Stergios Katsaras

Providing strategic advisory services to small and mid-cap companies regarding finance transformation, integration, and corporate governance. Driving investor-backed €10M for Italy expansion, focusing on a new retail market entry.

Reported to Global Group CFO; contracted role to lead post-acquisition finance integration and complete key milestones within June 2026. Enabled seamless finance integration by supporting €2.5B global platform transition from Richemont ownership.

Reported to Global Group CFO. Improved Group Controlling reliability by partnering with M&A and leaders, aiding in strategic turnaround impact of +€120M. Directed enterprise-wide €2.5B platform transition, personally steering €190M strategic cash flow turnaround through executive level P&L and working capital decisions (+4pp gross-margin expansion and +90% EBITDA improvement).

Reported to the EMEA Group CFO; led a central Centre of Excellence of 5 direct with functional guidance over a decentralized network of 107 indirect resources covering Commercial, Manufacturing, Procurement and Supply Chain controlling. Created a business-partnering controlling model supporting commercial and operational decision-making across EMEA. Implemented SAP across 32 legal entities in Euro

Reported to the EMEA CFO; led EMEA operational central finance team of 7 direct guiding ~80 indirect resources and >€900M manufacturing/logistics/procurement budget. Delivered €100M YoY savings, redesigned finance and supply-chain roles and reduced payroll cost by 37% while maintaining strong engagement.

Reported to Group VP Internal Audit in US (Michigan). Improved regional governance resulting in €5B strategic EMEA project integration. Improved SOX control performance from 32% first-time failure rate to <5%, aligning to global benchmark.

Reported matrix to Group CFO Nestle-Nespresso and country CEO (China); Finance leader for >€200M business; partnered commercial leadership on B2C/B2B expansion, pricing, profitability and long-range strategy. Tripled revenue and doubled profitability; built finance infrastructure, shared services, controls and governance for scale.

Planning and consolidation leadership for €350M+ acquired business; SAP-enabled forecasting, profit-center analysis, cash management and integration. International audit experience across Europe, Africa, Asia, USA and Canada.

ASA Certified Public Accountant certification from CPA Australia.

MSc in Investment Management from CASS Business School.

Certificate in Business Accounting from CIMA.

Board Readiness Program from Wharton University.

The Art and Science of Negotiation from Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education.

B.Sc. in Business Administration from the University of Piraeus.