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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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