Evgenia Elezova, Head of Regional Finance, Lindström joins us to talk about FP&A and finance transformation at the 175-year old textile giant.  Helsinki-based Lindström is one of Europe’s leading textile service companies employing over 5000 people in Europe and in Asia with turnover of 496€ million in 2022. Elezova herself has transformed the finance function during 14 years, during which time she’s driven M&A initiatives, to leading finance projects. Highlights include a two year development program for business controllers at Lindström, designed to move finance from back office roles to strategic co-pilots for management. 

In this episode: 

• Being responsible for M&A Due diligence and integration 
• Experience in successful M&A
• Business Partnering at Lindstrom
• Focusing on future scenarios  
• HowControl assists strategy at Lindstrom 
• Our two-year long finance training Lindstrom Finance Business Development Program
• Moving from back office in finance to having impact on business 
• Lindstrom’s approach to budgeting/target setting 
• Core KPIs in a global textile company 
• Seeing change in controller work 
• Coaching finance leaders

Connect with Evgenia at https://www.linkedin.com/in/evgenia-elezova-513ba12/