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Structuring of the finance department, involvement in Group refinancing

Financial analysis of operating results, cash flow and investments of Carrefour Express & Carrefour Contact 335 franchisees in the Northern region (ROI & pay-backs ratios). Job based near Lille.

• Engineering company: Sales 70 m€, 600 employees, 15 branches, 3 subsidiaries
• Involvement in the Vendor Due Diligence in the sale of the group to an major Investment (incl. Road shows)
• Interim CFO 14 people: accounting, cost control, cash management

• Replacement of CFO
• Refinancement of the company while being in receivership
• Negociation and finalization of a new debt schedule with the banks and an additional factoring line.

Greater Paris

• Permanent CFO in charge of every support functions: finance, HR, customer service and IT.
• Prior to its merger with Biosynex, Theradiag was a biotherapy monitoring tests manufacturer, listed on Euronext Paris ( 20 m€ sales, 40 people).

Since 1682, Dalloyau is a leader catering and event planner, operating a chain of fine food retail outlets: 6 wholly owned + 24 franchisees in Asia. Annual revenues: 30 m€, 250 employees.Owned by Private equity fund Perceva.Assignments: year-end closing of 2018 accounts, DSO and cash management improvement

• ESL acquired by Eurofins is anThis industrial analysis Laboratory is a young company specialized in hazardoussubstance analysis. The company is held in Private Equity, franco-american investors.2017 - 2019: Chief.
• Sale of the company to Eurofins Scientific
• Business Partner of the founder of the company2013 - 2016: Finance and Human Resources DirectorManaging strong growth by fully upgrading Finance and HR functions
• Finance: financing fixed assets, budgeting, cost control, cash management, tax issues
• HR: recruitment of 100 employees, initiation and permanent interaction with Workers Council, company agreements (working hours, profit sharing scheme), skills development

Roissy, France

• French subsidiaries of Danish group DSV Global Transport & Logistics (listed on Nasdaq Nordic)Annual revenues in France € 340m, 850 employees, 42 air, sea and road freight agencies and logistics facilities: DSV Road.
• Recapitalization of the french legal entities
• Reorganization of client receivables collection and cash management
• Management of 32 people

Créteil, France

• French subsidiaries of Germany based DORMA group (known now as DormaKaba)Annual revenues in France € 100m, 290 employees, 4 companies in B2B:Dorma France, Groom, Dorma Security, Dorma automatic doorsHead of the Shared.
• Boosted profitability by 9%, reduced working capital requirements by 12%
• Mitigated tax risk exposure by a systematic documentation
• Successfully customized SAP R/3 to business demands
• Management of a multi skilled team of 30 people

Marne LA Vallée, France

• French subsidiary of industrial global group FOSECO held in LBO by the Cinven UK fundManufacturing of chemicals and solutions for steel mills and foundriesAnnual revenues in France € 55m, 90 employees, 2 factories, 2.
• Merger of the two French legal entities by means of absorption
• Boosted Cash Flow by 28 % in 2 years
• Revaluation of the assets followed by 2 capital increase
• Directly in charge of Customer Service Dept: 450 customers e.g. Alcan, Saint Gobain, Peugeot SA, Schlumberger, etc... In April 2005, the group is IPOed on the London Stock Exchange2006 - 2008 Group responsibilities
• Acting Finance Director of Foseco Italy (12 months)

Paris - France

• Medical equipment subsidiary of the private hospitalization group MEDIDEP (known now as Clariane, listed on Euronext Paris)Start-up formed by successive acquisitions of companies selling and renting medical equipment.
• 2001: Acquired 6 companies, structured them into one € 10m multi-site Business Unit:targeting, appraisal, negotiation, audit, conclusion, bolt-on: 18 visits -> 12 audits -> 6 redemptions
• 2002: Acquired the D'Medica group of companies: 1 holding + 9 branchesThis led to the significant broadening of national coverageAfter 2 years: 60 employees, 15 agencies Merging of support functions, Savings in.

Paris La Défense - France

• Pharmaceutical laboratory dedicated to Over the Counter products (Advil, Caltrate, ChapStick)subsidiary of WYETH laboratories (today known as Pfizer Consumer healthcare)Annual revenues in France € 35m, 70 people, multi.
• Job creation after the spin-off of the OTC Division
• Established the Finance department by recruiting staff one-by-one
• Responsible for all finance, taxes, legal issues and finished goods procurement
• Implemented the group ERP JdEdwards within the company

Lafarge South-East Asia, Singapore (2 years) Then Paris

• In Singapore: job creation
• Integrated 2 newly acquired companies (Australia, Malaysia) within Lafarge scope of consolidation
• Obtained a € 2m credit to finance the acquisition of a gypsum mine and build a plaster plant in ThailandIn Paris: consolidated key performance indicators of 30 cement plants

Coopers & Lybrand, Paris - France

• Involved in process auditing and certifying industrial companies' financial statements (PSA, subsidiaries of Elf)
• Took part of the audit and valuation of Boursin Cheese upon its acquisition by Unilever

Bangkok, Thaïland

Volonteer for serving as a civil servant in the French Trade Commission in Thaïland during the compulsory military service

Economy & Finance

Master'S Degree In Business Law, With Honours

Expert Comptable - Ordre De Paris Ile De France