Caroline Stockmann

Current

• Finance and Commercial Director at The Southbank Centre

Past

• Head of Global Business Planning at Novartis Pharma AG
• Head of Pharma Global Business Planning at Novartis
• CFO and CIO at Unilever Thailand

• Various at Unilever
• VP/Controller Unilever Foods Europe at Unilever NV
• FD/CFO Bestfoods Benelux at Bestfoods
• Company Controller + Financial Accounting Manager at Bestfoods UK
• Financial Controller at Granada plc
• Senior Auditor at Cadbury Schweppes

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Education

• University of Durham

Recommended

15 people have recommended Caroline

Connections

316 connections

Industry

Consumer Goods

Websites

• My Company

Caroline Stockmann’s Summary

A reliable, trusted partner, with an energetic, pro-active and practical approach who teams with top management to build loyalty behind the company brand by:
• Embedding integrity in the organization through their leadership, rather than a reign of fear
• Adapting to changing business requirements, market conditions, and emerging technologies
• Empowering leaders and employees to succeed, whilst having a solid understanding and appreciation of the detail
• Understanding the power of communication and flexing their style to cross bridges to engage with business partners.
Experience:
• Global Financial Leadership • Forecasting Best Practice
• Budgeting/Target-Setting • Leadership Development
• Cross-Cultural Development • Disposals & Shared Services
• Revenue Growth • Strategic Planning
• Performance Metrics • Product Rationalisation
• Mergers and Acquisitions • Acquisition Due Diligence
• Compliance/Standards • Sarbanes-Oxley
• SEC/US & UK GAAP/IFRS • Organizational Restructure
• Systems Re-Engineering • Systems Implementation

Caroline Stockmann’s Specialties:

International Standards, multi-lingual skills, change management, government/political relations + see above experience. British/Canadian, therefore able to work in US and EU.

Caroline Stockmann’s Experience

• Finance and Commercial Director

  The Southbank Centre

  (Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Entertainment industry)

  October 2007 — Present (1 year)

  Being the CFO role, as well as having responsibility for the Commercial side of the business, this position is a member of the management team responsible for what is the world's largest arts centre. Take a look at www.southbankcentre.co.uk ! The site makes the arts accessible through its Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Rooms, Hayward Gallery and Poetry Library, as well as attracting visitors to its many restaurants, bars, cafes and shops lining the south bank of the river Thames.

• Head of Global Business Planning

  Novartis Pharma AG

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Pharmaceuticals industry)

  August 2006 — September 2007 (1 year 2 months)

  Target-setting for worldwide units, monitoring and reporting results, forecasting, outlooks, strategic planning, team development.

• Head of Pharma Global Business Planning

  Novartis

  (Public Company; Pharmaceuticals industry)

  August 2006 — September 2007 (1 year 2 months)

• CFO and CIO

  Unilever Thailand

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Consumer Goods industry)

  July 2004 — July 2006 (2 years 1 month)

  Chief Financial Officer/Finance and IT Director: integrity of reporting, strategic planning, Sarbanes-Oxley, SEC, IFRS, business partnering and analysis, M&A, team leadership.

• Various

  Unilever

  (Consumer Goods industry)

  2000 — 2006 (6 years)

• VP/Controller Unilever Foods Europe

  Unilever NV

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Consumer Goods industry)

  April 2001 — July 2004 (3 years 4 months)

  Setting targets, budegting, strategic planning, business decision support, reporting of results, forecasting, interface with Investor Relations.

• FD/CFO Bestfoods Benelux

  Bestfoods

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Food & Beverages industry)

  December 1999 — April 2001 (1 year 5 months)

  Finance Director for the Benelux countries

• Company Controller + Financial Accounting Manager

  Bestfoods UK

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Food & Beverages industry)

  May 1997 — December 1999 (2 years 8 months)

  Corporate controller position incl manufacturing sites.

• Financial Controller

  Granada plc

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

  January 1996 — April 1997 (1 year 4 months)

  Financial Controller of Travel Industry subsidiary of Granada plc.

• Senior Auditor

  Cadbury Schweppes

  (Public Company; Consumer Goods industry)

  1994 — 1995 (1 year)

Caroline Stockmann’s Education

• University of Durham

  1982 — 1986

Additional Information

Caroline Stockmann’s Websites:

• My Company

Caroline Stockmann’s Interests:

Travel, languages, reading, cooking, needlework

Caroline Stockmann’s Groups:

ICAEW (Institute of Chertered Accountants in England and Wales),
ICAEW Faculty of Finance & Management,
Licenciate of the Guildhall School of Music (LGSM - Flute, Teacher's),
Member of Advisory Panel 'The Rehearsal Orchestra'

Caroline Stockmann’s Honors:

Civil Award from the Royal Thai Air Force
Internal awards for forecasting and innovative business partnering
Scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Ontario scholarship

Caroline Stockmann’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch