José Antonio Gato Cuenda

Responsible for structuring and successfully concluding global Generation Equipment deals minimizing commercial and financial risk exposure whereby optimizing cash and return

Managed commercial and financial operations in assigned countries within Europe and Latin America partnering closely with Local BU Management: • Provided commercial and financial guidance to Local Sales Management in achievement of targeted bookings. Lead directly complex or strategic relevant deals • Coordinated the Countries FP&A. Conducted monthly business review sessions highlighting variance from targets, potential risks and opportunities for improvements

Managed finance operations in respect to full P&L for Business Units belonging to two major Divisions of the Spanish Entity, acting as country focal point for all finance matters to Local, Regional and HQ Management: • Lead complete FP&A process (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cashflow/Working Capital) incl. budgeting/forecasting, monthly reporting, KPI trend/variance analysis • Provided commercial and financial guidance to Sales in project bidding and contract negotiation

Responsible for end-to-end commercial and financial management of contracts for new-built large-scale power plant projects, aiming to reach or improve targeted project results: • Negotiated and followed up contracts/claims/change orders/settlement agreements with Clients and Subcontractors • Ensured accuracy of overall project books in close coordination with corporate departments ensuring compliance with accounting principles and corporate policies.

Assisted the sales team in the preparation of commercial and financial documentation for power plant turnkey bids and in the negotiation of commercial and financial terms of the corresponding contracts

Corporate Finance

Strategic Management

Leadership

Finance