Trevor Tessendorf

Finance Director, Financial Controller, Back Office Manager, General Manager, Chairman and member of the Board of Directors, with more than 30 years’ experience in Oil and Gas, Medical Devices, etc., with a B. Comm, CFA

Support clients during complex changes, transformations, and executive absences. Ensure changes in accounting practises are transitioned into Management Reporting. Monitor, analyse, and interpret recent developments in US-GAAP. Manage or support international projects. Evaluate and determine implications of acquisitions and divestitures with respect to GAAP. Quantify impact of relevant modifications of accounting regulations. Prepare implementation scenarios. Aid external closing and audit process. Develop

Coordinated, developed, and led all aspects of Finance Department, and 16 cross-functional employees from Finance, IT, Marketing, Administrative Services, and Customer Service including contracts and pricing. Acted as Business Partner to Sales and Marketing directors, Human Resources, and Country General Manager. Oversaw all outsourced logistics and technical services. Served as member of Board of Directors, Host Manager for Covidien Switzerland Limited, and Vice Chairman of Mallinckrodt, Ltd. Managed all l

Managed all aspects of finance for AATB Head Office, AATB In-House Old Mutual, AATB Woolworths’s Travel (Pty) Ltd., and AATB Clicks In-House. Prepared Consolidated Financial Statements for audit purposes. Administered cash management and budgets. Forecasting cash flows. Achievements: • Improved overall management and financial reporting significantly, launching restructuring exercise promoting increased level of control and efficiency of financial management. • Maximised visibility into company financial a

Interim Financial Consultant Participated in and supported various projects for both local and international corporations in medical and tourism industries. Achievements: • Optimised accessibility and integrity of financial and accounting data for medical company, troubleshooting and refining accounting system. • Cleaned out accounts receivable ledger, and reconciled general ledger and balance sheets.

• Established, organised, and administered European Head Office in Zug, Switzerland including all financial records; reported regularly to American Head Office in Boston. • Maintained financial records of Madeira, Portugal entity. • Assured financial records of German and French entities were properly maintained. • Maintained 100% adherence of all entities to Swiss Statutory, IAS, and US-GAAP, and secure distributor and agency agreements. • Liaised with and instructed worldwide auditors, Ernst & Young, on a

Sub-Project Leader • Performed as key member of team implementing Funding at Market Conditions (FAMCO) or “Marktzinsmethode.” • Strategised and led pilot project in London, and roll-out of FAMCO in international regions. • Participated actively in worldwide implementation of Global Activity Based Management Accounting system; included interviewing top management on their daily activities, and analysing project dependencies, system limitations, and earnings data. • Served on team launching pilot project in L

• Audit team member engaged on a wide range of Swiss and international clients, covering various industries, sizes and complexity • Involved in the planning, execution and finalization of audit mandates, including report writing • Gathered experience and acquired knowledge of Swiss statutory reporting requirements as well as major trends in international financial reporting frameworks Companies audited included: • Johnson & Johnson • Rothmans Int. • AT&T • NCR Graphics • Richemont • Ascom • SwissAir • Etc.

To set into operation and manage the United Kingdom division of the Wine-of-the-Month Club, South Africa

5 year apprenticeship - articles of clerkship with a firm of Chartered Accountants

Accounting & auditing

Accounting and auditing