PROFILE AND CURRICULUM VITAE
Name
Place of birth,
Address
Telephone
e-mail
Marital status
Languages
: Johannes Adrianus Willibrordus (Hans) Apeldoorn
: Amsterdam
: Van Ostadelaan 1
: 1231 AK Loosdrecht
: +31653952016
: h.apeldoorn@euroconcept.nl
: married, 3 children
: Dutch – Fluent, English - fluent, German-fluent, French - fair
Expertise
International business planning and control, corporate reporting & governance, acquisitions &
divestments, change management, business start up, privatisation, performance measurement
Businesses: Oil industry, Energy, Logistics, Transportation, Retail, Real estate, Sales and marketing.
Profile
Professional, leading change, culturally sensitive, crossing functional boundaries, International, down to
earth, open, team player..
Relevant education and qualifications
1966 - 1973
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HBS A (graduated)
1974 - 1985
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RA (graduated)
CPA equivalent
1991 - 1993
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MBA (graduated)
Pius X Lyceum, Amsterdam
NIVRA, Dutch Institute of Chartered
Accountants, Amsterdam
Warwick Business School, Coventry, UK
Various executive training programmes; Management Development, HR, IT, Finance, Marketing
Employers and positions
Period
Organisation
Tot 1983
Ernst & Whinney Nederland
1983 - 1986
Academic Hospital VU
1986 - 1994:
BP Oil Europe
1990 - 1991
Warwick University, UK
1994 - 1996
NV Dutch Railway (NS)
1996 - 1998
NDX Intermodal Bv
1998 - now
Euroconcept Business Consulting:
Position
Auditor, EDP- auditor, Consultant
Manager Internal Audit,
Finance & control functions
Management Development Program,
Concern controller
Finance Director,
Interim manager, Self employed
Employments and previous experience
10/98 – now
Euroconcept Business Consulting Bv, Hilversum Self employed interim
manager/consultant
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Major assignments:
Philips Electronics, Eindhoven, Implementation manager for SOX.
Assessment and remediation of US Gaap reporting control procedures at
Group head office level (corporate reporting) and EMEA operating companies
being the manufacturing facilities. Centralized accounting and reporting for the
divisions through SAP in Shared Service centre in Poland for accounting and
Operating companies for business reporting. Managed process and controls
improvements with stakeholders (divisional controllers and operating unit
controllers. (11 months 2006/2007)
Ernst & Young, Business Risk Services: Quality Assurance Manager various
Sarbanes Oxley projects at multinational clients; Siemens, KLM/Air France
(15 months 2005/2006)
Shell International Petroleum company, London UK. Project manager
SOX, based in London, Implementing internal control framework for US Gaap
reporting in marketing en production divisions. Specifically operating in the
Regions EMEA and Asia- Pacific. Executed control assessments and process
improvements in Shared service centre in Kuala Lumpur (ASPAC) and Glasgow
(EMEA) being part of central accounting and reporting structure for the
regions. Analyzing and implementing reporting and control process in an SAP
reporting environment, Project management in London and Malaysia (18 month
2004/2005)
Tyco Healthcare EMEA, Basingstoke, UK ; Project Manager for SOX
implementation at Sales and Production facilities across Europe (Germany, UK,
Spain, Portugal, Poland). Scoping and US Gaap reporting risk assessment.
Advising the European Corporate controller. ERP systems SAP and JD
Edwards) (6 months 2004);
Luchtverkeersleiding Nederland (Air traffic control Netherlands),
Amsterdam Program Manager for implementation of a performance
measurement system in the planning and control function (9 months 20022003).
Relan Insurance Group NV, Utrecht. Chief Financial Officer for the group:
6 divisions/ 15 reporting entities with functional reporting relationships to
entity controllers, turnover Euro 0,5 billion; Overall responsibility for finance,
corporate reporting, control and tax, managing 20 professional staff.
