Javier Valdivieso-Espín

-Member of the management committee and in coordination with HQ, design and execution of the short and long term strategy in the frame of a restructuring process -Responsible for accounting and administration, tax, controlling, AP/AR, treasury and IT areas, the following main issues have been addressed with the support of the team: -Manage, mentor and develop a new team of 16 people

 -Supervision of monthly closing and responsibility for timely and accurate reporting  -Deviation analysis and development of corrective measures  -Preparation and coordination of Budget, Forecasts and Strategic Plan  -Follow-up of projects aiming a strategic cost reduction  -Follow-up of the compliance with SOX  -Follow-up of the compliance with the controlling procedures  -Cooperation with the external auditors

-Supervision monthly closing, BSC and responsibility for timely and accurate reporting -Preparation and coordination of Budget, FC and Strategic Plan -Development of a strategic new master plan in the frame of a restructuring process -Follow-up of projects aiming a strategic cost reduction -Calculation of the minimum selling price of new products and transfer prices -Follow-up, control and deviation analysis of investments -Supervision of a team of 3 people

 -Support and co-ordination of the reporting processes for two business areas  -Supervision of the budgeting and forecasting processes  -Supervision of the monthly closing  -Responsibility for the reporting to HQ in Madrid

-Standardisation of administrative and reporting procedures -Monitoring accounts receivable aging and initiate actions in case of critical issues -Supervision of a team of 5 people

 -Preparation and analysis of the monthly closing and reporting to the Headquarters in Paris  -Preparation and supervision of relevant key ratios and their business related analysis  -Participation in the strategic planning as well as in the budgeting and forecasting processes  -Clients and Products profitability analysis

 -Supervision of monthly, quarterly and year-end closings  -Supervision of the budgeting and strategic planning processes  -Responsibility for the follow-up and analysis of investment projects  -Support to the subsidiaries in Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela

Consulting Projects in the Finance and Accounting areas ⃝ Major airport in Europe: optimization of accounting processes and activities (as a means of preparation for an IPO) ⃝ Multinational of the chemical industry: shortening cycle times for y/e closing  Support by the set-up of seminars on “Balanced Scorecard”

Dissertation: "Restructuring of a multinational of the auxiliary automotive sector in Brazil"

Dissertation: "Management accounting in the auxiliary automotive industry"

Dissertation: "Harmonization of international accounting - Implementation of US-GAAP and IAS in the German chemical industry" Apr.99 -Jun.99 EUROPEAN BUSINESS CONSULTING, Bad Homburg (Germany) Market analysis to implement a new strategy for a real estate company

PRÁCTICAS DE EMPRESA Ene.1996–Mayo1996 BBC - Leeds (Reino Unido) Dpto. de Marketing Julio 1996- Feb. 1997 HORSELL GRAPHICS LTD.-Leeds (Reino Unido) Dpto. de Contabilidad

Contabilidad 1995- 1996 Advanced Diploma in International Business Administration Leeds Metropolitan University (UK) Jan.96-May96 BBC, Leeds (UK) Market research Jul. 96-Feb. 97 HORSELL GRAPHICS LTD, Leeds (UK) Finance Department