Matthias Tschermak von Seysenegg

VP Finance & IT (CFO) (Shanghai, China), reporting to JV CEO and dotted line to CFO of Freudenberg Sealing Technologies. Japanese-German JV, consisting of 7 legal entities (3 factories) in China, for R&D, manufacturing, sales and aftermarket of sealing products for automotive and general industries: 3,000 employees, >3b CNY in sales. Accountable for Finance, Controlling, IT and Lean Admin, 3 direct reports, ~80 staff. Independent governance without integration into administrative processes of shareholders.

CFO for Global Consumer Filters Division (Foshan-Shunde, China), reporting to CFO Freudenberg Filtration Technologies, responsible for finance, controlling, and procurement of newly established Consumer Filters Division, to serve global consumer electronics brands worldwide: >€200m turnover, 2 direct reports / ~45 staff in global team. In personnel union, Director for Post Merger Integration of Freudenberg Apollo Filtration Technologies, reporting to FFT Board of Management, responsible for PMI project.

Global responsibility for Finance, Accounting, Controlling and Tax activities of Freudenberg Filtration Technologies. Special focus on for massive portfolio changes within the Freudenberg Filtration Technologies (FFT) Group, including both, disinvestment and M&A activities. Further developed FFT's controlling & reporting tools/instruments/processes, and initiated changes in transfer pricing rules and regulations for FFT Group.

As CFO and Member of Regional Management Board (China Suzhou and Changchun, PR China), reporting to Global Director Finance and Controlling FFT Group, I was responsible for managing 3 legal entities / plants in China with >700 employees, covering R&D / AE, manufacturing, sales and aftermarket services, serving automotive (OEM, Tier) and general industries and >700m CNY sales, responsible for Finance, IT, Controlling, and GRC, with 30 staff.