Richard Linde

Finance Director
Infor Global Solutions

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Computer Software industry)

September 2000 – Present (7 years 8 months)

Finance and Operations Director South-Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa
Reporting to: EMEA Finance VP, dotted line to the Regional Sales VP
Job description and areas of responsibility:

Planning, Reporting, Budgeting, Financial Analisys, Cash Management

Controlling
Design and implement internal policies affecting mainly finance matters
Design cost control procedures
Ensure that the local and corporate policies are applied.
Regular relationships with corporate,local auditors, banks, tax and legal advisors.
Ensure US GAAP and VSOE rules compliance
General Accounting Management
Restructuring processes

General legal matters, with the support of external legal advisors.
Contract negotiation with potential customers, ensuring that US GAAP revenue recognition rules are met.

Office Manager for the Barcelona facilities

Business evolution during this period:
Yearly turnover 62 m Euro for South Europe (2.1 bilion worldwide)
Number of members of the team: 17

Controller
Baan España y Portugal S.A

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

May 1996 – August 2000 (4 years 4 months)

Controller for the Spanish subsidiary of a dutch based software company. Reporting to the Country General Management and the EMEA Controller, I developed all the functions related to Fianance, Accounting, Legal, Human Resources and office managemetn with the support of a team of 5 people. The company had a turnover in 2000 of 10mEUR and 50 employees

Controller
Melia Gran Sitges

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Hospitality industry)

March 1994 – April 1996 (2 years 2 months)

Controller junior, assisiting the Finance Director of one of the Hotels of the Melia Group, based in Sitges (Barcelona). The hotel with a turnover of 15mEUR, 300 rooms and +100 employees, started up in 1992, and I supported the Finance Director in all the matters related to build and prepare reportings to the Board of Directors, forecast, build internal processes as well as develop some internal audit procedures.

consultant
monitor

(Computer Software industry)

1992 – 1993 (1 year)

auditor
arthur andersen

(Computer Software industry)

1992 – 1993 (1 year)