{"id":89,"date":"2015-04-23T07:01:09","date_gmt":"2015-04-23T07:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valerianlaval.com\/?page_id=89"},"modified":"2021-11-01T07:00:45","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T07:00:45","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/management-expertise.de\/?page_id=89","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"89\" class=\"elementor elementor-89\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d89aa83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d89aa83\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa85099 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"fa85099\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7a6335 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7a6335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h2>ABOUT ME<\/h2>\n<h4>Valerian laval<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5c48c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5c48c0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-656cc7d ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"656cc7d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b31b2f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b31b2f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"312\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/management-expertise.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/prof-about.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-834\" alt=\"Valerian Laval\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3da19d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b3da19d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"274\" height=\"86\" src=\"https:\/\/management-expertise.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/signature-vl.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-884\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6782a7c ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"6782a7c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae42462 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae42462\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Me<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eadb908 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eadb908\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On this website, you will find some corporate social responsibility initiatives which aim to add value for all the stakeholders involved. The best CSR initiatives are those not only seem as deed to society but those that happen because all stakeholders understand their potential to add value to their core businesses.<\/p><p>I had the privilege to contribute to those initiatives in my role is as Commercial Director in Eastern Europe for a leading German automotive parts supplier with global footprints, where I took management responsibilities in four production plants with 2500 employees.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f29dfbd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f29dfbd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-914e472 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"914e472\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdd74dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bdd74dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prior to this in my professional experience spanning more than one and half decades, saw me contributing substantially in various leadership roles in the fields of General Management, Public Accounting, Finance &amp; Control, Project Management, and Government Affairs, across three continents including Europe, The United States, and China, and giving me the much-needed insight and experience to the workings of global businesses, different economies and their development.\u00a0<\/p><p>Personally, I believe in the philosophy of developing the ecosystem I live in and have been striving to bring the corporate and academic worlds closer, enhance employability amongst youth and contributing to the various business clubs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4653519 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"4653519\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff97891 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff97891\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0The youth of Romania now can do a Master\u2019s Degree in Business Intelligence from a leading Romanian University, where lectures are delivered by Teachers duly trained and developed by corporate experts from my current organization. Starting 2015 the youth in Romania can also do a twinning Bachelors degree from Romania and Germany. I am on the Board of Advisors for EDUforLIFE, the first non-formal employability development program in Romanian Universities, and lead the German language proficiency, development team.<\/p><p>I hope this website can contribute some ideas to the development of value-added CSR. I can be reached using the contact page.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57b0f9d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57b0f9d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfc3888 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"dfc3888\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-513b0b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"513b0b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EDUCATION<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2802393 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2802393\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Ph.D in Management Accounting<\/li><li>German Public Auditor qualification \u201cWirtschaftspr\u00fcfer\u201d (11\/2005)<\/li><li>German Tax Advisor Qualification \u201cSteuerberater\u201d (02\/2004)<\/li><li>U.S. Certified Public Accountant from Illinois \/ USA (11\/2000)<\/li><li>Business Administration Degree \u201cDiplom-Kaufmann\u201d from University of Bayreuth ,Germany (1999)<\/li><li>Majors: Banking and Finance, Accounting and Taxes, Japanese<\/li><li>Various finance internships at Mercedes, Bayer Japan, Ernst &amp; Young, Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank (1994-1998)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f116b8 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"4f116b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43a5e26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43a5e26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MILESTONES<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b68c309 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b68c309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Commercial Director of a TIER1 automotive supplier in Eastern Europe<\/li><li>General Manager of a TIER1 automotive supplier in China<\/li><li>Director of Finance and Accounting for ThyssenKrupp in the USA<\/li><li>Controlling Manager and Project Manager M&amp;A at ThyssenKrupp Corporate<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8cabc88 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8cabc88\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-642c77d ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"642c77d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60a25d1 gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"60a25d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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