CFO at Syntezza Molecular Detection
Israel
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- CFO at Syntezza Molecular Detection
- Past
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- Director at Compelling Proposals (Sole Proprietorship)
- Director, US Funds at Freemind Consultants
- EMEA Senior Commercial Finance Analyst, Software & Peripherals at Dell Computers
- CFO / Business Development at Global Formats
- Operations Finance Manager at One2One (now T-Mobile)
- Assistant Manager at KPMG
- Education
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- ICAEW / KPMG
- University of Leeds
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Gershon Seymour’s Summary
Qualified Chartered Accountant (UK) with over 13 years' wide professional and commercial experience ranging from audit to corporate finance due diligence and encompassing commercial management and financial accounting.
For a six year period I focused on business planning, including writing professional business plans for start-ups or established businesses, constructing financial forecast models and creating professional business presentations for potential investors or partners. Developed a reputation as a specialist R&D Grants consultant with main focus on NIH Grants for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies worldwide.
Returned to mainstream financial management and accounting in 2007 as CFO at Syntezza Molecular Detection.
Gershon Seymour’s Specialties:
- Accounting systems and controls
- Business planning and budgeting
- Financial modelling and forecasting
- Special focus on biotechnology industry
Gershon Seymour’s Experience
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CFO
Syntezza Molecular Detection
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Biotechnology industry)
July 2007 — Present (1 year 4 months)
Responsible for all aspects of financial management, accounting and control in a dynamic growing biotechnology company.
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Director
Compelling Proposals (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Management Consulting industry)
October 2004 — October 2007 (3 years 1 month)
Business Planning; Grant Funding Consulting; Financial Planning and analysis; Professional, personal service.
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Director, US Funds
Freemind Consultants
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Management Consulting industry)
August 2002 — July 2004 (2 years)
R&D Grant writing and consulting; set-up of department extending services to foreign funds; Millions of dollars successfully raised for variety of hi-tech and biotech clients.
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EMEA Senior Commercial Finance Analyst, Software & Peripherals
Dell Computers
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DELL; Computer Hardware industry)
July 2002 — August 2002 (2 months)
Contract position; co-ordinated monthly and quarterly (NASDAQ) reporting on Software and Peripherals for Europe, Middle East and Africa; Complex financial reports and analysis; forecasting and planning.
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CFO / Business Development
Global Formats
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
January 2001 — August 2001 (8 months)
Business planning internet startup; writing business plan; financial and strategic planning; investor presentations and negotiations.
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Operations Finance Manager
One2One (now T-Mobile)
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; TELEKOM; Telecommunications industry)
April 1998 — July 2000 (2 years 4 months)
Financial management and control of Technology Services Directorate; management reporting, forecasting and budgeting; financial planning and analysis; team management; project appraisal and evaluation.
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Assistant Manager
KPMG
(Partnership; 10,001 or more employees; Accounting industry)
September 1994 — April 1998 (3 years 8 months)
Audit (planning and execution) of LSE listed companies; analysis of financial and operating systems; due dilligence on flotations and acquistions/mergers.
Gershon Seymour’s Education
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ICAEW / KPMG
ACA, Accountancy, September 1994 — September 1997
1st time passes at all levels.
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University of Leeds
BA (Hons), International History & Politics, September 1988 — June 1992
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