Robson Faria
Senior Director & Finance Head Europe (CFO) @Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Director & Finance Head Europe (CFO) @Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
GB
Leading the Finance function across Europe, overseeing a team of 36 professionals covering the full finance spectrum, including strategic finance, FP & A, accounting, treasury, tax, compliance and back-office operations across multiple jurisdictions.Responsible for driving financial performance, governance and strategic decision support across a complex multi-country environment, partnering closely with regional and global leadership.Key achievements and contributions: • Led the transformation and expansion of the European Finance organisation, supporting significant growth in scale, complexity and profitability across the region. • Implemented a regional cash pooling structure, materially improving liquidity visibility, working capital efficiency and treasury governance. • Strengthened financial governance through alignment of IFRS, local GAAP and group reporting standards across multiple countries. • Supported ESG alignment initiatives, integrating financial oversight and reporting discipline into sustainability frameworks. • Designed and deployed advanced KPI frameworks and real-time dashboards, accelerating decision-making and performance monitoring across business units. • Played a key finance leadership role in business development initiatives and M&A evaluations, supporting strategic expansion and portfolio optimisation. • Enhanced forecasting accuracy and long-range planning processes, establishing structured LRP and performance review mechanisms. • Built and developed a high-performing multicultural finance team operating across diverse regulatory and business environments.
EDUCATION
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School, Driving Corporate Performance
Etep - Centro Universitário
Accounting
Universidade Federal de Itajubá
Productivity & Quality Engineering
London Business School
Merger and Acquisitions
FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas
MBA, MBA Business Administration
Instituição de Ensino FIPE
Extention, Hedge
Universidade do Vale do Paraíba
graduation, Economics
SKILLS
ABOUT ROBSON FARIA
Europe & Latin América senior executive with broad experience in financial management, business insights & strategy, over 15 years of experience in phamaceutical market and over 20 years in multinational companies related to consumer market, commercial refrigeration, banking market and consultant in accounting & taxes. Regional executive: leading as Financial strategy planning, back office: Accounting, Audit, SOX, Tax Planning, Cost Accounting, Accounts Payable and Receivable, Treasury and Payroll Payment. Strong performance in financial feasibility studies of projects to increase manufacturing capacity, cost reduction and new product launches and special projects.•Capacity in identify and develop talents, experience in leading high performance and potential team; •Multicultural experiences, highly focused on business and large experienced in multinational companies and pharmaceutical industry •Strengths: leadership, change management, dynamism, charisma, commitment and objectivity. •Professional certified by CRC-SP (Brazil CPA) and CFO (BR) certified by IBEF SP, with experience in the whole routine of finances, accounting and fiscal areas, with extensive knowledge in foreign currency exchange as well as FASB (US-GAAP) & IFRS, responsible for internal audit and internal controls, analysis of viability of projects and investments;•Administration and control of all the activities of the Controlling area (Financial, Accounting, Fiscal, Budgets (BU) and Viability of Projects). Analyze financial viability of new products, administer and control purchases; monitor acquisition, sale, transfer, and financial return on the fixed assets of the company; administer the accounting and finance departments, perform tax planning, accounting for invoicing and receiving; calculate taxes and accessory obligations, administer and control inventories, control and administer cash flow, financial operations.
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