Matteo Podesta

- Consulting on Finance organization and processes re-design. - Financial performance issues consulting: pricing, revenue improvement, profitability.

- Implemented effective stock exchange trading strategies and executed day-to-day trading operations of personal portfolio.

- Directed Mediterranean Cluster (Italy, Spain, Portugal and Malta) monthly financial reporting in line with Group and local statutory requirements. - Directed Cluster’s budget and forecast cycles. - Managed Italian team responsible for bank relationship, payments, local procurement, contract management and billing. - Coordinated monthly Group reporting package for Italy. - Management of Cluster Finance team.

Managed and reviewed annual budgets,monthly forecasts, profit,operating results,various financial reports,and ensured that all transactions are accurate and following USGAAP and local statutory Managed strategic business relations,local procurement,facility management,bank&factoring,contract management,sales operations management and health&safety compliance Ensured effective implementation of all accounting,financial and operational activities for Shared Service Centers Provided guidance to HR

Planned, directed and monitored division's performance Deployed KPIs tracking of contract profitability to improve financial performance and overall internal controls quality Reviewed critical business opportunities and strengthened deal approval framework to prevent profit dilution and low value service offerings Overseen division’s annual budget and business plan Managed and coached Countries Finance and Shared Services Centers teams

Russia and CIS countries Finance management covering following main responsibilities: - Provided leadership and coordination of division financial planning, budget management and operations functions. - Worked with Executive team on the strategic vision. - Designed and rolled out financial and cross-functional processes. - Responsible for Internal Control and Audit Posture, including SOX.

- Participation in and organization of audit engagements across Europe - Audit of process compliance and design in several processes including Financing, Procurement, Sales incentive plan, Solution design & delivery - Review of financial statements and processes - Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) procedures review - Identification of risks and evaluation of internal controls - Maintaining relationships with Executive stakeholders - Coaching new colleagues

- Revenue and cost analysis and reporting - Consolidation of countries performance reporting - Variances analysis: delta actual vs budget and forecast - Budget and Forecasting cycles preparation - People management – team of 7 people in Italy, plus coordinating 5 colleagues in other countries

- Customer contract profitability evaluation and financial risk coverage - Analysis of financial impact of non standard terms and conditions and penalties

Pallacanestro Virtus Roma basketball team of Italian League - Designing the website - Content writing and editing - Managing contacts with press