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Group CFO, leading as well Legal and Information Systems
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2Ride Group
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Group CFO, leading as well Legal and Information Systems
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Greater Paris Metropolitan Region, France
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Benoit Willaert is listed as Group CFO, leading as well Legal and Information Systems at 2Ride Group, a with 38 employees, based in Greater Paris Metropolitan Region, France. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at ingenico.com and a matched LinkedIn profile for Benoit Willaert.
Benoit Willaert previously worked as EMEA CFO at Ingenico and EMEA CFO at Worldline Global. Benoit Willaert holds Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.) - Finance, Finance from Essca.
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Group CFO, team leader & team player, working in Stock Listed and Private Equity environment - used to shareholder change & strategy pivotingBusiness partner and used to drive International Teams, transformations, M&A and Post Merger Integration, as well as Business movesStrategic vision, leading to define a clear and step by step action plan to deliver shareholder valueBuilding and executing the action plan, in a constant adaptative way to the environmentExperience in Tech and high profitable growth, restructuring and heavy industry, long term projects, survival business transformationSaaS Software, Service, Industry all combined are my favorite playgroundAs CFO EMEA for Ingenico we transformed our Revenue profile from 85% hardware and 15% service & software in 2019 to 40% hardware, 30% Service and 30% Software SaaS in 2024 (ARR)Between 2020 and 2022 with Ingenico - we have been acquired by Worldline and - then divested to Apollo - I strongly contributed to both changes in addition to contributing to our profitable growth (+18% in 2022 vs. 2019) to now join the Private Equity world (#PE)I am a passionate, agile, hands-on leader who communicates in simple ways and embraces change and innovationMain Skills- CFO with Multi-disciplinary international skills in Accounting (DESCF), Finance IFRS, US GAAP, Legal, Tax, Cash Management, Financing, Due Diligence, M&A, Post-Merger Integration, Compliance, Internal Controls, SOX, Internal Audit, Risk Management, Contract Management, Complex Long Term turnkey projects (IFRS15), Financial & Budget Controlling, Business Partner, Controlling in Project Division, BU, Plants, FinTech, Tech, Private Equity - - Project Management in crisis and new business development, change management leader, transformation, Post Merger Integration (PMI), hands-on with strategic & operational topics, various level collaboration & influence skills (CAC 40 company), Restructuring , Costs savings, Lean organization- Management & team developmentExecutive Committee member for past 15 years, in industrial, project and global worldwide environment, internationally spread teams (up to 19 teams, with 120+ people)Board Executive Director for our EMEA Legal EntitiesBusiness team partner, challenging status quo, looking for efficiencyTransformation & Project Controlling Shared service creationObjectivesC-Suite Business Partner, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Deputy CEO, Board Executive Director, Directeur Administratif et Financier, Private Equity #PE #VC #CFO #Innovation #Transformation #LBO #International
Listed skills include Internal Controls, Sarbanes Oxley Act, Financial Audits, Management, and 45 others.
