Caroline Stockmann

Current

• CFO at Looking for next role
• Trustee at Sue Ryder Care

Past

• Finance and Commercial Director at Southbank Centre
• Head of Global Business Planning at Novartis Pharma AG
• 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

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Connections

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Industry

Consumer Goods

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

• CFO

  Looking for next role

  (Privately Held; Internet industry)

  April 2009 — Present (8 months)

  Interim turnaround roles/rejuvenation of finance team

• Trustee

  Sue Ryder Care

  (Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  April 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)

  A Trustee of this organisation which cares for people with neurological conditions, as well as providing palliative care for a wide range of illnesses. Also on the Finance and Audit Sub-Committee, the Retail committee, the International management group and the Integrated Governance Committee. Did you know that Sue Ryder care provides 4m care hours per annum (Marie Curie provides 1m), and has more shops in the UK than W H Smith?

• Finance and Commercial Director

  Southbank Centre

  (Entertainment industry)

  October 2007 — March 2009 (1 year 6 months)

  My role is not only as CFO, but also I have responsibility for the Commercial side of the business, which involves numerous retail business partners, in particular a number of award-winning restaurants and cafes. On the Exec team of the world's largest arts centre, I have recently led the strategic plans which brought us an additional 16.5m GBP over 3 years from the Arts Council. Take a look at www.southbankcentre.co.uk ! Our site makes the arts accessible to all through programmes and events at its Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Rooms, The Hayward gallery and Saison Poetry Library. With an annual footfall of 18m, visitors are also attracted to its many restaurants, bars, cafes and shops which line 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.

• 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 Interests:

Travel, languages, reading, cooking, needlework

Caroline Stockmann’s Groups:

ICAEW (Institute of Chertered Accountants in England and Wales),
ICAEW Faculty of Finance & Management, Audit, Entertainment and Media and Charity
Licentiate of the Guildhall School of Music (LGSM - Flute, Teacher's),
Member of Advisory Panel 'The Rehearsal Orchestra'
Charity Accounting Diploma from ICAEW (DChA)

•    Executive Suite
•    Novartis Alumni
•    Durham University Alumni
•    Unilever Alumni Network (5500+ Global members!)
•    Cadbury Affiliates Alumni (1000+ members)
•    UNILEVER PEOPLE
•    Novartis Finance Alumni

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

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• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
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