Responsible for building business planning, control and reporting structure for
newly formed holding company. After major strategic change responsible for
restructuring, selling off subsidiaries and merging remaining businesses with
new alliance partner. (24 months 2000-2002);
Rijksgebouwendienst (Governmental Real Estate Company), The Hague
Audit Manager of the operational audit department, setting up the department,
developing audit programs and planning audits with divisional management.
Contributing to the reorganisation of the planning and control function. (9
months 1999/2000);
DB Cargo AG, Frankfurt, Germany. Project Manager for merging cross
border accounting and control reporting systems (SAP ERP system) for
German DB Cargo AG.(11 months 1998/1999);
09/96 – 10/98 NDX Intermodal, Amstelveen
Chief Financial Officer, European intermodal transport company responsible
for finance, IT, Insurance, HRM and Legal and setting up operational processes.
Joint venture owned by NS Cargo, DB Cargo (German national railway
company) and CSX Corporation (US intermodal transport company). Turnover
Euro 50 million. Start up European network with operating facilities in
Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Spain, and Italy. Reporting into Supervisory
Board of JV partners under German, Dutch and US Gaap).
04/94 – 08/96: Dutch National Railway Company (NV NS), Utrecht
Concern controller, advisory function to the board, responsible for business
planning and financial reporting of the group (Dutch Gaap).
Specific objectives: Prepare for privatisation and IPO, corporate governance,
financial reporting and publication, implementation of financial and business planning and control system for divisional operating companies. Set up
performance reporting and programme to obtain credit rating Moody’s. Set up
treasury control en cash management system. Assisting in mergers and
acquisitions
04/86 – 04/94 :
04/86 - 07/88
07/88
06/91
09/92
02/83 – 04/86 :
BP Oil Europe (Amsterdam and Antwerp)
Manager Finance & Accounts, manager of department (40 staff) responsible
for accounting, consolidation financial reporting (Dutch & US GAAP), corporate and direct tax, and Finance treasury back office systems for BP Netherlands
Holding company (50 operating companies).
Specific objective: decentralisation of accounting and reporting function, set up
independent planning, accounts and control units in commercial divisions units
previously operating as sales departments. Project completed December 1987
with new organisational and administrative structure.
Controller Retail Division Benelux, based in Antwerp (Belgium). Responsible
for merging planning, financial reporting, finance, systems and organisation of
Retail Division in the Benelux, member of management team. Division
comprises 17 operating companies, part of the Oil business dealing with sales of
finished oil products through network of service stations. Turnover Euro 500
mln, Euro 45 mln revenue cost. Asset base with Euro 60 mln in real estate.
Specific objective: control organisational aspects of merging Retail organisations
in Netherlands and Belgium and subsequent downsizing of Belgian operations.
Development information system for the division, implementation of stand
alone computer information system.
International Management Development Program 12-month full time company sponsored Consortium MBA programme at Warwick Business School,
Coventry, UK and placement in marketing function to extend skills.
Sales & Marketing manager, marketing BP branded lubricants in industrial
and transport market, managing direct and indirect sales and distribution channels. Product portfolio 500 products, Bottom line responsibility turnover Euro
15 mln, net profit Euro 1 mln.
Free University Hospital, Amsterdam
Manager Internal Audit Hospital, reorganise and set up professional internal
audit unit for University Hospital. Raising audit issues to hospital management
and university board level. Advising and structuring implementation of new
centrally developed computerised hospital information system;
11/76 – 02/83 :
Ernst & Whinney Nederland, The Hague
Financial Audit manager, international auditing practice, engaged in diversity
of business sectors. Engaged in audits of UK and US subsidiaries dealing with
US and UK and statutory reporting requirements. EDP Auditor, specialist
function responsible for EDP auditing in the Dutch practise of E&W.
Management Consultant, Advising in EDP and health care segment of the
business consultancy practise, advising on budgeting and internal control
systems.
07/74 – 10/76 :
Moret & Limperg Accountants, Amsterdam
Audit assistant, financial auditing of small, medium and large sized firms.
11/73 – 06/74 :
Administratiekantoor Interland, Amsterdam
Accounting Assistant, accounting and bookkeeping for small investment
funds.