Pierre Gautier Email & Phone Number

Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

Geneva Metropolitan Area

• 4 campuses with about 100 pupils
• Management of 18 people from 7 different nationalities
• General management of the school Ensuring long term independence of the structure in term of finance and pedagogy. Dealing with internal and third party stakeholders
• Directly leading all Finance, administrative, HR, legal and fiscal matters, coordinating pedagogical operations with our pedagogical advisor.
• The Montessori method represents an entirely different approach to education, allowing the child to develop in a natural way.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

• Management of a merger project in 9 months with cross-functional team & direct report to the board.
• Optimization of the distribution channels profitability.
• Provided Exec. Management with global report. Lead business reviews with local teams.
• Coordination of special projects.

Geneva - Switzerland

Promoted to this position after 9 months as Finance Director for Germany/Austria

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Geneva - Switzerland

• Supported the business dvpt (➲opening of 1 subsidiary, 7 stores, 2 distributors, 1 gen.-store corner...) in all administrative and finance subjects.
• Managed the creation of a group structure (includes launch of a holding and subsidiary abroad) with fiscal problematic.
• Set up a comprehensive multi-company ERP (Finance, Sales, Supply, CRM).
• Maintained strong relationship with banks, credit analysts, auditors and tax authorities.

Geneva - Switzerland

• Turnover EUR 0.5 billion, 85 people. Managed 2 people.
• Supervised the FP&A of 3 legal entities. Elaborated the 5-years plan.
• Developed margin & cost controlling.
• Ensured monthly scorecards reporting (including thorough understanding of variances).
• SAP implementation: Implemented a new controlling organization (structure, processes, SAP CO/PA). Developed the controlling tools.
• Finance controlling + IFRS compliance: ➲Hedging of currency and commodity prices

Geneva Metropolitan Area

Paris - France

• in charge of the financial management of the retail network (330 retailers):
• Strategy - Business development ➲Analyzed potential acquisitions, built the business plan (financial modeling) for investors in After-Sales Services integrating internal synergies and market evolution.
• Business Management ➲ Developed the forecasting process of the franchises.
• Management Information System; Supervised the design of an adequate MIS. Coordinated the choice of the application architecture.
• Training and consulting ➲ Created and implemented a new financial training program for retail network managers. Effectively trained 30 days / year. ➲ Established financial diagnostics and consulting missions to retail.

Paris - France

• Strategic plans, forecasts and reporting of the Tax Free Sales Department. Profitability analysis for the department and the upper class product line France.Created and implemented a Financial Training Program for the.
• Internal control
• Legal & tax (Tax exemption and VAT problematic)➲ Implemented a fiscal optimization process for Renault-Nissan.
• Working Capital optimization➲ Led the decrease of the receivables (- 50% each and every 3 years) and stocks (- 40% in 2 years).

Vienna - Austria

• Managed the 4 buyers. Organized and negotiated new contracts with significant results ➲computing (hardware: -35% cost cutting), IT (voice: - 48%), transport (airlines: - 27%), marketing (print: - 42 %) …
• Implemented a new purchasing organization (staff structure, processes and SAP M/M). ➲Succeeded with Go-Live in 6 months.

Vienna - Austria

• Process improvement: Optimized parts delivery and logistics costs, ➲+ 25% productivity in 9 months.

Post Graduation Program / Specialized Masters, Strategy & Operations Management

Master Degree Of Management, Controlling

Bac. Math. & Sciences, Math. & Sciences