Achim Roth

I am an experienced VP Finance and IT with over twelve years experience in Financial Leadership Positions, serving as the CEO’s trusted Co-Pilot to navigate international businesses through periods of growth and turnaround ensuring their long-term viability as well as stakeholders satisfaction. 

Next to generating actionable insights and managing daily business and driving vision-cascaded projects to fruition with execution rigor, I continuously evolve the Finance and IT function towards best in class and the mutually generated vision, coach and empower my cross-cultural teammates to success in a positive and high-energy setting. Securing the compliance, legal and tax gate alongside with unabated diligence is standard repertoire.

What signifies me is that I work with passion, drive and ambition with my teammates jointly towards the company’s vision and have zero tolerance for non-collaborative behaviors. An ego-free approach coupled with intrinsic hunger for success, excellent and nimble analytical and strategic skills, emotional resilience, a growth mindset and a meticulous way of working adds to that. 

Value-driven and open-minded, I exemplify integrity and authenticity, holding a positive view of individuals.

𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒆

Corporate FP&A, Accounting (certified IFRS/US GAAP and German GAAP), Reporting, Value-add Controlling, Liquidity Management, Legal, Compliance, Governance and Corporate Risk Management, Tax, Contract Management and Negotiations, M&A, SAP / S4Hana implementations, PowerBI implementations, Business Process Management, Optimization and Automation, Professionalization of CFO department, Business Partnering, Shared Services, Nearshoring, Strategic Analysis and Projects, SK&P Commercial Excellence, Reorganisation and Restructuring, Mitigation planning, Change Management, Lean Management, Project Management, Cultural Transformation and Leadership methods such as Goleman Emotional Leadership, Korn Ferry FYI, Building High-Performance Teams, GROW Model Coaching, Growth Mindset v. Fixed Mindset etc..

I look forward to engaging with you.

Last three positions: financial leadership positions in the construction materials space:

VP Finance & IT Carlisle Construction Materials (5yrs)

Territory Finance Director Wavin (4yrs)

VP Controlling Remmers (3yrs)

Before International-, Project-, Services-, Sales- and Operationscontrolling in Renewables and Consumer Goods

MBA (finance) - The University of Tulsa - “with distinction” 3,7 GPA

Bachelor in Economics - Armstrong Atlantic State University - “magna cum laude”

CINA (certificate in international accounting), Ernst & Young US GAAP certificate, German financial accountant certificate

Leadership, finance and investment banking seminars at Harvard and Wharton, etc., certified M&A Manager

Successful Korn Ferry Leadership Assessment, grade A, analytical and strategic strengths attested