions, business processes and internal audits in South Asia, based in New Delhi, India;

Post acquisition integration: Restructure finance, supply chain, production, sales in order to achieve net profitability, implementing ERP; based in Utrecht, the Netherlands

Leading operational audits across all business sectors around the globe

Auditing (IAS, Swiss & US-GAAP), business and tax consulting for multinational companies based in Basel & Geneva, Switzerland; New York, NY

Auditing, Accounting, Finance