Business and Finance Executive

GUNES A. EVGIN, CMA

Toronto, Ontario 437-***-**** ***************@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/gunes-evgin-cma

FINANCE EXECUTIVE

Strategic Leadership Global Experience Growth & Profitability Culture & Transformation

A proven leader with a record of success in preparing business strategies, managing operations and driving profitability and cash flow optimization, offering 15 years of diverse hands-on financial and business management experience. Talented at assessing needs, developing and executing long-term strategic plans and competitive strategies, as well as analyzing data to maximize profitability. An influential leader with strong business acumen in global economies, diverse cultures and multi-faceted settings, creates productive, efficient, cooperative, and quality-focused work cultures.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Implemented IFRS and USGAAP reporting in several multinational companies.

Prepared strategic plans as CFO and Managing Director at PPG and Standard Profil

Achieved €700K gain by hedging exchange rate risk in forward contracts at Standard Profil.

Prepared easy to understand financial presentations all the stakeholders by using extensive knowledge in business.

Due diligence analysis for M&A activities and identify negotiation tactics and strategies

Increased employee engagement from 23% to 59% (Gallup highest score 61%, PPG overall 29%) at PPG

Experience in negotiating and securing loans with financial institutions to achieve long term and short term goals at Standard Profil and Henry Schein.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PPG Industries, Turkey 2012 – 2017

Managing Director Bu Director, Automotive Key Account Manager, Fiat Chrysler

Accountable for creating ONE PPG culture and representing PPG Turkey’s long term strategies in EMEA for seven business units with approx. €100MM sales turnover

Managing Director

Achieved profitable sales growth across all business units by playing catalyst role on the execution of strategies; sales increased CAGR 12.4%, profitability CAGR 14.3% and cash flow 53% in 5 years

Championed ‘ONE’ PPG culture by improving cross business unit synergies, standardizing HR and compliance processes and consolidating offices; increased profitability and employee engagement

Established a talent management process in collaboration with HR; identified talent and succession plans for all business units, enabling cross SBU transfers and further professional development

Sourced possible merger and acquisition targets and prepared major negotiation tactics together with EMEA business development department

Led social responsibility projects that encouraged team work and communication transparency; enhanced the PPG image in the market becoming the employer of choice and attracting talent

Automotive Business Unit Director

Assessed and developed competitive strategies that were cascaded down to automotive employees and aligned to all functions; achieved sales, profitability, cash flow and quality targets

Achieved CAGR 12% sales growth and CAGR 28.7% profitability growth by increasing customer response time and improving operational excellence

Increased capacity usage to 85% and overall profitability by persuading EMEA leaders to localize more products in Turkey

Improved communication with automotive management team, promoting team accountability and participation in business decisions

Led company culture change by clearly identifying responsibilities; increased sales and profitability as well as employee engagement levels to 59% while aiding employee career development

Key Account Manager, Fiat Chrysler Automotive (FCA)

Increased shares of wallet in FCA from 85% to 96% by understanding customer needs and proposing value added offers

Increased customer satisfaction by mobilizing resources and introducing new technologies that helped solve issues and subsequently reduced complaints

Successfully signed long term agreement by focusing on value added proposals and new technologies

Increased profitability by 119% through introduction of new technologies and focusing on value added proposals

Henry Schein Turkey 2010- 2012

Chief Financial Officer

Accountabilities: driving financial business performance, risk management, financial reporting and forecasting including US GAAP and IFRS reporting. Set up reporting packages – consolidated US GAAP financials to provide timely information to shareholders

Implemented integrated costing system that allowed meaningful profitability reports by dealer and vendors to drive strategies and identify the key profitability areas to focus

Negotiated and secured necessary loans with banks and financial institutions to meet short and long term objectives of the company

Set up and successfully implemented internal control procedures according to SOX

Increased cash flow by managing working capital, assigning accountabilities and identifying actions to achieve targets

Standard Profil Automotive AS-Various Countries 2007 - 2010

Chief financial Officer

Executed financial, purchasing and IT responsibilities with $200MM in revenues and nine manufacturing facilities; managed a $70MM annual raw material budget

Negotiated and secured necessary loans according to corporate long term strategies

Played key role in M&A negotiations and due diligence analysis on targeted companies

Reduced manufacturing overhead and labor costs by 8% in 2009; identified profit leakage areas through comprehensive reporting to manufacturing organization and executed corrective actions

Promoted interdepartmental relations, leading to clarification of roles and discovered new strategies; saved approximately $500K in raw materials in 2008 by approving alternative sources

Hedged local payments with export receivables to earn $700K in 2009; sold Euro in future market

Played an integral role in changing the company’s atmosphere leading to more participation from employees and establishing an open and trusting environment

Oversaw implementation of a comprehensive information system, a new reporting system that accommodated IFRS reporting requirements and an integrated costing system in MAPICS

Developed an online reporting system with Bulgaria, Germany, and South Africa that increased overall transparency regarding company financial results

Established internal control procedures and reporting deadlines that provided monthly reliable financial reports to the stakeholders

Recruited right people to the right jobs to secure the future of the finance, purchasing, and IT departments

PREVIOUS CAREER HISTORY

PPG Industries- Various Countries 1993 – 2007

Director of Business Services And Finance, EMEA (2004-2007)

Executed overall financial responsibilities for a European automotive business with $800MM in revenues and eight manufacturing locations; reported financial statements in accordance with USGAAP. Prepared business strategies and five-year plan. Controlled and reported capital spending against profit plan.

Finance and Administration Director (1993-2004)

Built a strong financial team to oversee a new company. Worked with Managing Director to set up the necessary business strategies for Turkey. Prepared and reported deviations against plan by customer and product line. Followed up with cash flow and working capital against plan and took necessary actions for improvement.

KPMG Auditing- Istanbul, Turkey 1991-1993

Senior Auditor

Cukurova Trading Inc –Istanbul, Turkey 1990-1991

Sales Coordinator

Enka Construction Co- Moscow, Russia 1989-1990

Accounting Assistant

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

Bachelor of Science in Finance and Marketing

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, 1988

Certified Management Accountant (CMA) – id# 32801

PROFFESIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Global Key Accounting Programme – Ashridge Business School

Competitive Strategy Programme – INSEAD Business School

Management Leadership Course

Inflation Accounting

Value Selling

Detailed IFRS Implementation

Valuation of Companies

Internal Control – Abuses in Enterprises

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