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Starting 2025, Schwarzmuller became part of KRONE Group. General Management role alongside with Fiance&Admin coordination

SMRO is an Austrian manufacturer of towed/trailer commercial vehicles, employing over 2,200 people & Turnover > € 350 Mil. Key responsibilities (direct reporting to local GM & Group’s CFO): • Delivered monthly and annual financial reports in compliance with Group and statutory standards. • Led: Administration, HR, Tax functions, achieving a 20% cost reduction and a 2–3% profit improvement. • Coordinated internal/external accounting teams and maintained strong relationships with banks, auditors, and third party stakeholders. • Re-engineered controlling and reporting systems (budgeting, P&L, balance sheet, cash flow). • Built KPIs for tracking financial performance and aligned with business goals.

FRW operates as an engineering and environmental service company under SGDA Europe Group (with several companies in Romania, Germany, Netherlands); owned by MVC Capital equity firm - New York. As a Group Financial Controller I'm working directly with the CEO as a senior leader of the firm and reporting to the Board of Directors and managing the financial activity of the entire SGDA EU Group of companies. The scope of responsibilities for this role are involving: • working with the Managing Directors of the various business units • assist controllers in Germany, the Netherlands and Romania • producing monthly financial reporting and quarterly financial statements • consolidating various business units into parent company financials, project controlling • managing the company’s pipeline report of new projects • HR functions (payroll, etc.), taxation issue • contracts and administration manager • managing banking relationships • budgeting, planning, strategy, P&L and BS review, cash flow supervising Main achievements: - Built and improve a reporting system for the companies within the Group - Successful implementation of new accounting software, including contracts/project management and also managing 2 accountants. - Successful restructuring of the organization (through reductions in: personnel, costs, better allocation/usage of resources, etc.) - Identify methods of preserving the available cash within the companies, under the hard years 2015-2017 for Oil & Gas industry

Company owned by GED Investment Found-Spain. Diamedix is one of the main independent distributor for medical equipment and reagents in Romania - Healthcare sector. Direct reporting to General Manager and Board of Directors. Main responsibilities: • fulfill reporting packages (monthly, yearly, semi-annual), required by the owner for the 3 companies within the Group (Diamedix; Bio Service - 100% ownership of Diamedix; Diamedix Moldova - startup) – both SEPARATE and CONSOLIDATED results • fully involved in valuation, credit control, financing, business planning and budgeting activity of the 3 companies (both separate and consolidated figures) • responsible of the new project of acquiring of two competitors company and integration into the current structure (involving planning, budgeting, financing, reporting and consolidating of the results) • analyses key performance indicators’ evolution and their inter-correlations, asses and monitor their impact on company’s profitability • generate internal controls and ensure that the processes and the Group procedures are functioning properly, ensure the reliability of business reports • main contact person in relation with Board of investors, investment directors, banks, auditors, third parties

Company and investment owned by SIMMO Austria and managed by EMCT One of the biggest Mall in Bucharest GLA: 80,000 sqm. Direct reporting to Mall General Manager and coordinating 2 persons. Main responsabilities: • responsible among others for all finance, accounting, insurance and tax related activities of the Mall • involved in strategic management, support for leasing activities, coordination in tenant management and lease administration issues asses and monitor their impact on company’s profitability • planning, reporting and controlling activities give support to operative departments and analyze activity, risks, opportunities • support in the administration of legal and local aspects of the shopping center and support for day to day operational management of the Mall • maintain the relationship with banks, auditors, third parties, investors Main achievements: - Restructuring the functionality of Finance dept. (efficiently coordinating the activity of 2 persons: accountant & leasing analyst) - Built and put in place various controls and procedures and information flows - Increase: collectability, improve client relationship, shareholders’ visibility of the ongoing business - Accomplished the successful implementation of ARCHIBUS (retail ERP) financial system to facilitate an increase in accounting and reporting functions as a result of diversifying the client base

