Ing. Patrik Ziman

Global short-term and long-term planning, income statement from gross sales to operating income. Performance management and reporting, helping to steer the business unit, across all segments of animal health product portfolio. Close cooperation with global supply chain management, being part of the cross-functional “machine” aligning market demands with production capacities.

Coordinating actions in challenging times, leading and further developing local departments of Finance, IS/IT, Fleet, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Quality Assurance, Contract manufacturing, Infrastructure Services and GBS. Successful credit risk management in uneasy months, financial operations in strict currency control environment. Navigated organization through implementation of national track & trace system (serialization) in distribution channel, connecting local legal requirement and global standards.

Leading international teams in demand management, customer service, warehousing & distribution, Product life-cycle change management, customs & export control. Coordination of finished goods supply from global production network to regional hub in Vienna and subsequent distribution to 33 markets in the region. Governance of S&OP processes in the region. Acting as regional export control compliance officer.

Planning, budgeting, cost control, accountability for achieving P&L targets, controlling & accounting, tax-related topics, audit process. Led local departments of finance, IS/IT, purchasing, supply chain, in Human Pharma and Animal Health Business unit. Significant role in set up of collaboration with 2.5K pharmacies; restructured distribution model by transitioning from a wholesaler-based to a direct-to-pharmacies model. Compliance officer in areas of antitrust, customs/export control, insider trading.

Leading departments of Finance, IS/IT, Purchasing and Supply Chain. Local controlling & accounting responsibility, incl. taxes and audit process, SAP ERP implementation. Planning/Budgeting, cost management, P&L targets achievement responsibility. Supervising Supply Chain process at local level, incl. customer service and stock management. Compliance lead within Antitrust, Customs & Export control, Insider trading.

Relocation of Finance Headquarters of Tate & Lyle Food and Industrial Ingredients Europe from Belgium (Alst) to Slovakia, as one-time, short-term project. Transfer of knowledge and SAP processes. Setting up & leading the new Finance Shared Services Center and European Accounting Head office in Slovakia, focusing on statutory accounting books & international VAT topics of several companies & sales offices across Europe. Reporting to Finance Director Tate &Lyle Food and Industrial Ingredients Europe.

Responsible for Business financing and financial control of Slovak, German and UK companies, running through due-dilligence procedures untill the agreement between previous owner and new investor is achieved. Production sites in Slovakia and UK, sales office in Germany. One-time, short-term project.

Setting-up the Slovak business unit of the group, managing the pre-start up phase in terms of financial, legal and administration topics, communication with authorities, staff hiring, import and registration of trucks. Dynamic environment, actively participating in creation of the company from "zero" in March 2006 to 120 employees and 60 trucks operating in February 2007.

Implementation of accounting, payroll and reporting systems, VAT refunds, etc., full administration support of international companies entering local market. Career start in consulting, assisting with several start-up projects, gaining communication & presentation skills, moving from „advisory“ side to „daily business“ after 5 years.

After graduating, stayed active as an external lecturer at the university, during post-gradual studies, specialized in corporate finance, financial analysis and controlling.