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Lea Friebe

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Interim Head of FinOps / AR at Mews
📍 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Lea Friebe is a leader in the hospitality tech space at Mews, with a strong background in fintech and payments from her time at Klarna. She excels at scaling businesses, driving operational efficiency, and implementing strategic initiatives. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Stockholm University.

With education in both Sweden and Thailand and experience at global companies, she brings an international perspective to her work. Her interests include major travel and technology companies like SAS and Philips.

Unique fact: She successfully scaled a Financial Planning & Analysis team from three to eight members while implementing a next-generation financial planning tool.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Interim Head of FinOps / AR
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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Scaling FinTech Operations
Her roles at Mews and Klarna have focused on scaling FP&A and FinOps teams, implementing new tools, and managing full P&L for product verticals.
Hospitality Technology
As a key leader at Mews, a fast-growing unicorn, she is deeply involved in revolutionizing the hospitality industry through technology and operational excellence.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Interim Head of FinOps / AR
Mews
9-2024
Director, Strategy & Execution
Mews
10-2023 - 9-2024
FP&A | Team Lead
Mews
6-2022 - 10-2023
Head of Finance and Analytics, Open Banking / Sofort
Klarna
2-2022 - 6-2022
Team Lead Partner Success Netherlands
Klarna
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Education
2010 - 2014
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Stockholm University
2012 - 2012
Business Administration
Thammasat University
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