Wojtek Sak

Change & Transformation Director @SAK

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Wojtek Sak is a seasoned professional who held various leadership, change and transformation positions in multinational groups and companies. With a deep-seated passion for driving change and cultivating operational transformation & excellence, fueled by strong background and experience in Finance and Financial Systems, Wojtek brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the role. He has a strong background in strategic planning, project management, and business transformation, all of which he leverages to guide the companies through periods of change and growth. Wojtek's leadership style is characterized by his commitment to fostering a culture of continuous improvement, and his ability to create and implement strategies that simply work and drive organizational success.

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Work Background

SAKStrategic Financial Advisor/Leader

Mar. 2008Gdynia/Warsaw, PolandStrategic advisory and management consulting practice delivering tangible results in strategy definition and execution; assessment of investment cases; business planning (strategic and operational), interim and program/project management assignments. Growth, turnaround and restructuring projects delivered for private and public companies – for organizations in start-up, growth and transformation phase. Merging broad experience from many industries (internet, software & technology, media, oil & gas, telecommunication, commodity trading, energy & environment, shipyards & offshore, shared service centers), with strong financial & operational background, business acumen, team management, communication and interpersonal skills. Focusing on defining strategic vision to translate it into operational objectives and performance indicators. Capable of quickly identifying sources of competitive advantage and leveraging them to deliver short-term efficiency gains and to assure long-term excellence of business processes. Having operational experience in ERP systems (SAP, Oracle), Performance Management solutions (Hyperion, Business Objects) and BI environments (SAP, MS Power BI) with working knowledge of IFRS and US GAAP.

ZepzFinance Transformation Director

Mar. 2020 - Jun. 2023Krakow Metropolitan AreaDriving finance business process transformation, automation, integration and managing Financial Systems eco-system for the Group (NetSuite - ERP, Kyriba - TMS, BlackLine, ReconArt, FloQast) as well providing Service Desk support for the system users, systems administration and maintenance. Coaching, mentoring and supporting system users on best practices, SOPs, delivering customizations, data migration and new acquisitions integration/on-boarding. business process performance improvements for fin-tech Group.

TrilogyDirector Of Finance And Operations

Jun. 2018 - Mar. 2019Austin, Texas AreaCompleted assignments delivered in 100% remote environment: 1. Managing Financial Process Standardization Team responsible for changing financial processes in acquired companies (Trilogy, Inc. is part of ESW Capital Group - as investment funds investing and consolidating software companies with attractive products and strong customers/revenue base into single operational model, with over 120 companies on-board and growing) to execute them accordingly to standard model in central ERP system. 2. Head of Treasury - managing ESW Central Treasury Team servicing and providing treasury operations for group entities, incl. banking relationships, integration of legacy bank accounts of new acquisitions, liquidity management (for AR, AP, acquisitions financing, LT/ST financial obligations), cash forecasting and planning. 3. Financial Integration Manager - responsible for operational and financial integration of new acquisitions into standard operations model based on shared services center concept (one central finance organization, operating centralized Oracle NetSuite environment, serving all entities within group for all financial processes: P2P, O2C, GL, FP&A). Acquired and integrated entities were located in the Europe/North America and APAC regions.

NilfiskDirector Of Finance And Operations

Jun. 2017 - Dec. 2017Warsaw Area, PolandInterim management assignment to setup finance, logistics and operations (incl. SAP ERP and Hyperion) in alignment with Group standards for expansion into Baltic states (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia).

MARS Desing&Solutions Ltd.Chairman of Supervisory Board/temporary CEO

Jun. 2014 - Jun. 2016Gdynia (PL)Acquisition and development of ship design & engineering office to support MARS Shipyards & Offshore strategy. For 6 months period acting as temporary CEO - acquiring and introducing "target" CEO while managing company operations and leveraging group synergies.

ARP SA/PGZ SA - MS TFI SAManaging Director - Service Companies/Deputy Managing Director - Shipyards&Offshore

Oct. 2013 - Feb. 2016Warsaw (PL)Managing portfolio of companies (BPO/SSC/ERP - Business Process Outsourcing/Shared Service Center, ship design & engineering, financing & restructuring); analysis of investment cases, negotiation of M&A deals; assessment of investment projects in energy & environment, automotive, offshore and maritime transport. Supervisory Board Member: Energomontaż-Północ Gdynia SA; Chairman of Supervisory Board: MARS Design &Solutions Ltd.

Global Trade SAVice Chairman of Supervisory Board/temporary CEO

Jan. 2013 - Sep. 2013Warsaw/Toruń (PL)Operational reactivation of water/heating piping systems distributor after recovery from total loss of inventory and working capital.

Genesis Energy S.ACEO

Feb. 2011 - May. 2012Warsaw Area, PolandHolding company operating in oil & energy sector and recycling of plastic waste.

Grupa ADV S.A.CFO

Apr. 2010 - Apr. 2011Warsaw Area, PolandActing as interim CFO/Board Member responsible for Group development and listing company stocks on primary market of Warsaw Stock Exchange.

Grizzly Gas Holding GmbHCEO - President of Management Board

Dec. 2008 - Mar. 2010Vienna (A)/Warsaw (PL)Interim management assignment to execute Group restructuring (strategic refocus and positioning, operational excellence, costs, operations and headcount optimization, sales/volumes increase, business development – LPG terminal transloading volume growth from 18 mt/month to 18.000 mt/month in under 3 months, portfolio and strategic investments, strategic refocus and positioning, operational excellence, cost & headcount optimization, debt decrease, divestments and new investments) - in Petrochemical Holding GmbH subsidiaries, incl. Polski Gaz Ltd.