Arnaud Becard Email & Phone Number

Currently Chief Operations Officer of SARIA's SINOVA division, I have over 30 years' experience in a variety of sectors, including agri-food, textiles and the record industry. My career as CFO and then CEO has enabled me to develop solid expertise in leading organisational transformation strategies and managing complex projects.I have led long-term industrial transformations, such as the design of a 5-year industrial master plan and decarbonisation projects to achieve ambitious SBTI targets (-42% by 2030).I also managed strategic initiatives such as setting up shared service centres, hedging tool and process on commodity markets (cereals and energy) to secure margins and strengthen resilience to market fluctuations, and implementing ERP, TMS, S&OP, Dashboard and BI systems to guarantee efficiency gains, optimised resource management and improved business monitoring.As a member of Sinova's board, I played an active role in building up a new European business unit with 2,500 employees and sales of one billion euros.My skills range from strategic agility and complex problem-solving to strong leadership of multicultural teams. My entrepreneurial spirit enables me to lead fast growing organisations or turnaround phase, while maintaining a focus on achieving tangible, sustainable results.Today, I'm looking for a new challenge, particularly in a CEO or COO role, or through consultancy assignments to support companies in their strategic and operational transformations.I deeply believe in the power of working together and talent development. Team work in in multicultural environments is an integral part of my DNA, with the constant aim of helping my colleagues to grow while fostering a climate of trust and inclusion.Organisational transformation, Strategic leadership, Project management, Shared services centre, ERP, TMS, S&OP, Industrial transformation, Decarbonisation, CFO, CEO, COO, Growth strategy, Turnaround, Agri-food, Financial management, Process optimisation, Multicultural management, Digital transformation, Complex problem solving, Industrial master plan.