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Johannes Cornelius Maria van Gaalen ā VP & CFO at Kennametal
Executive Bio
Mr. Johanes Cornelius Maria van Gaalen, also known as Jan Kees, has been the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Kennametal Inc. since September 1, 2015. Mr. van Gaalen served as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President at Dresser-Rand Group Inc., from May 1, 2013 to June 30, 2015. Mr. van Gaalen served as Treasurer and Vice President of Baker Hughes Incorporated since January 14, 2008. He served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President Finance for PT Vale Inco TBK (formerly PT Inco TBK), in Jakarta, Indonesia. He has more than 30 years of global experience in business analytics, treasury, audit, business development and commercial management. He was employed as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President Finance for PT Inco Tbk in Jakarta, Indonesia from 2004 to January 2008. He served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President at PT Vale Indonesia Tbk since March 2005. He served a variety of finance positions with Anglo American plc. He served as vice president ??? Base Metals Division for Anglo American PLC based in Johannesburg. Mr. Gaalen held several financial positions with Schlumberger Limited during 1981 to 1989. He began his career with Dowell Schlumberger and served in senior Comptroller and Treasury roles. In April 1994, he moved to London as group finance director of Carlton Home Entertainment, a subsidiary of Carlton Communications plc. In August 1996 he joined Minorco as chief financial officer of the Salobo Metais project, based in Rio de Janeiro. In 1998, he moved to Minorco's regional office in Sao Paulo focusing on marketing, administration and finance. He also serves as a Non Executive Director of Anaconda Nickel Limited. He served as Director at PT Vale Indonesia Tbk. He served as Non Executive Director of Palabora Mining Company Limited from January 2002 to January 2004. Mr. van Gaalen received his bachelor's degree in economics from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Netherlands and his MBA from the HEC Management School in France.
VP & CFO Impact on Finance Department's Culture
Johannes Cornelius Maria van Gaalen holds the highest position within the Finance department at Kennametal ā VP & CFO, and therefore has influence on the culture of the Finance department.
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Based on 29 ratings, Kennametal's employees are less satisfied with their Executive Team and give them a āCā or 62/100.
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