Hello, I'm María Ángeles Reyes Barranquero.

Details

Professional CategoryFinance
Location
Years of Relevant Experience15-20 years
Seniority LevelC-Suite

Headline

Experienced CFO. Passionate about driving growth through strategy design, planning and execution. Proven track record in increasing profitability and optimising costs. Results-oriented, with a strong focus on people.

Experience

Group of companies CFO

Relevant/Notable employerMaerskSeptember 2016 - September 2020Responsible for a portfolio of companies +350 million EUR and invested capital of 1,1 billion EUR, which included 19 entities in Spain, Mexico, Guatemala, and Colombia. Achievements: • Identified and obtained 6 m€ cost reductions across the board • Transformed the finance function in Spain • Implemented the full performance management cycle • Optimised sources of funding and financing • Implemented internal controls and business risk management frameworks • Simplified corporate structure (9 dormant companies wound-up) • Increased employee engagement ratio with 10%

Integration and Business Transformation Director

Relevant/Notable employerMaerskFebruary 2016 - August 2016Full responsibility for driving the Finance integration and transformation of a group of companies, (28 entities across 5 countries). Achievements: • Within the first 15 days: enforced corporate governance structures and controlled liquid funds and other critical assets • Within the first month: All entities reported monthly figures and were incorporated in the consolidated books of the mother company. Due-diligence red flags were verified, and potential tax exposures were identified • Within the first 3 months: Purchase Price Allocation developed with the support of E&Y and good-will assigned to the individual entities; first quarterly rolling forecast (18 months’ projections) registered in the corporate Financial Planning System and new Finance organisation defined and implemented • Within the first 6 months: Internal controls framework implemented, potential contingent liabilities were discarded

CFO

Relevant/Notable employerICL IberiaMarch 2022 - January 2025Full responsibility for Finance in Iberia and BOD member of a group of companies comprising two business units and 8 legal entities. The portfolio includes a mine (potash salt) and 3 factories, 1 in Catalonia and 2 in Murcia. The annual turnover ranges between 300-350 million euros. Achievements: • Designed a strategic plan to improve production and to reduce costs with 30% over 3 years (as of end 2024, costs were reduced with 25%) • Implementation of a new cost control and reporting framework • Defence files for transfer pricing throughout the years 2021-2023 • Successful completion of a tax audit for the years 2016-2020 • Completion of various Finance and Supply Chain digitalisation and automation projects • Reorganisation of the Finance function in Spain: improved functional structure and 18% headcount reduction.

Strategy Development and Commercial Director

Relevant/Notable employerAPM TerminalsAugust 2013 - January 2016Responsible for the commercial area of the company (turnover: 240 million euro) and for the design, co-ordination and implementation of the company strategy. Achievements: • Improved commercial structures and processes: 98% billing accuracy, 26% increase in customer satisfaction ratio and 40% reduction in overdue balances. • Designed, managed and co-ordinated the implementation of the company 5-year strategy with the objective of improving key performance indicators with 40% from 2013 to 2017. • Led value adding projects with the strategic customer of the Company, including pricing schemes with the result of an increase in yearly sales of over 22 million euro. • Designed and implemented the restructuring and integration plan of 2 companies (one in Morocco and one in Spain).

Director Supply Chain and Projects

Relevant/Notable employerAPM TerminalsJuly 2009 - July 2013Responsible for the design and implementation of the supply chain strategy of the company, for the management of strategic contracts and investment projects and for the overall performance improvement of the company. Achievements: • I secured consolidated structural savings: 5,5 million euros (20% cost reduction) and one-off savings: 1,3 million euros • Added efficiencies: 18,7 million euros (including only improved processes and risk mitigations) • Fully automated transactional supply chain management (requisition to pay) and stocks reduced with 25% • Elimination of manual non-value add work in cross-functional processes equivalent to 15 FTE. • I led two completed black-belt projects and sponsored of 6 green belt projects yielding over 3 million euros savings to the company.

Group CFO

Transcoma Grupo Empresarial January 2025 - CurrentP&L responsibility for a portfolio of companies with revenues of 125 million EUR which comprises 20 operating entities in Spain, and 10 subsidiaries in Europe and North America. Achievements: • Designed a strategic plan to optimise the portfolio, synergise resources and mitigate risks • Defined the Finance organisational structure and implemented it • Conducted a full review of the business and developed a plan to turn it around • Proposed a governance structure and a new L-1 organisation (direct reports to the CEO) to improve decision making, roles clarity and accountability

Board member

Relevant/Notable employerMaerskSeptember 2016 - September 2020Board membership in a portfolio of legal entities fully owned and joint ventures, with an overall combined revenue of 500 million euros and over 2.000 employees. Achievements: • Organisational restructurings (business impact 3 million euros) • Off-shoring of financial services to Morocco (business impact 0.8 million euros) • Merger of legal entities (business impact 0.5 million euros), winding-up and dissolution of others and approval of strategic plans and investments (over 70 million euros)

Industry

Holding Companies
Manufacturing
Oil, Gas, and Mining
Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage

Specific Jurisdictions That I'm Qualified In or Can Cover

Spain: Barcelona

Language(s)

English
Spanish

Education

University of Leicester (UK)

MastersFinance -

University of Lincolnshire & Humberside (UK)

DegreeInternational Business Administration -

Centro de Estudios Financieros (Spain)

DiplomaAccounting Management -

Professional Membership / Certification

Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

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