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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Us

PASSENGER RAIL TECHNOLOGIES Financial turnaround | Integration | Transformation | Cash generation | Performance Improvement | Restructuring | Governance | Executive teams Wabtec Corporation: Global leader in Freight and Passenger Rail equipment, systems, digitalization and services. Wabtec has been an industry leader for over 150 years and its mission is to achieve a zero-emission rail system across the globe. With a staff of 24,000, Wabtec posts revenues around $9B and is listed on NYSE (WAB)❖ ROLE: CFO of the Transit (passengers) SEC segment / ± $3Billion Revenues / ±14 000 employees / 100 operating units worldwide / Senior Leadership Team executive❖ CHALLENGES: - Accelerate profitable growth- Finalise integration- Transform business model❖ MISSION: - Restore business profitability- Improve project forecasting- Integrate 3 separate Groups into 1- Shared Services implementation ❖ RESULTS: - Profitability sustainably restored, through product portfolio review and structural cost optimisation - Predictable positive cash generation restored through process improvement and direct customer contacts- Restored credibility with investors through results beyond expectations- Finance function transformationChief Financial Officer | Rail | Group | International | Strategy | Transformation | Change Management | Performance

FAMILY OFFICE (Assets Under Management not disclosed, Life Sciences sector)Governance | Financial Analysis | Cost Reviews | Operating rhythms | Investment reviews and approvals | inputs for Board of Directors ❖ ROLE: Temporary role as CFO and Advisor to Fedal CEO on the Life Sciences portfolio ❖ CHALLENGE & MISSION:- Accelerate profitable business growth - Provide new tools and process improvements to the Board of Directors ❖ RESULTS:- New roadmap for the Board of Directors on potential M&A and financing alternatives- Financial strengths and opportunities analysis - Analysis of IFRS 16 on the business- Financial Planning cycles review - Dashboard creation for enhanced decision-making process Chief Financial Officer | Life Sciences | Strategy | Board of Directors | Transformation | Change Management | Governance

Bern, Ch

AUTOMOTIVE (COMMERCIAL VEHICLES)Governance | Acquisitions | Integration | Margin Improvement | Cash Generation | Productivity Global Tier-1 supplier of technologies, systems, digitalisation and services for commercial vehicles. Wabco posts approx $4 Billion revenues with 16 000 employees across 40 countries. The company was listed on Wall Street (NYSE: WBC) until 2019 when it was taken over by ZF.❖ ROLE: CFO of TB&C Division / ±$3 Billion revenues / 11 000 employees / 40 countries ❖ CHALLENGE:- Accelerate profitable business growth - Complement autonomous steering/driving product and services portfolio - Transform business DNA to improve proactive action to market challenges ❖ MISSION: - Transform operating system governance based on company strategic objectives, for instanceo Outperform Market growth, o Generate Incremental Margins o Predictably convert higher percentage of income into cash - Close 2 acquisition deals and integrate the companies ❖ RESULTS - Closed 2 acquisition deals and integrated them into the existing reporting and operating rhythms- Met Financial results expectations while the company was working with ZF on the strategic options - New operating rhythm governance successfully in place Chief Financial Officer | automotive | Group | International | Strategy | Transformation | Change Management | Performance

Bern, Ch

AUTOMOTIVE (COMMERCIAL VEHICLES)Financing | Treasury | Investors | Bonds | Board of Directors Global Tier-1 supplier of technologies, systems, digitalisation and services for commercial vehicles. Wabco posts approx $4 Billion revenues thanks to 16 000 employees across 40 countries. The company was listed on Wall Street (NYSE: WBC) until 2019 when it was taken over by ZF.❖ ROLE: Vice-President - Corporate Treasurer / ±$4 Billion revenues / 16000 employees / 40 countries ❖ CHALLENGES:- Reduce cost of capital through balance sheet optimisation - Simplify banking relations - Optimise daily cash management - Manage this challenge while also in charge of (equity) Investor Relations ❖ MISSION:- Find bond investors committed to fund new senior notes issuance - Renegotiate revolving Credit Facility with partnering banks - Very close relationship with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors ❖ RESULTS:- First series of senior debt $500million with 5 – 7 – 10 years maturity on the « US Private Placement » 10X over-subscribed - Second series of senior debt $500million with 5 – 7 – 10 years maturity on the « US Private Placement » 5X over-subscribed- Very effective new cash management provider transition - Renegotiated terms on $400 Million Revolving Credit FacilityTreasury | Group | International | Debt | Bonds | Negotiations

Bern, Ch

AUTOMOTIVE (COMMERCIAL VEHICLES)Investors | Analysts | Stock Exchange | Board of Directors Global Tier-1 supplier of technologies, systems, digitalisation and services for commercial vehicles. Wabco posts approx $4 Billion revenues thanks to 16 000 employees across 40 countries. The company was listed on Wall Street (NYSE: WBC) until 2019 when it was taken over by ZF. ❖ ROLE: Vice-President Investor Relations / ±$4 Billion revenues / 16 000 employees / 40 countries ❖ CHALLENGES:- Improve investor reputation on Wall Street - Find new long-term investors - Keep good investors by increasing access to corporate management - Constantly aware of market trends and suggest areas of opportunities for the company - Manage this challenge while also holding another role (Corporate Treasurer or VP Internal Audit) ❖ MISSION:- Find new investors based on investment style sweet spot and keep them engaged - Organise first Investor Day ever for the company- Very close cooperation with the Board of Directors ❖ RESULTS:- Increase in Price/Earnings valuation multiple thanks to enhanced business model understanding by the Street- Doubling of sell-side analysts from 9 to 18- Very successful first Investor Day in terms of attendance as well as new investors to the story (15% new funds invested 3 months after the event) - Awards received 3 years in a row through yearly surveys among NYSE investors in the crowded and competitive broad « automotive » spaceInvestors | Analysts | Stock Exchange | Board of Directors | Transparence | Simplification

