Curriculum Vitae. Allard S. van Pelt

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1 Curriculum Vitae Allard S. van Pelt Education page 2 Summary 2 Key words 3 Non paid management experience 3 Professional experience 4 Page 1 from 6

2 van Pelt Allard Simon 7 Oktober 1958, Amsterdam T F M E W Soerlaan 51, 1185 JH Amstelveen, Nederland +31 (0) (0) (0) [email protected] Education 1978 VWO Atheneum, grammar school 1980 Preliminary examination Economics, University of Amsterdam 1987/8 Certificate in Business Administration (Moderne Bedrijfsadministratie) 1987/9 Master of Business Administration, University of Amsterdam (doctoraal examen Bedrijfseconomie) Specialization: corporate planning and management information & information technology Post-graduate Controller-course Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam ; no certificate. Summary Extensive financial experience in diverse complex companies (project, retail, logistics, trade, production) Strong analytical skills Team player Proven ability to restructure and coach financial departments as well as the restructuring of management information Decisive personality Strong strategic planning capabilities and able to discuss details Sense of humour Successful Able to put things in perspective Professional Independent Page 2 from 6

3 Key words Wide experience: types of companies: production, trade, services en project-orientated companies development stages: small start up operations and large internationally operating companies size and scope of operations: small to worldwide operating companies who are listed branches: logistics/distribution, media & entertainment, retail, telecommunication and cable operators (TV, internet and telephony), HR-consultancy/assessments Successful in managing and coaching in times of restructuring Experienced in acting in an international business environment Professional and with a clear approach Teamplayer Successful in implementation/adjusting of information systems Proven ability to manage large and complex projects Fluent in the English language, oral and written Independent Non-paid management experience Member of the Stichting Amsterdam Marathon The board of the Stichting Amsterdam Marathon organizes the ING Amsterdam Marathon, one of the 12 leading marathons in the world with athletes participating. Member of the Atletiekvereniging Phanos Amsterdam, treasurer. Phanos is one of the leading athletics clubs in the Netherlands and based in the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam. Member of the Society Olympic Stadium The society is formed around a group of former (top)sportsmen and people involved in the management of sports clubs. The main goal of the society is to promote sport in general. Remaining leisure activities Playing golf (handicap 15, in case I m lucky ) and running to remain fit. Page 3 from 6

4 Professional experience Van Pelt Interim Management and Consult BV Soldius BV Chief financial officer and vice president Soldius develops, manufactures and sells on a worldwide level mobile solar chargers for mobile devices like cell phones, PDA s and mp3-player (Apple Ipod). Visted with the ceo several prospects in Korea (Samsung Electronics), India (governmental departments), Germany, Canada and the USA. Soldius was discussing and even preparing an IPO (e.g. IFRS, US GAAP, incentive program). Total equity of 1.0 million was provided by an equity fund and a private investor. Within 2 years time the company went bankrupt as the American distributor was not able to meet his commitments (5 years contract with a value of 200 million). UPC Europe (headquarters) The newly appointed vice president Customer Care asked me to assist her in designing, and partly implementing, the European Customer Care policy and the associated management reporting system. Member of the due diligence team to investigate the customer care activities of Corus, the largest cable operator of Ireland, which UPC acquired. In close collaboration with UPC France and NOOS (the largest cable operator of France which was acquired by UPC) executed a study to investigate the need to outsource CC activities. Mediakabel BV, Cappelle a/d IJssel In the beginning of 2004 I finished a project concerning the reposition of Mediakabel in order to meet the new requirements for cable operators and telcos. Mediakabel currently operates a digital platform for all main Dutch cable operators (e.g. Essent, UPC, Casema). The main service provided by Mediakabel is signal distribution for TV, radio and NVOD. The cable operators wanted to expand their product portfolio to e.g. streaming video for the telcos. Financial manager ad interim ( ) Mediakabel is a joint venture of 10 CATV-distributors, offering pay television and internet services. In depth review of business plan for the joint venture Day-to-day business management of finance and accounting department Denimpex BV Consultant Worldwide operating export and import wholesale company of fruits and vegetables. Advise the board on organization and management and acted as a sparring partner. Visited several operations in China, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Australia with director in order to close contracts. MediaConversions BV Interim management and consultancy Director and shareholder, company converts home videos to DVD-layers for Dutch retailers like HEMA. SHL BV, Utrecht Interim manager Finance, HR, IT, Facilities Saville Holdsworth Limited (SHL, listed on the stock exchange in London, and operating worldwide) provides HR-consultancy, assessments and IT-tools for recruitment and development of employees. In close collaboration with the SHL Europe and in a 4 months period we restructured SHL NL from approx. 60 to 30 employees. Furthermore we updated/ simplified the procedures and moved to a smaller office. The financial administration was both UK GAAP and Ducth GAAP. Page 4 from 6

