Ann Cook
Chief Financial Officer at ABC Limited
France | Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

Attuale           ABC Limited
Precedente   ABC Limited, Ernstt & Young
Formazione  St Pablo De Gions

Experience

Chief Financial Officer
ABC Limited
August 2002 – Present (14 years 6 months) | EMEA

Board Member Mergers & Acquisitions. Business owner for all new Mergers & Acquisitions. Budget holder.
People Management. (4 direct reports, plus ownership for HRD, Finance & IT).
The position involves advising in all aspects of investment banking; equity, debt and M&A related investment banking projects in a range of industry sectors.
Proven track record in corporate finance, valuation, M&A transactions and IPOs, with good general knowledge of the debt and equity capital markets.
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) analysis, negotiations and structuring.
Due diligence (e.g.; coordination of external consultants) and in-depth business analysis).
Deal structuring and full execution package.
Valuation.
Business Development: strategy, business plans, budgets.
Developing strategies of acquisitions.
Analysing investment projects and presenting opinions at investment committee.
Long-term financial planning.
Participation in development of Debt policy, policy of subsidiaries' financial return analysis.

Senior Manager
ABC Limited
February 2001 – July 2002 (1 year 6 months) | France

Senior Manager in charge of Mergers & Acquisitions Team. (M & A).
Responsible for managing 12 M & A specialists.
Delivery against Annual targets.
Budget responsibility.
Strategy for new M & A. including business plan & sales strategy development.
Identifying new businesses on formation of corporations and business structures, drafting privacy policies and structuring commercial transactions.
Generated new development deals for a real estate development company that focuses on multi-family residential projects, including real-estate market analysis.
Work directly with the Principals of the firm throughout all phases of transactions, from initiation to execution Work on multiple engagements and manage rapidly changing assignments in a team environment.
Undertake detailed market research on companies and sectors.
Prepare financial models and analytical support for transactions.

Senior Manager Mergers & Acquisitions
Ernstt & Young
January 1996 – January 2001 (5 years 1 month) | United Kingdom

Perform detailed financial statement analysis.
Prepare pitch materials, information memoranda and management presentations in support of transactions.
Assisting in the due-diligence process of the transaction.
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Skills

Top Skills

Management
Leadership
Customer Service
Strategic Planning
Budgets
Finance
Business Planning
Due Diligence
Budgeting
Business Strategy
Mergers & Acquisitions
Strategy
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Certifications

Skillgym Master
S A P A
Starting January 2015
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Education

St Pablo De Gions
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management, General, 1993 - 1996
Grade: 1
Represented University across a number of disciplines and secured MBA in business Administration.
Founder of UDS 3 years study of Drama & Dance.
Student Alumni representative for Class of 1996.
Attività e associazioni: University Drama Squad (UDS), Hockey First Eleven Captain, Debate Till Late Society, (DTLS).
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Publications

IT TIMES
Nats Publisher Groop
6 agosto 2014
Publish Articles on CFO issues
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Projects

Current Business Challenges
Starting March 2015
2 team members: Ann Cook, Sue Mee
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Languages

English
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Organizations

A Union
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