Thomas Becker

Finance Director UK at r2p Group

Thomas Becker has an extensive work experience in various finance and accounting roles. Thomas started their career in 1991 as a Sales Analyst at BASF Coatings Ltd and later became the Divisional Controller OEM. In 1997, they joined Akzo Nobel Decorative Coatings as a Controller Produktion, where they were responsible for production cost analysis and management reporting.

From 2000 to 2002, Thomas worked at Sabre Holdings as a European Financial Accountant, handling financial accounting and reporting for entities in Germany and Scandinavia. Thomas then joined Rohm and Haas as a European Reporting Accountant, supporting the implementation of SAP and improving accounts reconciliation processes.

In 2003, Thomas became the Chief Accountant German Language Region at Getty Images, managing the general ledger and reporting under US GAAP. Thomas later joined GE Commercial Finance as a Financial Controller, where they had responsibilities for financial controllership, compliance, and reporting.

In 2007, Thomas started working at CLS Holdings plc as a Financial Controller Germany, overseeing financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting for the German portfolio. Thomas then moved to NSC Global, where they held various roles including Financial Controller EMEA & APAC, Head of Reporting and Automation, and Group Controller.

Currently, Thomas is the Finance Director UK at r2p Group, a technology solutions provider for the passenger transport industry. In this role, they are responsible for the finance operation in the UK, including accounting, reporting, payroll, treasury, and systems management using Salesforce and SAGE.

Thomas Becker has a diverse education history. Thomas first attended the ACCA from 2000 to 2003, where they obtained a Chartered Certified Accountant degree. Prior to that, they studied at the Fachhochschule Osnabrück from 1986 to 1990, earning a Diplom-Kaufmann degree in European Business Studies. In 1988, Thomas participated in an Erasmus-Exchange program at Buckinghamshire New University, although no specific degree was mentioned. Thomas has also obtained additional certifications throughout their career. In 2003, they achieved the FCCA certification from the ACCA, and in 2018, they obtained the Prince2 certification from PeopleCert.

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Crawley, United Kingdom

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r2p Group

The r2p Group develops and sells intelligent technology systems with the highest quality standards for the mobile transport sector: CCTV, Automatic Passenger Counting, Passenger Information Systems, Tracking and Fleet Management with real-time data transfer for rail and road vehicles, as well as solutions for fixed infrastructure like platforms and stations. Our customers benefit directly from our ideas, with perfectly optimised solutions that require minimal hardware - meaning the economic and ecological benefits are maximised. The rapidly growing r2p Group, headquartered in Flensburg, Germany, operates internationally in 45 countries with subsidiaries in Denmark, UK, Switzerland, Australia, Malaysia and Brazil. With a silent partnership in Taiwan, a sales office in the Czech Republic and local manufacturing in India, r2p takes pride in being a truly global company. r2p provides IP-based system solutions for public transport covering communication, security and monitoring applications. The fully integrated portfolio of hard- and software products for passenger and fleet flow management r2p offers include CCTV, Passenger Information Systems (PIS), Passenger Announcement (PA), passenger counting, infotainment and fleet management with real-time data transfer and analysis for rail and road vehicles. As of July 2018, HQ Equita acquired r2p and Open Access to build a leading player in the fast-growing market for intelligent digital public transport solutions.


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Flensburg, Germany

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201-500

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