DemantDirector of Finance, US Diagnostics
Apr. 2013 - Jul. 2020Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaUS Diagnostics consist of multiple brands within the medical device industry encompassing wholesale, distribution and service. The business has experience significant growth both organically and via acquisitions.
- Took over leadership of all accounting and finance related activities.
- Successfully led the transformation of the finance department from a local accounting function in Minnesota, to a trusted business partner supporting all of US Diagnostics in its growth.
- Innovated the budget process by creating a dynamic budget-model which shifted the focus away from processing data, to actively working with the business in analyzing performance across multiple brands and product segments.
- Creatively utilized business intelligence-tools to significantly improve insights into the various business’s figures.
- Built a strong network on all levels of the business in both the US and Europe and utilized it to effectively execute on day-to-day tasks across the group.
- As a member of the management team gained good insights into areas such as domestic- & international sales, marketing, product management, quality assurance & regulatory affairs, HR and general management.