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2Ride Group
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Benoit Willaert work experience
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Emea Cfo
CurrentEMEA CFO (€600m activity) Paris, France – Ingenico – privately owned by ApolloContext: Ingenico is the Tech Payment leader – leading the FinTech revolution- €600 m Revenues across the Region with very diverse market dynamics and go to market models.- Leading the Region, optimizing the set-up and active participation in relationship with our new PE shareholder Apollo (Signing in Feb 2022 – closing in Sept 2022)- Chief Finance Officer including, Pricing, Legal, Tax, IT and Indirect purchasing- Co-pilot to the General Manager and ExCo Team to define the strategy and lead our team to implement our Software SaaS & Terminal as a Service (TaaS) deploymentResults- 18% Revenue organic growth in 2022 vs. 2019 (pro forma) – with +4pts EBITDA and +5pts FCF- Revenue structure transformed from 85% Hardware and 15% Software & Services in 2019 to 50% Hardware, 25% Software SaaS and 25% Services in 2023 - generating a substantial revenue profile change and ARR- Smooth divestment from Worldline – including sell of Russia & other businesses- Acquisition by Apollo - Value Creation Plan definition, implementation & further success drive- New set of customer relationship with our new strategic partner: Worldline- Full carve out from Worldline, and finance transformation- M&A acquisitions & divestments – integration process for newly acquired businesses- CSR leader in implementing recycled plastic for our hardware and Software upgrades to reduce battery use
Oct 2022 - Present
Emea Cfo
EMEA CFO (€500m activity) Paris, France – Ingenico a Worldline BrandContext: Ingenico is a Tech company – leading the FinTech revolution - I joined Ingenico in January 2020 – in February, Worldline announced its ambition to purchase Ingenico by October 2020 – which was completed with successWorldline was interested by 50% of Ingenico business and decided to sell the other 50% to Apollo€500m Revenues across the Region with very diverse market dynamics and go to market models- Chief Finance Officer for the EMEA (Europe Middle East and Africa) Region - Terminals Solutions and Services Global Business Line - Leading the Region creation and active participation in the Worldline integration – after acquisition in October 2020Key Finance leader in the Ingenico TSS carve out from Worldline to Apollo as PEResults- Post-Merger Integration including former Worldline brand terminal activity- strong resistance to COVID Revenue slow down by accelerating new growth area- tight cost control during 2020 leading to +4 pts profitability in 2020 vs. 2019 with flat revenue (keeping R&D investment unchanged) and investing in transformational initiatives- Finance transformation by Shared Service implementation- Region operating model transformation to better serve our customers- Transfer transactionnal accounting tasks to Near Shoring Shared Service Center - 32 persons impact- When Worldline decided to sell Ingenico - Worldline decided to keep the Shared Service center. I decided to create Accounting Hubs in some Ingenico countries as we did not had critical mass to build a Shared Service Center
Jan 2020 - Oct 2022
Ehouse Line Of Business Cfo
€500m business worldwide, both in Long Term projects (IFRS15) and more Product approach for smaller buildingsContext: EHouse created end 2015 addressing worldwide Long-Term Project business- Create Finance function in this new strategical activity, instrumental to profitable growth Deliver 100% organic growth in 3 years, with +7 pts EBITA increase- Business Partner at all levels. From tendering to close interaction in execution- Lead 5 regional teams with regular on-site workshops: Asia Pacific, China, NAM, EMEA, SAM, CIS- Implement M&A, alliance and partner development- Support business with financing, contract & risk management, industrial & project controllingResults: Deliver 100% organic growth in 3 years, with +7 pts EBITA increase
Mar 2016 - Jan 2020
Group Solution Controlling Director
€10b Turn Over perimeterContext: Schneider Electric focused on profitable growth for Projects & Services business including Software- Lead & develop 19 Finance teams (17 countries + 2 worldwide activities – Software & Services)China, Australia, Indonesia, Korea, India, Germany, Iberia, UK, France, Italy, KSA, Gulf, CIS, US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil: regular travel to lead these teams (120+ persons) – Global Project Controlling Shared Service creation- Leverage local Finance set-up and lead improvement: Shared Service Center efficiency- Drive Group transformation for the Finance function on Projects & Services businesses- Lead Digital Finance Transformation Thru SAP upgrade with IFRS 15- Define process & KPIs, ERP improvement roadmap, direct relationship with Group level- Achieve Gross Margin improvement by 1,6 pts in 18 months, Controlling Shared Service implemented- Successfully drive change to IFRS 15 at Group Level
Feb 2012 - Feb 2016
Post Merger Integration Director
