Offering Telecom consulting in areas of business and financial planning and strategic planning. Latest job was Second National Operator license bid in Kenia, finished in mid October.

Appendix: track record list
(2000-2006)
Kenya second national operator, License bid, 2006, Managing business plan for the bid and valuating the offered license fee

Orange Thailand ,Re-financing,2003, Support re-financing efforts for Orange subsidiary in Thailand

Orange Communications Luxembourg SA, License Bid/Start up,2002,end to end (from concept to license bid to operation) lead of the business plan. Supporting role for raising funds for the company + starting the company (operational role: Business planning manager)

USA, Nextwave Telecom inc.,Acquisition, 2001, Managing the business planning, valuation of the target and supporting negotiations

Orange SA subsidiary + third party ,Merge,2001, Managing business planning negotiations for valuation of merge benefits

FT-wanadoo-Orange DK, Acquisition/asset buy -out, 2001, lead the re-valuation, support for re-structuring the previous deal

Orange SA subsidiary -Orange subsidiary SA, merge/consolidation, 2001, Leading and managing the financial synergy benefit calculations
India, Spice Communications Ltd. , Acquisition, 2000, supporting the BP + valuation

India, RPG Cellular Services Ltd. ,Acquisition, 2000, leading the due-diligence team and managing the valuation and BP

Orange Sweden Ltd., License Bid/Start up, 2000-2001, end to end (from concept to license bid to operation) lead of the business plan. Supporting role for raising funds for the company + starting the company (operational role: Business planning manager)
Sonera (1995-2000)

Russia, License bid, 2000, Managing the business planning, valuation of the case and supporting negotiations and fund raising

Spain 3G license, License bid, -99, support for business planning

Czech Republic, License bid, -99, Managing the business planning and valuation of the case and supporting negotiations

China, Lion Group, Acquisition, -98, lead business plan and valuation

South Africa, License bid, -98-99, Managing the business planning and valuation of the case and supporting negotiations

Lithuania, omniTel Ltd.,Acquisition,-98, supporting and managing business planning and valuation of the company

USA, Aerial Ltd.,Acquisition, -97, support for business planning

Israel, License bid, -97,support for business planning

2000-2004 ORANGE PLC, United Kingdom

Business Controller, Orange Group
I was acting as controller for 4 Orange subsidiaries, three US companies and one UK subsidiary. The combined headcount for companies were 200. My main responsibilities were yearly budget, follow up, controlling, consolidating numbers and develop reporting.

I was also developing the Orange wide investment process for internal products. I was conducting, reviewing and evaluating financial viability of presented investments. Investment cases like push to talk, data consolidation, content billing, etc.

I was also involved in developing Orange wide reporting and controlling systems.


Business Planning Manager M&A, Orange International
My main responsibility was to create business plans for Orange M&A activities and support top management of Orange and its subsidiaries on strategic/tactical decisions. That involved me with various market-, company-,competitor analysis, market forecasts and segmentation, due diligences, auditing, acquisition, merges and organic growth cases. I was also involved in various subsidiary cost synergy cases.

The other task was to support subsidiaries on their strategic planning and instruct related reporting, auditing their budgets, business plans and financial plans.

In 2001, I was acting as finance manager for Orange start-up subsidiary in Sweden. I was responsible of the business plan, yearly budget and to localise operational finance department. I was also developing start-up controlling system, internal processes and supporting company’s strategic planning. The personnel of company grow to nearly 350 in its first year.

In 2002, I had similar position in Orange star up company in Luxembourg, responsibilities similar as above.

1995-2000 SONERA Ltd., Finland

Project Controller,
My primary task was to support Sonera’s top management by conducting business plans and financial analysis for Sonera’s M&A and organic growth activities. I was involved in various Greenfield frequency license bids.

I was also developing Sonera’s joint venture reporting and various benchmarking activities.

My tasks also included building several business simulation models (business plan models, GSM, 3G, products, etc) for measuring customer, product, segment, company profitability.

Business Development Adviser,
My main task was to support Sonera’s international business development in different areas.
I was responsible to advise different earning logics for Sonera’s international mobile business.
I was involved in value added mobile services development. I did several market, product and company and tariff analysis.