Franco Gerla Email & Phone Number

Milan, It

Milano, Italia

Operating in a leading Multinational Corporation specialized in the design and manufacturing of hydraulics hoses and fittings; 0.6 Bn US$ of annual Turnover; operations in 40 countries Worldwide; 50 companies managed through two separate business units; more than four 4.000 employees.Main achievements: • Completed 15 M&A deals, increasing considerably revenues and margins since 2007 | Re-setting financial strategy through the introduction of International Banking Groups and international… Show more Operating in a leading Multinational Corporation specialized in the design and manufacturing of hydraulics hoses and fittings; 0.6 Bn US$ of annual Turnover; operations in 40 countries Worldwide; 50 companies managed through two separate business units; more than four 4.000 employees.Main achievements: • Completed 15 M&A deals, increasing considerably revenues and margins since 2007 | Re-setting financial strategy through the introduction of International Banking Groups and international financial partners (0,6 Bn US$ m/l term loans and corporate bond) | Implementation of a sophisticated Transfer Pricing model. Show less

Milano, Italy

Milano, Italia

Corporation leader in the distribution of electrical tools. Worldwide revenues of 6.7Bn €; 1.700 selling branches globally, 21.000 employees.Definition of a new financing strategy: new lending channels, banking partners definition, recap | Fiscal re-organization and optimization | Cost killer project: operational overheads saving program | Introduced new budgeting / reporting system | First time adoption of IAS / IFRS rules | Establishment Internal Auditing department.

French retail group. 7 Bn € Annual Turnover in Italy through the different business channels (supermarket / hypermarket).Main accomplishment: Post-acquisition integration process of GS Group into Carrefour Group: implementation of new reporting package and accounting procedures | Management of Statutory and fiscal implications of each transformational project: merges, assets transfer, capital aggregation (more than 20 operations)