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Keith Von Local is based in Cologne, Germany and is a finance and accounting professional with over 30 years experience; 5 years in UK and 25 in Germany for subsidiaries of US/UK SME manufacturing companies. He has worked mainly at CFO level but has also worked several years as CEO. He has executed many reorganisations and right sizing of German companies including negotiating social and redundancy plans with works councils and unions. He has a proven track record of success in achieving his goals with his ‘can do’ attitude. He has extensive knowledge of German, US & UK GAAP. Extensive SAP IT training complements his accounting/controlling skills.
Keith trained and qualified (CIMA) with GEC in the UK. On moving to Germany he was CFO then CEO for Bausch & Lomb (Rayban sunglasses manufacturer). He then held CFO positions in micro-switch manufacturing, car leasing and foam production. Since 2000 he has operated as a change manager and interim CFO. He was CFO and then CEO for a German subsidiary of Delta Electrical, Birmingham. Since 2003 Keith’s interim projects in Germany include TMD, Linpac, Valspar, Johnson Controls, and James Halstead UK.
Keith is a Chartered Management Accountant.
Dennis Spence is an experienced Engineering Professional within the Automotive and Engineering industry, who has held Senior Executive positions within OEMs and Blue Chip multi-site international component suppliers including Aston Martin Lagonda, IAC Group, Jaguar, Land Rover, Stadco, Philips, Ogihara Europe, Peugeot Citroen and Webasto
His experience is diverse spanning many facets of safety critical products covering automotive and domestic appliances in numerous manufacturing environments including ferrous and non-ferrous founding, metal finishing, presswork, plastic moulding, electronics, fabrication and assembly. Dennis has implemented and maintained TS 16949 / ISO 9001, and taken organisational areas through step increases in system maturity levels and worked with a variety of methodologies and approaches.
Dennis is a Chartered Quality Professional and a member of the Institute of Metals, Materials and Mining.
