Maurizio Ferri

Maurizio Ferri, 29 years old, controller Vodafone from beginning of 2007, main experience in Unilever as management accounting manager in a International company leader in Home and Personal care markets in Italy and worldwide. In Unilever, I started working in Local Company as Abacus Database Administrator ( Nov 02-April 03), then I changed Customer Planning Responsible and I was in charge of the Customer Annual Plan with setting of the target for Discount budgeting and Sales goals, for the financial analysis and presentation on Customer Contribution. April 03-Sept 04 Planning Assistant HPC : Assistant for the Planning part of the two managers of Unilever HPC Italy. I was also in charge of special jobs ( mainly based on my statistical skills) and presentation for the Financial Director. In my role I was also the Finance contact of Consumer data for Management Accounting Dept., and I followed a project of integration of Consumer Findings/Market Data in business case evaluation. Sept 04-Aug 05 Sourcing Unit Finance Manager, Unilever Company based in Pozzilli (Isernia). I was in charge of Sourcing Unit (SU) result with monthly closures and quarterly Balance Sheet, I prepared the Su Budget and I controlled the Budget monthly. In my Sourcing Unit experience, I was also responsible for Sarbox legislation needs for the two Italian SUs of HPC Unilever Italy Casalpusterlengo SU and Pozzilli SU, which allowed me to better understand all the SU way of working in particular, Logistics and Quality Depts. I also followed the disposal of different brand of the portfolio in Italy and European context. August 05 – Jan 07 Global Innovation Finance Manager HouseholdCare Category Unilever Company (www.unilever.it) , based in Milan (Italy). I am in charge of Finance Evaluation for Innovation Project. I am responsible both for the Global and for the European Business Evaluation. My duties are:; analysis of the market of reference through the study of internal and external data, definition of coherent strategic financial targets to achieve; planning and business evaluation of new products launches (Brand: CIF, Domestos, Lysoform, Svelto and Sunlight). I work directly with the R&D Centre based in Casalpusterlengo, to evaluate cost implication of Formulation Development, Packaging Development & Sourcing Unit Deployment Jan 07- now Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Senior Controller Vodafone Italia (www.vodafone.it), in Milan (Italy). I am in charge of managing administative , Financial and Budgeting part of CRM department ( Crm department: Call Centers, WebSite, Teleselling, Managing Customer Experience&Satisfaction, Credit Management and Head Quarter).