Eugene van den Berg is a seasoned serial business intellect with deep expertise in corporate and structured finance, project finance, and forensic accounting. Eugene centres his skills and deliverables around the Business Intelligence (BI) theme. that encompasses technologies, applications, and practices used to collect, analyze, and present business data to improve decision-making. Eugene is passionate about transforming raw data into actionable insights, helping organizations understand past performance, monitor current trends, and predict future outcomes. Essentially, Eugene enables businesses to make more informed and effective decisions across various aspects of their operations. Eugene brings a sharp focus on the business drivers that generate Economic Value Added in excess of the cost of capital to produce shareholder value. He combines rigorous economic analysis with a forward-thinking vision, often focusing on the intersection of finance and climate policy. Eugene is also skilled in reconstructive accounting for forensic purposes and rebuilding lost and destroyed accounting records. Eugene is superb in evaluating trade policies and supply-chain infrastructure, advocating for strategic economic diversification—particularly within a “Canada First” framework. His background as a financial analyst, as an economist and climate-change policy analyst gives him a unique perspective on how traditional financial principles can be applied to sustainable development initiatives, making him a recognized voice in both corporate finance circles and environmental policy discussions.
An accomplished Business Analyst, Accountant, Finance Executive, Investor Relations-, Capital- & Funding Advisor, Corporate Financier, Financial Analyst, Financial Manager, Financial- & Transformation Professional, and Director of Companies with several years of diverse and deep financial management and accounting experience, a solid track record that creates, develops, implements and delivers operative, time-saving, money-saving efficiency solutions in finance supported by a deep and authentic passion for corporate finance, analytical problem-solving, climate economics, business intelligence & strong accounting background. My father taught me Accounting at the age of 13. From there, the passion for finance quadrupled through continuous learning.
There are many benefits and huge cost savings leveraging the expertise of a part-time Senior Analyst with my credentials.
Offering Analytical, Accounting Controller & CFO services complement what I do in Investor Relations, Corporate Finance, Financial Management, and Finance Transformation, and now also in the space of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Sustainable Development and Forensic Accounting.
Climate Economics is the new frontier. Many don't fully realize and appreciate it yet. Developing effective ESG strategies will require painstakingly deep lifecycle analysis to ensure the costing, the Green House Gas (GHG) and CO2 emissions impacts are correctly quantified.
Already in 2021, the world came to realize that skewed and unproductive government and climate change policies are costly, as 2021 is starkly remembered for the onset of a global energy crisis, driven by demand exceeding fossil fuel supplies, combined with the onset of a commodity supercycle and sharply rising energy prices, then, that has since returned to a more balanced outlook. The commodity supercycle unfolding since April 2020 is also driven by the shift in Renewable Energy (RE) policy transition impacts. RE parts and batteries for Electric Vehicles (EVs) require vast amounts of different types of commodities. Commodities also need an extensive supply of fossil fuel to process them using industrial equipment and large-scale industrial processes. These drive the thirst for oil significantly. So, my message is "Deploy critical economic policy that blankets both fossil fuels and future-looking green energy development". The green focus is not sustainable yet. That is because technology has not fully improved to make green energy a reliable replacement source. For instance, how many have purchased a battery-operated grass-trimmer with a lot of empty promises, and only to learn that a single battery charge barely lasts trimming half the yard. That is annoying as [use imagination to fill with a suitable word describing utter frustration]. I therefore still rely on gasoline and electric cord garden equipment.
Since 2015, the private sector has been "spooked" by all the green speak and truly idiotic polices. As such, fossil fuel investment has been declining, remains low with climate activism adding fuel to the fire, influencing political world leaders to focus only on one aspect of matters and not tying together 1+1 =2, unfortunately. Now we are paying the price for such stupidity.
We are only getting out of the starting blocks now, putting more effort into implementing climate change policy. There is a lot to achieve by 2030, and a lot to be accomplished by 2050, to the point where many start to question if "the lost decade" was worth it. The answer is a loud NO!. And I have the economic data (for Canada) to prove it. It's like this, will you invest in a project that only yields, say, 5% p.a., vs. the cost of capital of 8% p.a. and inflation of 4%? You will lose all your money!
Weighing into the equation is the sensitivity around microchips that are required for all electronics and EVs. The leading supplier is Taiwan, and geopolitical risks in that region are causing concerns that impact price and supply with ripple effects that travel around the globe. The supply chain issues around microchips are not going to be resolved without massive fixed capital investment in North America.
In 2021, the world was hit with a "black Swan". Many believed that it was related to COVID-19 supply chain bottlenecks. To a certain degree, yes, but it is much deeper than that, given that the unfolding commodity supercycle started in April 2020 during the early times of the first wave of COVID-19. COVID-19 highlighted what had become problematic over decades (hidden in plain sight) in supply chain efficiency as the world has become more globalized since the early 1990s. An event was needed to open our eyes that globalization sounds nice, but introduces a lot more risks to calibrate.
It's the depth and breadth of my many years of dedicated finance experience that can truly make a difference to your business, as evidenced by my testimonials and my background.
Eugene is a Change Agent, a champion who excels in solving Forensic Accounting challenges, innovative Economic Analysis, Financial and Climate Economic Analysis, Cash Flow Management, Budgeting & Forecasting, Complex Financial Modelling, developing systems of internal controls and finance functions for startups. I do that through skills and abilities to connect the dots. Skills and abilities that meet the high accuracy and compliance standards (Legal, Regulatory, and Credit Rating Agency Methodology). Someone that can articulate "Growth", Climate Economics-, Sustainable Development (SDG's) and "Credit Metrics" through implementing innovative communication and unique financial artifacts supporting communicating the Strategy, managing Accounting & Finance functions, Working Capital Management, Capital Structure, Investment Opportunity; and delivering financial management processes aligning technology to drive improvements, integration, profitability, reporting, value, forensics and efficiency through superior financial-, process- and data modeling analytics.
See Testimonials here: https://business-advisor.ca/what-other-say/
I take great pleasure in developing sound strategies, performing Analysis, attending to Accounting matters with measurable outcomes from modelling complex financial and data problems backed by project management, communication & interpersonal skills, helping me to deliver constantly on all metrics so that your business and company can progress, develop and benefit. My experience is backed by strong International Capital Markets and Canadian finance, business & transferable skills, and diversity. I hold:
| University | Qualification earned |
|---|---|
 | Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) [B.Com (Accounting)] |
| Hons. Bachelor of Commerce (Investment Management) [B.Com (Hons) Investment Management] |
| Master of Commerce (Business Management) [M.Com (Business Management)] MBA |
 | Dip.CIS & Business [Diploma in Computer Information Systems & Business] |
 | VERY IMPORTANT TO NOTE: IQAS ASSESSED ALL FOREIGN QUALIFICATIONS AND DGEREES AS EQUIVALENT TO CANADIAN QUALIFICATIONS AND DEGREES OF THE SAME STANDING AND STANDARD OF EDUCATION (for both Academic and Work requirements in Canada) |
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