Roman R. Laczkovich

Lindauergasse */** - **** Vienna - Austria ( (h) +43-681-******** (

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Professional Profile

Chief Financial Officer ( Controller

Solid record of evaluating profitability, identifying opportunities for

increased efficiency, developing strategies to reduce costs, improving

internal controls and ensuring adequate cash generation. Excels in

strategic planning with proven ability to identify and capitalize on

opportunities to drive revenues, grow business, streamline operations,

optimize working capital and cut operating expenses.

Career Highlights

. Efficiency Improvement: Reduced an already lean Finance Organization

by 30% headcount reduction by outsourcing the accounting functions

into a Shared Services Center. (EvoBus Austria)

. Profitability Improvement: Achieved best results ever within first 9

months by focusing on aftersales business and transferring efficiency

metrics from production into service area. (EvoBus Austria)

Implemented profit improvement program using proven methodology.

Administered and tracked initiatives achieved at a cumulative

improvement of $180M (17% above goal) in 18 months. (Daimler/DDC)

. Cash Flow Improvement: Increased cash position by E 50M within first 3

months through improved Claim management and Factoring.

(Daimler/EvoBus)

. Sales Incentives: Developed and implemented a web based solution to

automatically evaluate deals and provide an approval process. Results

were decreased sales incentives by 25% or $15M over the course of 2

years. And no volumes were lost. (Daimler/DDC)

. M&A Activities: In order to achieve corporate objective created three

separate corporate organizations which were sold to three different

companies. Process took 6 months with a total transaction value of

$45M. Established in addition a joint venture with Thomson-CSF with a

total transaction value of $100M (Temic)

. SAP: Successful SAP implementation within $20M budget and on time

(Temic).

Core Competencies

International Business Business Development Cost Reduction & Controls

Acquisitions & Divestitures P & L Management Risk Management

Treasury Corporate Audit Sales Financing

Professional Experience

EvoBus Austria GmbH since 04/2010

$210M subsidiary of Daimler Group for wholesale and retail

Chief Financial Officer

Responsible for all financial aspects of the Austrian bus business of

Daimler Buses including Procurement and IT. Grew business by initiating and

promoting financing options in cooperation with financing institutions to

customers to support sales opportunities. Successful transfer of all

accounting activities into a Shared Service Center.

EvoBus GmbH 2009 to 2010

$3B Bus division of Daimler Group

Head of Finance and Process Controlling

Responsible for Treasury and Corporate Audit. Dealing with banks and other

finance institutions to ensure proper funding and liquidity for bus

division including worldwide subsidiaries. Initiate and promote financing

options to customers in cooperation with sales organization.

Detroit Diesel Corporation 2002 to 2009

$3B NAFTA diesel engine manufacturing arm of Daimler Group.

Vice President Controlling/Deputy CFO

Responsible for financial management of world-wide "Common Heavy Duty

Engine Platform" in NAFTA region. Evaluate and manage financial control

process, reporting results to parent company. Assure proper integration of

finance functions of Detroit Diesel Corporation into the Daimler Truck

North American organization. Evaluate product pricing, product line profit,

component cost, corporate and product investment, warranty analysis and

control.

. Orchestrated major cost reduction/improvement program resulting in

$180M savings in 18 months.

. Improved sales incentives by 25% or $15M through improved focus on

customer groups without losing volume.

DaimlerChrysler AG 1998-

2002

$160B Automotive OEM

Senior Manager Project Controlling

Exercised executive level responsibility within the Commercial Vehicles

Division for all worldwide product projects with focus on Powertrain and

M&A projects. (total $1.5B transaction values)

. Major participant in all Merger and Acquisition discussions.

. Major involvement in multi billion dollar acquisition.

Temic-RF Technologies, Inc and Temic Semiconductors, Inc 1997 to

1998

$250M subsidiary of Temic GmbH

Chief Financial Officer

Assigned to create and manage independent organizations with respective

Finance and Control, HR, Procurement and IT functions.

. Successful SAP implementation within $20M budget.

. Achieved corporate objective of creating and selling three separate

organizations, maximizing profit with a total transaction value of

$45M.

Temic GmbH 1996-1997

Temic was Automotive electronic arm of Daimler Benz Group

Senior Manager Project Controlling

Responsible for subsidiary control and several M&A projects.

. Implemented an organizational separation of the business unit into

a separate legal entity with its own overseas production facility.

. Established joint venture with Thomson-CSF with a total transaction

value of $100M

Mercedes Benz AG

1990-1996

Automotive OEM, Subsidiary of Daimler-Benz AG

Manager Subsidiary Controlling Overseas

Subsidiary controlling African operations in Nigeria and the Ivory Coast.

Project control for new Joint Ventures and Industrialization projects in

Korea, Vietnam and Malaysia.

. Created IT model to develop comprehensive business plans

. Supported acquisition of a large ($50M) government order for transit

busses.

. Developed decision support process for large Asian investment project.

Staff member Organizational Development

Member Trainee Program

Education & Professional Development

PhD (Dr. rer. pol.), Business Administration University of Cologne

BA/MBA (Dipl. Kfm.), Business Administration University of Cologne

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