Manuel Rio Chao

* Role - Assist the Controlling Team during the life-cycle business processes (financial budgeting and forecasting, long term strategic planning). - Reporting of revenues, expenses, headcount and variance analysis. - Dual reporting line (FP&A Manager and Controllers) * Achievements - Preparation and maintenance of management reports and models with SAP BEx Analyzer to support business development and decision making, as the OPEX report. - Leading of ad-hoc projects.

- Assist the Fin. and Admin. Manager in the review and coordination of Department tasks. - Take part in the coordination of the Global In-House Bank Position (articulated through MCNCP's) to maximize the cash concentration. - Assist with the daily reports and monthly / quaterly dashboards for the purpose of decision making, risk management and control of the company. - Coordination of special operation with internal customers and banks, such as dividend distribution, capital increase, IC loans, etc.

* Role - Consolidation of the regional commercial data & Reporting to Corp HQ in US - Elaboration of the Monthly Business Review package for the FP&A Director, CFO and President - Implementation of SAP BusinessObjects BI - Implementation of SAP BPC 7.5 and upgrade to BPC 10.0 - Sparring partner linking Finance and IT - Finance Admin of SAP BPC * Achievements - Development of reports for the region under: - SAP BusinessObjects Advanced Analysis - SAP BPC - Hyperion Essbase 9.3.1 with VBA

‐ Responsible for the Consolidation, Sales Forecast, Reporting and Analysis for Continental Europe North Africa region ‐ CENA. ‐ Analysis and tracking of the deviations on costs and Gross Margin. ‐ Teamwork. Coordination with foreign branches. - Creation and maintenance of reports. Automation with VBA macros.

- Resolution of incidents related to mortgage loan customers. ‐ Conducting a pre‐feasibility study on the economic conditions of current customers.

‐ Attracting new mortgage customers. ‐ Advising and solving questions to potential customers. ‐ Completing the pre‐economic feasibility study.

Master in Financial Markets and Stock Exchange (550 hours).

Degree in Economics (3,200 hours).