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Cas DessersCD

Cas Dessers

Strategy Consultant — Finance Transformation

€650/day
Brussels, BE
3-7 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Cas

Experience consultant that loves to tackle technical projects and provide implementation plans to solve them.

Worked in numerous high-movement environments, from ABN Amro and BNP Paribas to AXA and MS Amlin, resolving operational inefficiencies through transformation projects.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Dutch

    Native or bilingual

  • French

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Brussels (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Fortune 500 Pharma (EBITDA 30bn USD),
    Finance Transformation
    July 2025 - September 2025 (2 months)
    Zürich, Switzerland
    • • Supported the CFO on a multi-year finance transformation; diagnosed manual-consolidation inefficiencies across 15+ business units and established a Transformation Office with RASCI governance.
    • • Reduced reporting cycle time by over 50%, positioning Finance as a strategic business partner with real-time decision-making across global operations.
    C-level communication Presenting Change Management Digital Transformation
  • Waniwani
    Growth Lead, Europe
    January 2026 - Today (5 months)
    Paris, France
    Hexa-backed GenAI distribution platform for insurers, brokers, and fintechs.
    • • Joined as an early hire and built the European go-to-market end-to-end across the Netherlands, Belgium, the UK, France, Spain, and the US; own a portfolio of 15+ enterprise and mid-market engagements representing 650K+ EUR in committed value.
    • • Designed and rolled out the SMB and Enterprise operating model from scratch: pricing architecture, pilot governance, and the commercial framework underpinning every enterprise contract.
    • • Run executive workshops with C-suite stakeholders at Allianz, Hamilton, MetLife, and Verti, translating AI capabilities into prioritised business cases tied to measurable KPIs (new business sourced, conversion uplift, lead quality).
    • • Own commercial and legal negotiations on enterprise deals (Fintonic, Napo, Stay Sure) covering indemnification, liability caps, GDPR and AEPD compliance, and SEV-classified incident response governance.
  • Fortune 500 Industrials (EBITDA 1.2bn USD),
    Restructuring and Sale Preparation
    May 2025 - September 2025 (4 months)
    Zürich, Switzerland
    • • Partnered with the COO and CFO to restructure operations and prepare a divisional sale; led the supply-chain review (MTO/MTS optimisation) and built fully-loaded restructuring models across Finance, Ops, HR, and IT.
    • • Developed operational blueprints and carve-out documentation for prospective buyers, supporting a successful divisional sale at enhanced valuation.

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Education

  • Master Business Engineering
    KU Leuven
    2021
    Master Business Engineering
  • Bachelor Business Engineering
    UHasselt
    2019
    Bachelor Business Engineering

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