Chief Financial Officer | Large Global Beverage Producer
Background
Our client was a publicly listed company, with its primary listing on the Euronext Brussels. It had secondary listings on the Mexican Stock Exchange, Johannesburg Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange. It was one of the largest beverage producers and considered to be one of the largest Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) companies in the world which was backed by a private equity firm. The company had over 200,000 employees located in multiple countries.
The Need
Our client was looking to hire a business-focused and strategic CFO with strong leadership skills and core competencies in strategic financial planning, managing board and secretarial functions, financial controllership, M&A, and divestments. The CFO was required to manage the financial, tax, secretarial and compliance, and treasury functions for the company based in Korea. They would also work closely with the country Managing Director, Senior Management stakeholders, as well as investors from the private equity firm, to support effective decision-making for all business units.
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