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Esko – Group CFO & Vice President Finance
My name is Felix Hornicek and as an Interim Manager and Business Consultant, I create value for your company. Group CFO, Global Finance Director, Finance Manager, FP&A Manager, Finance Trainee are all titles I have held. However, what really defines me according to my peers and colleagues are attributes like resilient, goal oriented, flexible, international, authentic, experienced, empathic and fair, methodical but not academic. However, many will claim to embody these attributes. So how will you know if you can trust this claim:
I create value! This is the goal I defined for myself early in my career, and this is the promise to my customers. What sets this promise apart is that value creation can be measures. There is a current state, a target state and bridging the gap is my Value-Add. In every project, the relevant KPI’s are different and need to be precisely defined at the beginning. Once the relevant KPI’s have been fixed, I start implementing my QuickStart Module. The module consists of several simple tools that I have developed during of my career, which allow me to gain an in-depth overview of the company and organizational structure in a short period of time.
Every project and every customer is different! Lets analyze and define your specific needs together to see how you can benefit from my Interim- & Project Management or Consulting services? Find out more about my service offering.
Get an overview of my career and the companies I was able to create value for. Let my experience convince you that I am the right partner for you.
Esko – Group CFO & Vice President Finance
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GE Healthcare – CE Service Finance Management
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GE Wind FMP – Project Finance
GE Wind FMP – Manufacturing Finance
GE Fanuc FMP – FP&A
GE Energy FMP – Cash & Treasury
GE Aero FMP – Commercial Finance
Get a deeper insight into my work as Interim Manager and Business / Finance Consultant. Here you will find a selection of successful projects that I have led or accompanied. You want to know more? Feel free to ask me personally about my projects in Consulting and Interim Management.
Let the feedback of my customers & organizations convince you! Their feedback is proof “Creating Value” is not just a promise.
Vladislav reported directly to Felix Francois
I have truly enjoyed working for and with Felix and I hope our professional paths cross again in the future. Besides his core strengths in driving for results and excellence across the processes and organizations, Felix has this very rare, but such an (...)
Gary reported directly to Felix Francois
I have known Felix Hornicek for the period of September 2019 to December 2021 while he served as the CFO for Esko. I reported directly to Felix during this time and had the opportunity to work with him on many projects beyond the day-to day finance res(...)
It has been an amazing journey with Felix at Esko with Felix now off to pursue new opportunities in line with his long held passion. Felix has truly taught me how to be a better leader. He possesses all the hallmarks that one reads about in Leadership (...)
Luc reported directly to Felix Francois
I had the pleasure to work with Felix during his 2,5 years at Esko. What I liked most of working with Felix is that he’s far from being a “boss” in the old way, but he’s much more a team builder. Of course he gives direction in (...)
I have worked with Felix for almost 2 years, I have reported directly to him, as ESKO CFO. Felix was the leader of the finance team in ESKO and did it perfectly. worth mentioning, Felix led the AVT ESKO integration with a great success, leading a ̶(...)
Marijn reported directly to Felix Francois
I worked under the Finance leadership at Esko (a Danaher company) for over 2 years. Felix is a focused and driven Finance leader, with a strong ability to analyze the needs of the business and set out the strategy for the Finance organization. During t(...)
Chuck worked with Felix Francois on the same team
I had the pleasure of working with Felix. Felix provided strong finance leadership and engagement in the organization. Further, Felix was instrumental in driving results and managing budget, operations and forecast reviews. Additionally, Felix managed (...)
Roel reported directly to Felix Francois
Felix is a strong people manager, who supported me as my manager in my onboarding with Esko. He likes to drive innovation and challenges his associates to do the same. The targets he set were always ambitious but achievable. I wish you success in your (...)
Stefaan reported directly to Felix Francois
Felix is an outstanding leader, always meeting business needs while standing firm on compliance. Felix was my manager for two years at Esko. Standing for some challenging times he proved to be an excellent manager. For me the core to his leadership is (...)
Stefaan reported directly to Felix Francois
Felix is an outstanding leader, always meeting business needs while standing firm on compliance. Felix was my manager for two years at Esko. Standing for some challenging times he proved to be an excellent manager. For me the core to his leadership is (...)
I worked for Felix as my direct manager for 2 years in my role as Director Global FP&A at Esko (Danaher Group). I highly value Felix’ guidance and support which the FP&A team received during a period of exceptional transition at Esko. We we(...)
Anton managed Felix Francois directly
Felix worked over 7 years for Emerson in Germany and I was all the time his direct supervisor. He is a self-driven Finance person, continously driving for process improvements, reliable, motivated all the time, knows his business and responsibility. Fe(...)
Christian worked with Felix Francois but on different teams
It has been a real pleasure to work with Felix Hornicek for so many years at Emerson. Allways ambititous and not afraid to tackle the toughest challenges, with an eye on the P&L, but allways supporting growth opportunities as they arise.
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Victor worked with Felix Francois but on different teams
I worked with Felix on a project for implementing a new business system. Thanks to his ownership, leadership and drive, the project has been delivered successfully. It is a pleasure to work with Felix, as he understands the business and sees the bigger(...)
Gregg worked with Felix Francois on the same team
I was project manager for the Germany Sales Office, Emerson Process Management, JDI (Oracle) project. As finance manager, Felix’s understanding of the business and enthusiasm for ensuring the project was a success made a real difference to the su(...)
Lut worked with Felix Francois on the same team
I worked with Felix during his traineeship at GE Intelligent Platforms. Besides his very professional approach of finance matters, and his innate sense for quality – which you’ll find in his profile -, he surprised me with his awareness and(...)
Marcel was senior to Felix Francois but didn't manage Felix Francois directly
Felix is a clear thinking smart finance person. He turns financial insight into business recommendations. He is hard working, precise and a pleasant person to work with.
Gordon worked with Felix Francois on the same team
Felix worked with me in my various posts in GE. Each required accurate and timely data to enable a business decision to be made and ensured the correct result for the company. Felix continually delivered and presented data in a concise manner enabling (...)
Jeff worked with Felix Francois but on different teams
I enjoyed working with Felix very much. Felix supported me through the management of the financial information required to develop and execute the Sales Variable Incentive Compensation. Felix consistently provided information on time and proactively an(...)
Stephan worked with Felix Francois on the same team
I’ve had a plesure to work with Felix for several years, preparing and analyzing sales and financial data for the entire European operations, and know him as a very reliable, responsible person with quick and sharp mind, excelent finance knowledg(...)
My Aftercare Promise is easily explained. Nothing is more harmful to sustainability than an associate that is abruptly no longer available, even if the hand over was done well. As my core value proposition is sustainable value-add, it is important for me to be available to my clients even after the project has finished. This can be on an hourly- or daily-basis. Every client will understand if a previous assignment requires a couple of hours or an extra day of attention, as they will benefit from it after their project has finished as well. Sustainability needs care to ensure long term added value.
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