As CFO, Carel Reinhardus takes on responsibility for strategic development and steers companies through transformation and post-merger integration phases. He introduces metrics and measures to improve turnover and efficiency in companies and heads up the associated IT projects. As a qualified industrial engineer, he also has extensive experience as a Program Director and, for over 20 years, he has managed production companies in Germany and elsewhere in Europe as CFO with profit and loss responsibility (HGB/IFRS and US-GAAP). Part of his success lies in the introduction of effective control mechanisms and compliance. Following many years working abroad, he also has excellent inter-cultural expertise and is multilingual. Key areas of expertise include the pharmaceutical industry, FMCG and durable consumer goods, and the electrical and metal industry. He has a hands-on and results-oriented management style, taking the company along with him with his energy, powers of persuasion and empathy for change processes.