Finance Monthly CFO Awards 2017 Winners Edition

www.finance-monthly.com 45 USA Finance Monthly CFO Awards 2017 Could you please add a few words regarding your award and what it means for you to be recognized? I am most honoured to be recognised in Finance Monthly’s 2017 CFO Awards. The field of accounting and finance can at times be a thankless job. At the beginning, it requires hard work in terms of studying and obtaining the necessary qualifications. This is followed often by hard work and long hours to meet the many deadlines and requests, which also comes with additional tasks that need to be performed. Thank you for the award, Finance Monthly! In terms of market competition, where does the company stand globally and what are its goals moving forward? Like most small rapidly expanding companies, working capital becomes a challenge and can often inhibit the growth. We were successful in the sale of Finesse Solutions to Thermo Fisher which has a market cap $68.9B. The acquisition was completed in February 2017. Since the acquisition, it has enabled Finesse to reach out to much larger global customer base. As working capital is no longer a challenge, Finesse now has the capability of delivering to customer timelines, world-class bioprocessing equipment to customer specification. The company has grown 30% year-on- year for the last three years and will continue to do so. Firm Profile California-based Finesse Solutions, Inc. has a proven record in providing turnkey, scalable solutions for single-use upstream bioprocessing and has begun innovating in solutions for downstream bioprocessing as well. The Finesse product platform includes state-of-the-art disposable sensors, modular automation hardware and intelligent software that can harmonize data and technology transfer globally. Finesse also offers a complete set of services, including commissioning and validation for rapid and reliable deployment of single-use equipment. Better performance, integrated intelligence, and plug-and-play bioprocess flexibility are provided by Finesse SmartParts™. Their TruFluor® single-use sensors are unparalleled in the industry. The G3 Universal™ controllers enable sophisticated cell culture or fermentation recipes to run on any size or brand of vessel, while the TruBio® software provides an easy-to-use interface for upstream bioprocessing that can harmonize old and new equipment, aggregate in-line and off-line data, and electronically facilitate global technology transfer. Finesse enables its clients to supercharge their R&D laboratory or scale-up to a cGMP SmartFactory with equal ease: the company offers complete services, including commissioning and validation. www.finesse.com