Michele Vena

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ABOUT MICHELE VENA

WHERE I COME FROM ‍I have been contributing to companies\' transformation, turnaround, development and the empowerment of their talents for more than twenty years through a solid expertise in Finance, Controlling and Change Management in food, automotive and chemical industry worldwide and under different types of Governance:* SMEs;* Family groups;* Listed companies;* Private Equity;* LBO.COMPETENCES Manager, coach and trainer for financial teams, specialized in financing and refinancing, project management, restructuring, reorganizations, turnarounds, controlling, reporting, IFRS standards, change management, lean manufacturing or other manufacturing excellence projects, SAP deployment, IT migrations, post-acquisition integration and management of multi-site and international teams, SOFT SKILLS I am creative, open minded, well-balanced and self confident. I love challenges and, in my semi-professional basketball years, I have learned that team spirit and respect of everyone\'s role help winning them.EDUCATION AND CAREER ‍I am a graduate of Università Bocconi in Milan and hold a Master\'s degree in Corporate Finance from HEC BIOGRAPHY Italian, I have been living in France for 18 years where I have held positions as Managing Director, CFO and Director of Controlling for multinational listed companies as well as for SMEs, in the Automotive and Chemicals industry. Previously I spent 2 years in the United States as CFO Assistant for a world leader in the Chocolate industry and shorter periods of time in Spain as Head of Management Control for a leading Group in the manufacturing of original equipment loudspeakers.AWARD 🥇Awarded the DFCG Alsace-Lorraine trophy in 2016 for perpetuating a chemical site with a 200-year history through the financing of an essential technological conversion.AMAZON/ KINDLE BOOKS “Cristiano Ronaldo e la Finanza spiegata a mia suocera” “Il mio sogno americano – un road trip alla ricerca della felicità” WHERE I GO 🧭Having direct and multi-year experience in several countries, I help multinational companies and entrepreneurs with interests across Europe to overcome the cultural barriers that hinder the development or integration of their Finance and Controlling teams and value creation.