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Pixel That MarketingFounder & CEO
Jul. 2025Switzerland, Zürich- Founded and currently leads a 2,000+ person global agency operating across Switzerland, UK, Bulgaria, and UAE, managing a diverse portfolio of enterprise client engagements spanning finance advisory, digital transformation, operational governance, and marketing technology across EMEA and MENA markets.
- Delivers hands-on consulting and transformation advisory for enterprise clients, overseeing multi-country compliance frameworks, vendor governance, financial controls, and strategic growth programs while simultaneously managing all P&L accountability and organizational leadership across four countries.
GoogleSenior Manager, Product & Finance Operations
Dec. 2021 - Dec. 2025Switzerland, Zürich- Led GBS and operational transformation programs across Finance, Content, and HR functions at Google's Zurich headquarters, managing distributed cross-functional teams spanning Engineering, Product, Operations, and Finance across EMEA and global markets, and driving three major cross-organizational releases that achieved a 59% increase in centralization and 33% improvement in efficiency.
- Directed the SAP ECC to S/4HANA platform modernization across global teams, owning all system architecture decisions, vendor management, data governance frameworks, and change management programs, while maintaining zero disruption to live operational systems handling billions in global transactions throughout the multi-year migration.
GoogleRegional Finance Manager, APAC
Oct. 2019 - Dec. 2021Singapore, Singapore- Held VP-equivalent regional finance and operations accountability across the entire APAC region on behalf of Google's global leadership, overseeing $5B+ in annual spend and more than one million payment transactions across multiple country subsidiaries, with full ownership of P&L management, financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and cross-border compliance obligations.
- Led Google's full Oracle-to-SAP global ERP transformation across APAC, directing regional engineering and operations teams alongside third-party delivery partners from Accenture and IBM across multiple simultaneous go-live cycles, ensuring zero disruption to all of Google's payments, financial reporting, and operational systems throughout the entire multi-year program.
GoogleRegional Finance Manager, AMER
Jul. 2018 - Oct. 2019United States- Orchestrated the enterprise-wide SAP S/4HANA and SAP Ariba integration across Google and Alphabet in the AMER region, partnering with Finance, Controllership, Legal, and Procurement stakeholders to establish global financial governance frameworks, vendor payment controls, and compliance structures across all AMER operations — one of the most complex ERP deployments in corporate history at the time.
- Delivered multi-country payment platform compliance and technology solutions across Italy, Mexico, and North America, working directly with regional technology partners and local platform providers to reduce system errors by 40%, generate $32M+ in annual operational savings, and personally identify and recover $49M+ in AMER tax overpayments through rigorous financial analysis and disciplined controls.
EYManager, Business Transformation
Nov. 2016 - Jul. 2018United States- Served as a strategic advisor and senior engagement leader for major technology companies, commercial banks, and development banks across North America, Europe, and the Middle East, leading multi-disciplinary teams of 200+ professionals on multi-million dollar transformation engagements covering financial process redesign, AML/KYC compliance frameworks, fraud investigation, operational risk remediation, and regulatory crisis management.
- Delivered business resilience frameworks, compliance recovery programs, and financial controls audits for regulated financial institutions under extreme regulatory pressure, saving clients $100M+ in potential OCC regulatory fines through rigorous fraud investigations and control enhancement programs across multiple simultaneous high-stakes engagements.
Freddie MacManager, Finance Operations & Controls
Aug. 2011 - Nov. 2016United States- Established and chaired the Finance Change Control Board at Freddie Mac during and after the 2008 global mortgage crisis, one of the most severe financial disruptions in modern history, building the governance infrastructure needed to control all financial system changes and operational risk under intense government and public scrutiny, mitigating 200+ high-risk violations through disciplined controls.
- Improved financial reporting accuracy by approximately 47% through hands-on oversight of monthly and quarterly business reviews, P&L statements, balance sheets, cash flow reporting, and external audit coordination, restoring regulatory confidence and rebuilding operational credibility across a government-sponsored financial institution under heightened oversight.
V3 CompaniesPrincipal Consultant
May. 2009 - Aug. 2011Saudi Arabia, Riyadh- Delivered multi-billion dollar financial infrastructure and operational transformation programs across the MENA region for government and corporate clients in Saudi Arabia and surrounding markets, building scalable financial governance frameworks, navigating complex geopolitical and regulatory environments, and partnering directly with government regulators to ensure compliance across high-stakes, high-visibility infrastructure projects.
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