René van der Zee

Thomson Reuters

- Programme Manager at Reuters (January 2002 – Present) Management of transformational projects at Reuters, including definition, development and implementation of shared services, product launches, ERP and CRM systems deployment, outsourcing and process re-engineering. Areas covered are finance, logistics, customer administration, sales and service. - Vice-President at Reuters America Inc. (January 1998 – January 2002) Responsible for definition, development and implementation of process improvements, including shared services deployment, outsourcing, ERP and HR systems implementation using Oracle applications and process re-engineering. Areas covered included Finance, Logistics, Human Resources and Service - Finance and Administration Manager Germany at Reuters AG Germany (January 1993 – January 1998) Responsible for all aspects of finance and administration including management and financial accounting, customer administration, purchasing and logistics, facilities, tax and legal and internal systems. - Finance and Administration Manager Benelux at Reuters (2 years 5 months) Responsible for all aspects of finance and administration including management and financial accounting, customer administration, purchasing and logistics, facilities, tax and legal and internal systems. - Finance and Administration Manager Luxembourg at Reuters (September 1987 – August 1990) Responsible for all aspects of finance and administration including management and financial accounting, customer administration, purchasing and logistics, facilities, tax and legal and internal systems. - Assistant Finance Manager at Reuters (January 1985 – August 1987) - Assistant Accountant at BDO (September 1981 – January 1985) Executive with +25 years of experience in all aspects of programme and project management, business transformation, ERP and CRM global systems deployment, accounting, auditing, financial management and service. Specialties: Delivery Value from Process Re-Engineering, Shared Services, Outsourcing, Programme Management, Finance, ERP and CRM, Purchasing, Tax and Order Management.