Board/Management Information • Apr 28, 2023
Board/Management Information
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Nadia Yaiche - Verwilghen Av. Lambeau 90, 1200 Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32 495 10 65 06 E-Mail : [email protected]

Av. Lambeau 90, 1200 Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32 495 10 65 06 E-Mail : [email protected]
(Clinical Stage Medical Technology Company)
Member of the Executive Committee of iSTAR Medical
Achievements: Co-led with the CEO a large Series-C financing (40m€) attracting new solid PE investors; Negotiated attractive non-dilutive financing (25m€). Set-up a new finance team. Improved financial and internal control processes, a new reporting tool. Implemented a new stock option scheme. Managed communication with Investors. Explored other financing avenues and prepare for the commercial scale-up in EU and USA.
Advising CEO & Board of Directors on strategy definition and implementation, financing, corporate governance, finance department strengthening, turnaround or scale-up trajectory. Often combined with a CFO role.
Main projects:
Support the CEO and Board with new strategy implementation, strengthen governance and finance team
Member of the Executive Committee of ASL Airlines Belgium; Head of the SSC with TNT Eurohub
Played a key role in the sale of TNT Airways, it's carve-out from TNT Group and the integration with the acquiring company ASL Group. Co-led the successful transformation into an independent airline, while maintaining a positive social climate
(~130 M€ Turnover and ~ 2.000 FTE's; my team ~ 14 FTE's / Private equity Owned)
Member of the Executive Committee of Swissport Belgium and Swissport Cargo Services Belgium
Co-created and implemented the new strategy, mission, vision and values and brought the company back in a peaceful social environment with improved financial results.
(~150 M€ Ticketing Turnover and 7.000 FTE's; my team ~ 55 FTE's)
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Led the finance and back-office team through a successful transition. Contributed to new Management Contract. Proposed new modes of financing. Led the implementation of the new public accounting.
(~250 M€ Turnover and 700 FTE's / Private equity Owned)
Advised the Group CFO/CEO on the optimization of finance structures to facilitate the ambitious buy-and-build strategy of the group.
(~100 M€ Turnover and 240 FTE's)
Played a key role in the definition and implementation of a major restructuring (~40% cost reduction) to bring the company back to profitability and growth, combined with a strategic shift. Instrumental contribution to a Regulatory Case with the EU Commission
Led the design and implementation of CRM and billing processes, systems and data-warehouse for the EU Operations.
Co-development of the Enterprise Cost Reduction service offering (for Manufacturing and FMG industries). Strategic advisor for the telecom practice. Business development in non-FSI-industries.
Designed a merger action plan for Unilin; Designed an integration plan of 3 BU's for Belgacom and acted as CIO a.i. for Securitas.
(Turnover ~ 500M€ Benelux / 25B€ Group; FTE's: 1.200 Benelux; my team ~ 50 FTE's / 100.000 Group)
Member of the Benelux Executive Committee; Board Member of several ABB companies.
Led post-acquisition integration of 15 companies for ABB Benelux; This included a major ERP project, corporate structure simplification, E2E processes redesign; Highly involved in 2 divestments & carve-out; Led SOX implementation and strengthening of the finance organisation. Led various tax optimisations generating > 1M€.
MCI Worldcom (now 'Verizon')Dec 1994 – June 2004 (Turnover: from zero to ~100M € Belgium / 4B€ Int'l / 30 B€ Group; FTE's ~300 Belgium / 90.000 Group) Member of the Executive Committee and advisor to the Board of Directors
Director Int'l Regulatory & Program Management: Led strategic cross-functional projects and regulatory filings with EU and local regulators to stimulate fair competition, reduce customer churn and shorten revenue cycle. Active involvement in Chapter 11 management; Instrumental role in the restructuring of the Belgium entities which led to a successful turnaround.
Director Int'l Business Development: Responsible for capital investment planning with USD 2 Billion annual budget. Co-developed a new strategy & restructuring plan to improve profitability & cash-flow position of MCI WorldCom Int'l, as an alternative to a business sale.
Director Finance, IT & Administration for WorldCom Belgium & WorldCom Development (Holding Company of European entities); JV set-up . Participated in strategic decisions with the JV Board of Director. Enabled profitable growth from zero to €100m revenues in 3 years through the implementation of critical finance and IT structures (team, ERP, CRM, billing, data-warehouse, fraud detection,..) in close collaboration with the business.
Finance Manager Europe: Started from scratch and led finance operations in six European countries; Responsible for tax, treasury, internal controls & compliance, M&A due-diligence. Initiated a tax and transfer pricing structure leading to a competitive advantage for the group.
Coopers & Lybrand (now 'PWC')Sept 1992 – Dec 1994 Senior Auditor and Assistant Tax Advisor
| 2018 - to date Vivaqua, Member of the Audit and Risk Committee | |
|---|---|
| 2016 - 2018 | Realdolmen, Non-Executive Board Member, Chair of the Audit Committee |
| 2008 – 2009 | Deloitte Consulting, Executive Board Member |
| 2005 – 2006 | ABB, Executive Board member |
1992 Master in Business Administration and Finance (high distinction), I.C.H.E.C., Brussels 1996 Master in Law and International Law (high distinction), ESSF, Brussels
Fluent in Dutch, French and English.
Married, 3 children Active in a humanitarian non-profit organisation Sportive (running, tennis, mountain-bike, ski)
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