• Finance executive with extensive international experience in fast-paced environments and in companies undergoing significant transformation with strong knowledge of pharmaceutical, medical devices and FMCG sectors. • Throughout my career, I have worked as Finance Manager and Business Partner successfully supporting the achievement of strong business results, providing insightful financial advice and narrative, carefully managing P&L and delivering accurate financial planning. I have contributed to financial and operational improvements through financial modelling to evaluate investment opportunities, bringing new insights to improve working capital management and maintaining a strong control environment. • I have led Accounting & Reporting and Planning & Analysis teams, constantly focusing on people’s development and fostering a culture of collaboration, performance and continuous improvement. • I recently contributed to the implementation of strategic projects, critical to improve the performance of the financial function and business competitiveness. I was part of the team that led the successful SAP implementation in more than 30 countries and contributed, as a PMO, to the creation of a new international “Customer Service” function to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of the business.• I have successfully worked with multi-functional and multicultural teams, with great commitment and passion, being considered as an exemplary business partner always willing to contribute constructively to the mitigation of business challenges and the improvement of financial results.
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Head Of FinanceNoventureBarcelona, Ct, Es
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Customer Operations Head FranceAlcon Mar 2023 - Dec 2023París Y AlrededoresManaging the customer service team (33 employees) providing services to medical devices and contact lenses division (total turnover $200M). • Driving team transformation by focusing on process and system improvements, strengthening key competencies, measuring and improving financial and operational performance and promoting cross-functional collaboration. -
Pmo International Customer OperationsAlcon Jun 2020 - Feb 2023Barcelona, Cataluña, EspañaReporting to Head of International Customer Operations, and part of the Leadership team (600+ associates across 5 regions and over 50 countries).• Preparing and monitoring the ICO Strategic Plan (budget $70M).• Identifying and implementing efficiencies and process harmonization (11 processes across 30 markets, $7M savings).• Financial budget preparation in collaboration with Regional and Country Customer Operations Heads and newly created service center in India.• Definition and monitoring of costs savings and restructuring costs.• Collaborate to establish a new Organizational Design, leading to the creation of a new project team of 30+ associates to drive automation and transformational process change projects
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Head Of Finance South Africa ClusterAlcon Oct 2019 - May 2020Johannesburgo Y Alrededores, Sudáfrica• Management of 15 employees covering the functions of Business Planning & Analysis, Financial Reporting & Accounting and Compliance (turnover $30M). • Creation of working groups with the commercial and operations areas, driving the reduction of provisions for bad debts and slow-moving stock, obtaining improved cash collection and reducing inventory destruction costs which led to additional investments in value-adding activities. • Achieving greater transparency and relevance of financial presentations, ensuring better monitoring of business performance at both income statement and working capital levels.• Implementation of a new financial forecasting process based on cross-functional collaboration and identification of fact-based assumptions to enable rapid and reliable identification of risks and opportunities and improve financial results.
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Sap Emea Deployment LeadAlcon Nov 2017 - Sep 2019Barcelona, Cataluña, España• Accountable for the successful deployment of SAP in 23 countries (leading 12 local coordinators). • Managing integrated program plan and monitoring execution through all project phases.• Leading management of local business resources and back-up, ensuring identification and appropriate review of local users’ requirements. • Coordinating all deployment activities with local organizations and leadership teams as well as managing escalation process for critical risks and issues both at local at global levels. • Monitoring parallel initiatives and 3rd party systems to anticipate and avoid conflicts with wave roll-out. • Supporting Functional leads to ensure adherence with global template and managing change requests.• Leading Steering Committees and cross-functional status meetings and ensuring transparent communication of key decisions and project progresses to all stakeholders.
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Finance Head & Project Manager Spain & Portugal,Alcon, A Novartis Division Apr 2016 - Oct 2017Barcelona Y Alrededores, España• Leadership of Iberia’s financial function (15 employees, turnover of $160M). • Implementation of several process improvements to eliminate critical pain points based on clear definition of roles and responsibilities and consistent focus on cross-functional collaboration to generate efficiencies and reduce expenses. • Development of the action plan to eliminate the problems identified by internal controls, achieving significant improvements validated by follow-up internal audit.• Creating a holistic set of metrics and reports to improve result transparency for leadership and allow for faster identification of risks and opportunities.• PMO Lead for Emerging Growth Markets: definition and monitoring of financial and organizational impacts of the combination of Alcon’s Ophthalmic Pharmaceutical business with Novartis Pharma’s Retina franchise for the Middle East and Africa region (turnover: USD 300mio).