5 UPC Kabel & Telecom BV Director of Finance Apart from finance, responsible for facilities and human resources; revenues approx: 85 mln; 500 FTE; subscribers. Successful projects: Responsible for the relocation of the company to a new m2 site Restructuring management information. Chairman of euro project. Financial administration was both US GAAP and Ducth GAAP Blokker BV Manager Finance Retail chain (household goods and luxurious articles) and wholesale in Netherlands, Germany, Belgium. Turnover approx. NLG 1,5 billion, FTE. Restructuring Finance & Accounting department, total of 45 employees. Successful design and implementation of planning and control cycles KPN TPG TPG is a global company providing Mail, Express and Logistics services under the Royal PTT Post and TNT brands. TPG provides services in more than 200 countries. TPG is the world's first publicly traded company with roots in the postal business. TPG is listed on the stock exchanges of Amsterdam, New York, London and Frankfurt. Project manager TPG: Sales NLG 15 billion, 100 thousand employees. PTT acquired TNT in December Integration of management accounting of PTT Post and TNT. Successful contribution disclosing TNT-activities resulting in adjusted budget TNT 1997, Evaluation of potential joint ventures and acquisitions. PTT Post Bedrijfsservice Manager Finance & Information PPB is a service-unit. Sales NLG 200 mln; operating profit NLG 3 mln; total employees 450. The four main activities are: purchase-consulting for PTT Post s business units, warehousing, maintenance sorting centres (HUBs), corporate fashion services KPN. PPB as an independent unit was liquidated in December Activities were spread among the business units and fashion/clothing activities were outsourced. Member of management team. Responsible for finance, administration, IT; 35 employees Active contribution to the strategic repositioning of PPB. Transparency and integrity of the finance reports of all different departments were strongly improved. Successfully implemented information system, comparable with SAP/Baan applications. KPN Multimedia BV Manager Finance & Information Located at TeleSelect BV, a joint venture of Philips, KPN Multimedia and Graff Pay per view. Main activities are development of Pay-per-view with cable operators in the Netherlands and Europe (including the package: movies and other content, hardware and subscriber management system. In the beginning of 1996 TeleSelect was sold to CanalPlus. Member of management team. Responsible for all finance, administration and IT Projected capital expenditure NLG million. PTT Post BV, Controller Page 5 from 6

6 Headquarters PTT Post at Financial Control Post Nederlands Omroepproduktie Bedrijf NV Controller NOB-Scenic Services Netherlands Broadcasting Services Corporation (NOB) offers facilities for TV, Video and Audio productions in Europe. Added to the McKinsey-team, who made a study of the business unit which were losing severely Restructured the unit from 75 employees to 150 employees. Successfully implemented a sales information system; restructured own department, 15 to 10 employees Ambagtsheer & Van der Meulen BV Main activities: wholesale in wood, sales growth from NLG 4 mln to NLG 12 mln. Accountant Successfully managed the bookkeeping during expansion; Focus Lights BV and CineVideoGroep Holland Lighting director (free lance) Responsible, artistically and technically, for total lighting of a video/tv-production. Page 6 from 6