Bern, Ch

AUTOMOTIVE (COMMERCIAL VEHICLES)Internal Audit | Board of Directors | External Auditors | TransformationGlobal Tier-1 supplier of technologies, systems, digitalisation and services for commercial vehicles. Wabco posts approx $4 Billion revenues with 16 000 employees across 40 countries. The company was listed on Wall Street (NYSE: WBC) until 2019 when it was taken over by ZF.❖ ROLE: Vice-President Internal Audit / ±$4 Billion revenues / 16 000 employees / 40 countries ❖ CHALLENGES:- Modernise the function - Support the Audit Committee with internal controls improvement - Manage this challenge while also in charge of Investor Relations - Obtain SEC approval for this combination of roles ❖ MISSION:- Transform the Internal Audit function - Define the key control improvement areas - Maintain funding requirements constant - Very close cooperation with the Chairman of the Audit Committee ❖ RESULTS:- New Enterprise Risks updated - New Revenue Recognition audit procedures - New Warranties audit procedures - New Conflict of Interests audit procedures - New FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) audit procedures- Ethics Committee created together with HR and Legal, most notably with a 24-hour acknowledgement commitment Internal Audit | Board of Directors | External Auditors | Transformation

Bern, Ch

AUTOMOTIVE (COMMERCIAL VEHICLES)FP&A | Modelling | Strategic planning | Budget | Restructuring | Cost Control | Investment priorities during crisis Global Tier-1 supplier of technologies, systems, digitalisation and services for commercial vehicles. Wabco posts approx $4 Billion revenues with 16 000 employees across 40 countries. The company was listed on Wall Street (NYSE: WBC) until 2019 when it was taken over by ZF.❖ ROLE: Vice-President Financial Planning & Analysis / ±$4 Billion revenues / 16 000 employees / 40 countries ❖ CHALLENGES:- Create new operating system governance for a newly listed corporation - Ensure daily visibility of key performance indicators during 2009 global crisis ❖ MISSION:- Create FP&A function by nurturing high potential talent in the Finance function - Maximise enterprise flexibility to anticipate impact of the global crisis - Use achieved flexibility to quickly rebound by anticipating economic recovery ❖ RESULTS:- Creation and validation of a forecasting model that became part of the company DNA as well as shared with shareholders to allow them to better estimate company performance based on accessible market data - Fixed costs reductions and partial re-investment into key R&D programmes - Reported results outperformed the market cycle dynamics FP&A | Modelling | Strategic planning | Budget | Restructuring | Cost Control | Investment priorities during crisis

Boston, Ma, Us

Commercial Finance | Margin Improvement | Growth Support | Transformation | Team Creation General Electric (NYSE: GE) is one of the largest conglomerates with activities in a large variety of sectors. Revenues above $180 Billion in 2008 with 323 000 employees worldwide.GE WATER & PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES Water desalinisation projects and water processing solutions ❖ ROLE: Commercial Finance Leader EMEA / ±$700 million revenues / 4 000 employees / 20 countries ❖ CHALLENGES:- Drive profitable business growth - Complement products and services portfolio - Transform Finance team DNA to support company ambition - Company value proposition objective : be ultimately able to produce drinkable water for $1 per litre ❖ MISSION:- Create Commercial Finance function by unlocking high potentials - Set up a partnering finance team to business leaders through enhanced tools and processes to drive profitable growth manage complex contract negotiations - Ensure continuous new contract pipeline visibility - Improve financial and commercial risk management ❖ RESULTS:- Successful creation of a team and new tools&processes to track margins by customer - Achieved 2X regional GDP profitable growth objective - Successful integration of 2 strategic acquisitions (Ionics and Osmonics) to complete a unique sales proposition portfolio - Team growth and staff very engaged in their new functions Commercial Finance | Margin improvement | Profitable growth support | Transformation | Team creation

Boston, Ma, Us

Regulated market | Transformation | Board of Directors | Restructuring | Return on Equity General Electric (NYSE: GE) is one of the largest conglomerates with activities in a large variety of sectors. Revenues above $180 Billion in 2008 with 323 000 employees worldwide.GE EMPLOYERS REINSURANCE CORPORATION (GE Insurance Solutions): Reinsurance company posting ±$8 Billion Gross Premium, 5th global player in size, before being taken over in 2005 by Swiss Re ❖ ROLE: CFO Continental Europe Property&Casualty / ±$2 Billion Gross Premiums / 2000 employees / 10 countries / ❖ CHALLENGE:- Stated GE strategy to divest a very volatile business - Casualty Portfolio required heavy equity, thus forcing structurally low ROE- Non performing JV ❖ MISSION:- Identification of high risk product lines - Contract terminations and run-off business while setting up adequate reserves - Financial results estimates to avoid any surprise - Non-executive Director in a non-performing JV ❖ RESULTS:- Set up a financial planning module aligned to Standard & Poors rating parameters - Exit decision of non-performing / equity intensive Casualty product lines - Drive underwriting discipline to achieve positive technical ratio- Restructuring of underwriting teams - Safeguarded GE interests in managing potential financial risks coming from the JV Regulated Market | Transformation | Board of Directors | Restructuring | Return on Equity

Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

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Master'S, Economics & Management

Education record

Eramsus Exchange Student, Economics