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Financial Reporting And Accounting (Fra) Head, IberiaNovartis Mar 2013 - Mar 2016Barcelona Y Alrededores, España• Leadership of Iberian FRA Shared Service Center team (11 FTEs) providing financial services to Novartis “Over-The-Counter” and Animal Health divisions in Spain and Portugal (approximate turnover of EUR 120M) including: reporting and accounting, cash-flow management, financial compliance, cash collection and credit management, accounts payables, treasury, statutory accounts, tax and management of external advisors. • Led new Organization Design of Accounts Receivables in Portugal (to minimize bad debts and overdues), via implementation of new policy and team re-organization, leading to increased productivity, strict results monitoring and closer collaboration with commercial units. • Prepared transfer of FRA activities (support for processes validation and data migration) from our internal SAP ERP system to Eli Lilly and Glaxo SmithKline Shared Service Centers• Strong and positive customer feedback received from CFOs regarding quality of services delivered (performance measured on continuous improvement around automatization, productivity, business partnership, innovation and quality).• Part of the team that created "Business Partnering" virtual training program for the Novartis Business Services division (6 months and 100% virtual program designed to develop the Business Partnering skills of 600 + managers from the newly created NBS division). -
Regional Business Process Compliance Manager Uk & NordicsNovartis Jun 2012 - Feb 2013Camberley, United Kingdom• Monitoring of SOX controls. Introduction of a new dashboard to facilitate understanding of risks and pro-actively propose remediation solutions. • Implementing a new divisional compliance cockpit achieving higher compliance with corporate requirements and stronger involvement from local leadership team.
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Business Planning And Analysis (Bpa) Head Ou IberiaNovartis Jun 2008 - May 2012Barcelona, Spain• Creation of the Iberian BPA team structure, recruitment of 5 new associates identification and remediation of low performance issues. • Responsible for financial and strategic planning, implementing strong controls of risks and opportunities and driving the implementation of contingency plans to ensure the achievement of objectives. • Leading and implementing continuous improvement projects with high impacts on logistics, commercial and financial plans• Developing business plans to support BD&L projects such as licensing-in agreements and partial externalization of Pharmacy sales force in Spain
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Otc Iberian CfoNovartis Feb 2008 - May 2008Barcelona, Cataluña, España• Iberian CFO on an ad interim basis with full responsibility over FRA and BPA functions.
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Business Planning And Analysis (Bpa), Manager OtcNovartis Feb 2002 - Jan 2008Barcelona, Spain• Responsible of Spanish BPA activities including full P&L ownership, financial planning and control, strategic planning, pricing, working capital management and measurement of effectiveness of promotional activities.• SAP implementation
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Marketing Finance Controller Head Novartis Consumer Health UkNovartis Sep 2000 - Jan 2002Horsham, United Kingdom• Responsible for recruiting and leading a new BPA team (3 FTEs) in charge of monitoring the results of 3 business units with total turnover of approximately GPB 100mio, 300 FTEs and 2 manufacturing sites. • Led preparation of financials (NPV, productivity gains estimates) which resulted in the closure of Health and Functional Food factory in Kings Langley. • Member of the SAP (2B1) implementation team (first European implementation).
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Bu Controller Health And Functional Food UkNovartis Mar 1999 - Sep 2000Horsham, United Kingdom• Implementation of new business warehouse system (Datatracker) which improved the monitoring of financial and commercial results.• Contributed to the rejuvenation of key brands (Options/Ovaltine) through the preparation Capital Appropriation Requests (CAR) which supported significant investments in production lines necessary to implement major packaging upgrade.
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Junior Controller Europe, Middle East And AfricaNovartis Dec 1996 - Feb 1999Geneva, Switzerland• Reporting to European Controlling director and collaborating extensively with the Reporting team which led the implementation of new reporting system and process following the creation of Novartis. • Member of the Consumer Health integration office together with McKinsey Inc. consultants following the merger of 3 Business Units (Nov. 98 – Apr. 99).
Gérard L'Eplattenier Education Details
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Dirección Económica-Financiera -
Sciences Economique
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Gérard L'Eplattenier attended Esade Business School, Université De Neuchâtel.
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