Company owned by GED Investment Found-Spain. Direct reporting to General Manager and CFO and coordinating 2 persons FONOMAT (retail sector): > AUG’08 Main independent ORANGE dealer on Romanian market. Network of 190 shops allover Romania, 450 employees, Turnover ’08 – Eur mil. 35 > JUL’11 – FONOMAT became Vodafone dealer, network of 70 shops, 250 employees and became also managing company for Proton network (Vodafone dealer with 70 shops - owned by Vodafone) Main responsibilities: • fulfill monthly, yearly, reporting requirements of the group and management • preparing various reports and analyses: budgets, cash flows, rolling forecasts: yearly, monthly, on a timely basis, shops profitability, etc. • analyses key performance indicators evolution and their inter-correlations, asses and monitor their impact on company’s profitability • give support to operative departments and analyze activity, risks, opportunities • generate internal controls and ensure that the processes and the Group procedures are functioning properly, ensure the reliability of business reports • maintain the relationship with banks, auditors, third parties Main achievements: - Follow up close and ensure that P&L Actual is in line with P&L Forecasted, maintain the Net profitab.> 12% and Gross margin >40% - Monthly rebuilt of forecasts and suggestions on actions to be taken in order to be able to meet the targets - Reduce various categories of costs; improve collectability of receivables, cash flow. - Improve the usage of cars and company’s assets - Built comprehensive analyzes in order to improve the profitability of the network (closing of long-lasting loosing shops and improve the profitability for other units, renegotiations with landlords and other category of suppliers)

Oilfield industry - Worldwide leader (employees 80,000, Turnover ’08 - $ 23 Bill.) Direct reporting to CFO, coordinating 2 persons and follow-up with a team of approx. 8 accountants) Sep'06-Aug'08 Operations Controller: •Accounting procedures, reporting and analyzes of business segment WTS (Well Testing Services) for CEU Geo-market (Continental Europe) • Ensure correct and complete revenue and cost accounting of business segment in compliance with SLB internal control, Financial Procedures and Sarbanes-Oxley Rules: - reviewing and processing of internal Geo-market recharges, cost accruals, ensure that all transactions and financial procedures are performed in time and accurate in CEU countries - preparation of reports and analyses: budgets, cash flows, rolling forecasts: yearly, monthly, on a timely basis, comments and explanations over variations Sep'05-Aug'06 Segment Business Analyst: • Accounting procedures for entire Business Segment D&M (Drilling and Measurement) for CEU Geo-market Main achievements: - Reduce DSO from 65 to 37 days (days since the revenue is recognized to the moment when receivables are collected into bank accounts), increase IBT to 35% and maintain it after the start of the crisis (2007) in the range of 25% - 35%. - Built Rolling forecasts and suggestions on actions to be taken in order to be able to meet the targets - Built various report on Compensation analyses, usage of personnel, methods to reduce costs and improve revenue recognition and collectability (for Germany and Austria territories) - Clean-up of Geo-market Fixed Asset list, including physical reconciliations of items aggregated amounting 2 mil $ - Put in place accurate procedures and information flows related to inter Geo-markets cost recharges and cost allocation - Improve payroll controls and processes; Liaised with a team of approx. 6 analysts and directly coordinating 1 management accountant

Reports to Tax Director Providing of wide range of taxation, reporting, outsourcing services: • Fiscal Consultancy, audits and limited reviews, outsourcing services within CAS sub-department (bookkeeping and payroll) • Comply with the Romanian stipulations related to company’s accounting activity (registrations, books, accounting documents, returns, reporting, liquidation and dormancy activity, other legal requirements) • Risk Management policy, SOX procedures, reporting and consolidation, industry Focus (Telecom, Energy) • Cash management on behalf of companies (running online banking software) • Compliance with fiscal authorities (Ministry, Fin. Administrations, other Fiscal bodies) • Main clients: RED BULL, GECIS (GENPACT), VODAFONE, ABN AMRO GROUP, ROMTELECOM