20 years of top FP&A (from Amazon to Siemens and everything in between)
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Maria del Dado Alonso Sanchez, a recognized and respected Board Member and Chief Financial Officer for large & mid-cap companies has been a finance leader in sectors including e-commerce, technology, gaming ad tech, and online hospitality. She says: “Each sector really presented its unique financial challenges and strategies.”  Learn invaluable lessons about FP&A from Maria who has served more than 20 years at blue chip companies: How I grew as a finance professional at Amazon and the launch of Amazon Prime and Amazon Europe was created Acquiring of Booking.com by Priceline  Azerion growth from 200m Euros to 500m Euros in only two years to IPO and Belin’s Brand Group ended up with a leveraged buyout  From law to finance and my finance career   Core KPIs and metrics across diverse businesses  Getting the “finance footprint” from a CEO before I join Flexibility and adaptability in fast-growth companies Customer obsession at Amazon vs the 80/20 principle at Booking.com My approach to financial modeling  Levering analysts with historical data at C&A Implementing BI tools and justifying the investment  Why AI in finance is a phenomenal opportunity and my role as Board Member for Women in AI Netherlands Kickboxing and karaoke  Connect with Maria del Dado Alonso Sanchez on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariadeldadoalonsosanchez/
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