€4.2b Turn Over, worldwide perimeterContext: Following Areva T&D acquisition and Schneider Electric internal carve out, integrate former Areva T&D people in Schneider Environment. Define a new go-to market strategy with new Finance Business Partner- Finance Stream team lead to define a new go-to market strategy (8 persons project team). - Post-Merger Integration: lead all finance topics at BU level to integrate former Areva T&D- Supports M&A to acquire and integrate Telvent Software & projects (1b€ acquisition) then Post-Merger IntegrationResults: 200 m€ savings, Areva T&D integration within 18 months, defined Finance Team role in the new BU
Jul 2010 - Feb 2012
Chief Of Staff To Group Cfo
€5b Turn Over, worldwide responsibilityHands on in the Areva T&D sale to Alstom & Schneider Electric (one year project) : Business Plan, Detailed Financial Statements & Strategy documentation, data room, bankers Q&AContext: “fast” growing industrial company, needing to improve processes to sustain growth- Management responsibility: 1 person (direct), 4 BU and 18 product lines, worldwide perimeter- Lead Business Risk Management at T&D level, coordinate with the BU and Product Lines : deliver action plans reducing risk exposure- Create and implement Internal Control culture- Lead Balance Sheet review and Management Letter sign-off: validate and drive action plans - Support units and legal entities worldwide : recover margin slippage, define legal set-upResults: Hands-on in Areva T&D sale to Schneider Electric (one year project: Business Plan, Detailed Financial Statements & Strategy documentation, data room, bankers Q&A)
Apr 2008 - Jun 2010
Sox & Compliance Director Europe
98 plants in the extended Europe region (€4.5b Turn Over)Europe Executive Committee team memberContext: Full deployment including smaller plants. - Lead Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) process & action plan in challenging 2 to 3 plants per week locally on site with the Plant team to generate improvement, contribute to Global SOX change team- Improve Internal Control and generate 5pts saving on external auditor’s fees
Oct 2007 - Mar 2008
Chief Financial Officer
Cergy Plant - 500 employees + 500 Temps, €200m Turn OverContext: very low margin activity, company under LBO, stock listed in US- Management responsibility: 6 persons, member of the plant Executive Committee- Accountable for all finance statutory & US GAAP related purposes (one independent legal entity with accounting, management control, treasury, internal control), Mfg Pro / QAD as an ERP- Achieve 100% product portfolio renewal with +3pts margin for contractual 7 years- Manage US GAAP, IFRS and local Tax compliance
Apr 2004 - Sep 2007
Controlling & Restructuring
Valeo Switches and Detection System Western Europe Division5 plants located in 4 countries2600 employees, €350m Turn OverContext: Recently acquired plants under restructuring- Improve & develop 5 plants for all finance related purposes, 3 years business plan- Finance & IT people management: one plant finance director per plant, 66 personsResults: Drive M&A and Industrial Efficiency to restructure and adapt plants to Valeo standards: 1 site closed, 1 site re-located, 3 activities sub-contracted (400 persons)
Jan 2002 - Apr 2004
Controlling Team Lead
Orange Group: Global One/Equant Frankfurt, Germany (650 employees, €150m Turn Over) Management responsibility: 5 persons- Forecasting, budgeting, reporting and controlling for Germany - profitability turn-around- Improves Oracle ERP to make it US GAAP Compliant - Implement Management P&L in Germany
Jan 2001 - Dec 2001
Information System Audit Supervisor
May 1999 - Dec 2000
Audit Senior
Sep 1997 - Apr 1999
3 education records
Benoit Willaert education
Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.) - Finance, Finance
Essca
Descf, Finance & Accounting : Equivalent To American Cpa
Descf
Schneider Electric Leader Development Program (3 Weeks In Dubai, Barcelona, Paris)
Unc Kenan-Flagler Business School
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What company does Benoit Willaert work for?
Benoit Willaert works for 2Ride Group.
What is Benoit Willaert's role at 2Ride Group?
Benoit Willaert is listed as Group CFO, leading as well Legal and Information Systems at 2Ride Group.
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AeroLeads has found 1 work email signal at @ingenico.com for Benoit Willaert at 2Ride Group.
Where is Benoit Willaert based?
Benoit Willaert is based in Greater Paris Metropolitan Region, France while working with 2Ride Group.
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Benoit Willaert has worked for 2Ride Group, Ingenico, Worldline Global, Schneider Electric, and Areva T&D.
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Benoit Willaert holds Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.) - Finance, Finance from Essca.
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Benoit Willaert is listed with skills including Internal Controls, Sarbanes Oxley Act, Financial Audits, Management, Financial Reporting, Business Strategy, Finance, and Risk Management.
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