Leander Ruis

Available for new assignment as per 15 February 2021. Experienced and hands on finance manager / CFO, able to act on strategic level as well. Frequently involved in process and ERP optimization, ERP implementations in interim assignments and permanent positions. Involved in acquisitions and integration of acquired companies in a central backoffice organization, arranging acquisition financing and working capital optimization, also PE owned. Divestment, carve out and sale on non core activities.

Group of Butchers is a company active in the food production (processed meat and grilled deli meat products) industry with annual sales of over € 125 million and 400 employees in The Netherlands and Belgium. The company is private equity owned (Nordian) since 2012 and since then company has shown significant growth both autonomous and through 4 acquisitions in The Netherlands and 2 in Belgium. Company grew from € 40 m to € 125 m in three years.

Involved as project manager finance in a worldwide roll out of a standard Infor / Lawson M3 ERP application for the whole of Nutreco.

As group controller responsible for accounting & reporting, risk management, taxes and treasury, reporting to the CFO of Agrifirm.

Assignments: -Replacement of Finance director / Finance manager till permanent replacement had been hired -Special projects, redesign of some business processes (warranty handling, dispute resolution), improvement of monthly forecasting according to US parent company standards. -Participant in a project to set up a supply chain organisation -Sale (and or carve out) of business - Post acquisition synergy investigation - Post implementation ERP optimization projects

responsible for Hagemeyer’s non core activities in Europe as international controller. These activities consist of seven different distribution businesses with sales amounting to E 375 million and 900 people employed. As these businesses were regarded as non core activities, part of the assignment was to sell these businesses. I have been actively involved in selling five of these businesses from 2001 till 2004 Further responsible for the acquisition of distribution businesses in the field of personal pr