Walter Tabaschek...

Darien, CT • adf6hn@r.postjobfree.com • 914-***-**** • www.linkedin.com/in/waltertabaschek CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO) CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (COO) Business Transformation Process and System Optimization Multicultural Team Leadership P&L Management Entrepreneurial, agile Finance and Operations Executive with deep experience scaling organizations to the next stage of growth and optimizing service delivery, workflow, and team performance. Excels at maximizing profitability, controlling costs, and fueling financial sustainability in established businesses and startup environments. Adept at defining rigorous financial management, reporting, and risk mitigation systems by seeing the big picture and putting the puzzle together to guide organizations in the most productive direction. Global trilingual business leader (Spanish, Portuguese, and English) with American, Argentinian, and Italian citizenship and significant experience leading teams and conducting business across multiple continents/cultures.

Selected Achievements

§ Executive Leadership: Ascended through roles with increasing scope and accountability in a $45.7B global business, leveraging traditional finance background to enhance international operations and customer success. Achieved first-time transparency in profitability of all trades and business.

§ Turnaround Management: Overhauled deal decision and pursuit strategy, internal workflows, and investor relations strategy to drive 159% financing volume growth and 201% total margin increase for a struggling business unit. Achieved 67% and 11.7% YOY growth in financing volume and total margin respectively from 2017 – 2019.

§ Finance and Team Leadership: Built new finance function from scratch for highly entrepreneurial division, crafting processes and systems to scale business, support growth, and deliver transparency into financial performance.

§ Talent Management: Rebuilt the Group’s talent management process, hiring the right people to take the business to the next level. Streamlined FTEs by 50% and delivered $300,000 to $400,000 in savings.

§ Mergers and Acquisitions: Chosen to play key role in due diligence for a $1.4B acquisition and spearheaded integration of new organization’s processes, systems, and workforce into European parent company. Finance, Operations, and Leadership Competencies

§ Strategic Planning and Execution

§ Data Analysis Forecasting

§ Investor Relations and Engagement

§ Process Improvement and Automation

§ Financial Reporting and Analysis

§ Commodity Markets Options

§ Operational Excellence

§ Risk Management

§ Corporate Governance

§ Change Management

§ Cash Flow and Forecasting

§ Talent Management

§ US GAAP

§ Mergers and Acquisitions

§ Financial Modeling Budgeting

§ Project Management

§ ERP Systems

§ Internal Controls

§ Operations Management

§ Trade Finance

A Career Leading Global Finance Teams to Drive Profitability and Organizational Sustainability Bunge Limited – $45.7B global Fortune 500 agribusiness and food multinational. 2000 – 2020 DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMER FINANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MARKETS—BUNGE GLOBAL MARKETS (2017 – Present) Earned promotion to drive transformation of $130M customer finance business and steer advancement to next stage of growth. Lead 22-member global team.

§ Architected and implemented deal decision matrix and pursuit strategy to deliver 159% financing volume growth and 201% total margin increase while offering an increasingly agile, customer-focused environment.

§ Propelled 67% financing volume and 11% total margin boost over three years.

§ Delivered 100% fill rate during seasonal investor cycle with new investor marketing strategy and investor sourcing plan.

§ Reengineered workflow that aligned with volume growth goals and origination risk appetite.

§ Boosted customer and supplier retention by 30% and loyalty via new financing services strategy for Brazilian commodity producers.

§ Elevated transparency at all organizational levels and revitalized company culture to drive collaboration and shared focus on business outcomes.

DRIVING FINANCE AND OPERATIONS RESULTS

FOR HIGH-GROWTH ORGANIZATIONS

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DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL OPERATIONS—BUNGE GLOBAL MARKETS (2013 – 2016) Hand-selected by Financial Services Group’s CEO to serve as Chief Operating Officer for 24/7 global business executing trading volumes of up to $25B per year. Managed $150M P&L. Led 25-member operations, legal, and IT team spanning regional offices in Singapore, India, Switzerland, and the US.

§ Architected modernization and optimization strategy across four unique business units to deliver critical global coordination enabling accelerated growth by 25%, increasing agility, and structured execution.

§ Restructured talent management process and staffing model to reduce headcount 50% and save up to $400,000.

§ Launched end-to-end trading system incorporating automation and risk analytics to avert issues prior to trade execution, sustaining default rates at zero for three consecutive years.

§ Implemented real-time foreign exchange hedging process that improved net income 10% and reduced costs 10% while facilitating seamless 24/7 business operations throughout 20 countries. FINANCE DIRECTOR CFO—BUNGE GLOBAL MARKETS (2007 – 2012) Promoted to lead strategic financial planning and budgeting for rapidly expanding Financial Services Group. Led 10-member team. Managed $1.5M sales, general, and administration (SG&A) budget.

§ Built new finance function from the ground up in highly entrepreneurial environment, establishing processes and systems for entire spectrum of finance and tax functions.

§ Structured and negotiated global finance agreements to drop cost by five basis points.

§ Instituted automated cash management systems that lowered daily idle cash 50%.

§ Created customized management, financial, and operating reporting systems that offered visibility into profit performance and supported corporate growth.

§ Restructured joint ventures valued at $300M to increase profitability 15% and reduce cash-to-cash cycle by three days.

§ Managed the track record, creation of policies and procedures to build the necessary Chinese wall from 2004 until 2008 of a carbon credit unit preparing the new platform for external fundraising in order to launch a fund, the process included prepare the marketing material, road shows and the closing process. STRATEGIC PLANNING AND BUSINESS CONTROLLER—BUNGE SA, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND (2003 – 2007) Tapped for role overseeing risk monitoring, accounting, and budget reporting within the Eastern European business and financial services group. Led five-member team. Provided key insights to senior leadership.

§ Selected as senior member of due diligence team for a $1.4B acquisition.

§ Oversaw integration of newly acquired company’s finance and accounting systems into European headquarters.

§ Implemented database-showcasing performance data from multiple business units to drive effective decision-making. LATIN AMERICA BUSINESS ANALYST—BUNGE LIMITED (2000 – 2003) Led financial and business analysis for $34B worldwide agribusiness unit.

§ Played key role in company’s initial public offering (IPO), providing incisive analysis of margins, market share, brand positioning, and capital expense allocations.

§ Improved investor visibility into regional business performance with new quarterly closing analysis reporting system. Earlier career with Cargill: Ascended through roles with increasing scope and responsibility in Argentina, Venezuela, and United States. Tenure culminated in position managing risk assessment for Latin American business. Education

BS, Business Administration and Accounting

Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora—Buenos Aires, Argentina

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