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Jaime Agudo

External CFO and Corporate Strategy

About Me

Industrial Leadership & Turnarounds: Extensive track record of value creation within the ThyssenKrupp group, stepping into high-stakes projects, developing new business lines, and managing complex corporate mergers, spin-offs, and infrastructure projects. Scale-up & Post-Acquisition Integration: Experienced senior finance leader in corporate scaling and structuring newly acquired companies. Championed the transformation of a family-owned multinational (Optimissa/Alten Group) across 6 countries, professionalising its back-office, systems, and governance for a successful integration into a Paris-listed matrix environment, subsequently deploying in Porto as International CFO. Hands-on Fractional CFO Execution: Currently applying this extensive corporate and turnaround experience to help all types of businesses through 'The Rebel CFO'. We are not the typical passive consulting firm that just prepares reports. We get our hands dirty, lower ourselves into the operational mud, and do not just propose solutions, we implement them. We bring definitive order wherever we perceive chaos.

Jurisdiction

Region: Europe

Experience

Seniority LevelC-Suite
Years of Experience20+ years
Current StatusActive
Founder & Finance Strategy ConsultantThe Rebel CFO
2024 - Present

Providing CFO as a Service and strategic project management, helping startups and established companies professionalize their financial function and integrated Finance/HR digital roadmaps

CFO Portugal & Optimissa InternacionalALTEN GROUP
2023 - 2024

International CFO: Responsible for Finance, HR, Controlling, Purchasing, and Administration. Change Management and ERP implementation: Redesigned the company organization adapted to the new processes and a new integrated ERP was implemented.

CFO & Global Head of BackOfficeOPTIMISSA
2018 - 2023

Scaling & M&A: Led the financial and legal integration of international entities post-acquisition, transforming the finance function into a high-performing, scalable organization. Operational Integration: Led the structural improvement and integration of Portuguese entities and the international division across 6 countries (UK, Mexico, Chile, Portugal, Luxembourg, Spain). Strategic Partnership: Partnered with the Executive Team and Board to align financial strategy with business priorities during rapid international expansion.

Head of Strategic Projects, Internal Control & FFM (Iberia)Thyssenkrupp Elevadores
2015 - 2017

Strategic Integration: Led the processes integration of Spanish and Portuguese entities into the new OU Iberia, designing unified financial workflows to generate operational synergies and drive regional scalability. Supply Chain & Contract Excellence: Redesigned end-to-end operational workflows, procurement standards, and risk controls to govern massive multi-million-euro supplier frameworks, vendor SLAs, and a 2,000+ vehicle fleet operation, preventing margin leakage. Digital Transformation: Led large-scale transversal projects to modernize the Back-Office and provide high-efficiency support to the field areas.

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)Thyssenkrupp Maroc
2012 - 2015

Business Turnaround: Established the structural base for market expansion, implementing new working teams, procedures, and ERP systems from scratch. CFO: Full responsibility for Accounting, Taxes, Treasury, and Reporting (IFRS & PGC)

CFO & Head of ITAsel Ascensores
2010 - 2015

Second Brand Development: Orchestrated the launch and consolidation of a new brand, developing the business plan and implementing Exact as the core scalable technology. Global Process Design (Project DAPROH): Selected as a Key Functional Member for the worldwide development of the Elevation Service business based on SAP, defining global standards for the multinational aligned with global rollout strategies

Management Control DirectorThyssenkrupp Elevadores España
2002 - 2010

Large-Scale Project Management: Financial and economic management of the Dubai Airport Project (€200M). Reporting & Governance: Responsible for reporting to the Board under IFRS and US GAAP. Managed the fleet (2.000 vehicles) and corporate insurances

Chief Financial Officer (CFO Europe)Thyssenkrupp Airport Systems
2001 - 2002

International Strategy: Managed financial operations for 3 European subsidiaries, leading SAP deployment and cross-border process harmonization.

Chief Financial Officer Deputy & Head of ITMacosa Elevación
1995 - 2000

Foundations: Spearheaded the first SAP implementation, established the corporate IT and Finance departments from scratch, and designed end-to-end financial workflows

Education

Degree of Business Administration – Accounting & Information SystemsUniversidad Complutense de Madrid
1992 - 1997

Skills

Core skills10
Interests8
Languages3

Skills

Chief Financial Offecer (CFO)
Financial Strategy & Planning
M&A Integration/Post-Merger integration
Executive Leadership & Team Building
Working Capital Optimization
Corporate Governance & Controls
ERP Implementation & SAP Power User
Business Intelligence & Power BI
Procurement & Fleet Management
Strategic Project Management

Interests

Venture Capital & Private Equity
Corporate Restructuring & Turnarounds
Scalability & Growth Strategies
Digital Transformation & Automation
International Business Expansion
SaaS & Tech Scale-ups
Strategic Advisory & Consulting
Interim & Fractional Management

Languages

English
Spanish
French