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Sean Wu
Professional Background
- 25+ years of business valuation, PMI, financial planning and analysis experience with Fortune 500 multinational companies
- Expertise includes business valuation, post-merger integration, ERP implementation, financial process improvement and financial planning & analysis
- Advised clients from US and China. Industry sectors cover Telecommunications, Software, Retail, Healthcare & Life Sciences
- English and Chinese bilingual
M&A Skills & Expertise
- Cross border M&A and post-merger integration (PMI) program management
- Integration Management office/process setup
- Integration budget planning & management
- Corporate Playbook development
- ERP implementation, migration and integration
- Financial process/system transformation and change management
- International experience: lived and worked in US and China
- MBA: Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
- BS: Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Certified Project Management Professional, Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant
Professional Experience
Post Merger Integration (PMI)
- Led multiple cross-border M&A and post-merger integration programs for Cisco Systems and GE, Some of the acquisitions include: Webex, NDS, Meridium and ServiceMax
- Implemented multiple ERP systems on acquired companies and led the Integration Management Office of Albertson/Safeway integration
- Co-authored the PMI playbooks
Finance Process/System Improvement
- Led multiple company wide financial process/system improvement projects in SaaS transformation, revenue recognition, month end close and other areas
Strategy
- Advised on export/branding strategy for a leading China based consumer electronics manufacturers