More about the interim manager
The interim manager is an expert in auditing in industry and SMEs. Corporate governance, finance, internal auditing and risk management are further areas of focus. Extensive international experience, his trilingualism (German, English and French) and his home base (Abu Dhabi) make the interim manager ideal for international mandates and assignments in the Middle East. The interim manager offers particular sector expertise in the fields of aviation, healthcare and industry. He is seeking mandates as CFO, audit expert, risk manager or head of controlling/accounting.
In one of his most recent mandates, the expert realigned the risk and compliance management processes of the German subsidiary of a Japanese leasing company by the beginning of 2024. This included the introduction of a risk management framework. Prior to that (2023), as Head of Internal Audit, he advised a German gas company with billions in sales on internal audit issues, completed several audits in Germany and abroad and improved the result by identifying cost drivers in the shipment of medical gases. Since November 2023, he has been a member of the supervisory board and chairman of the audit committee of the Fakeeh Care Group, a Saudi Arabian hospital group with a university (turnover of up to one billion euros).
International experience from Switzerland to France to Abu Dhabi
Before becoming self-employed (since 2022), the interim manager was most recently Group Internal Audit Director at Abu Dhabi Healthcare Services Company. With his international team (eleven employees from six nations), he was responsible for audits at Abu Dhabi's largest company for the operation of hospitals and other healthcare services. Prior to that, he spent more than five years as Senior Vice President of the nine-strong internal audit team at Abu Dhabi Airports Company and successfully oversaw a major construction project worth billions.
Before moving to the Middle East (2014), the interim manager from Germany lived and worked in Switzerland for more than five years. Among other things, he was Head of Internal Audit at Swiss International Airlines, Deputy Head of Internal Audit at OC Oerlikon AG and Senior in Auditing at Arthur Anderson.
The interim manager's career reflects his particular passion for international tasks, which have constantly confronted and familiarized him with new cultures. In combination with his trilingualism (German as well as English and French at native speaker level), the interim manager was able to deepen his intercultural skills to an above-average level. This applies to the French-speaking world as well as the Middle East - in particular the Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
On the professional side, the interim manager offers clients many years of experience as well as certifications as a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Certified Internal Auditor (CIA). In addition to his financial expertise (including IFRS), he also has advanced knowledge of various business intelligence and big data applications as well as the relevant tools from Microsoft, Oracle and SAP.
