Laurent Richer Email & Phone Number

Bangkok, Bangkok City, Thailand

Group CFO for DOT Property Thailand and FAZWAZ, following acquisition of FAZWAZ by Lifull Connecto Leading finance, transaction, legal and HR teams (c. 30 ppl)o Post merger integration, in charge of ongoing full transformation of company processes, workflow and systems:- ERP migration from Xero to Business central- Review of processes across all functions and full upgrade of internal controls.- Company legal restructuring

Bangkok City, Thailand

Finance Director for Lifull Connect operations in SEA, under DOT Property brands (Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore)o Leading finance, accounting, tax and internal controls functions for all SEA affiliateso Led local redesign of invoicing process and systems integration (CRM/ERP/Websites back-end)o Led local transition to new ERP (from Xero to Business Central)o Led restructuring of sales team & design of new commissions system

Bangkok Metropolitan Area, Thailand

Lead creation and development of Pernod Ricard Affiliates in South East Asia on all Finance & Operations frontso Creation of Finance & Operations functions, systems and processes in new affiliate in Indonesiao Transformation & upgrade of Philippines team, systems and processes for scale-up & move to direct distributiono Transformation & upgrade of Thailand team, systems and processes during restructuringo Set-up of FP&A functions in new Myanmar JVo Responsible for FP&A of covered countrieso Recruitment and training of back-office functions (across a variety of countries and cultures)o Set-up of Finance, reporting & accounting processeso Tax (tax submission, Transfer pricing …)o Accounting, local statutory fillings, compliance & legal with external advisorso Operations & Supply Chain (set-up of clearance/warehousing/distribution/invoicing capabilities, 3PL contracting/management)o Commercial finance (distribution contracts, pricing strategy, incentive policy…)o General project management & change managementLeader of review & automation of finance processes for all AsiaBased in Bangkok (still under Thai contract and ongoing work permit) with extensive travel in covered countries

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Set-up and lead the Finance and Operations function in the newly created Pernod Ricard affiliate in Cambodia• Main responsibilities: lead finance, accounting and logistic functions- Administrative set-up of the affiliate (registration, negotiations with customs, relationship with lawyers and auditors…)- Recruit and train team, set-up process and internal controls- Leading Finance team: responsible for P&L, cash management, tax/local statutory reporting, consolidation and group reporting- Leading Operations team: replenishment plan, clearance, warehouse management, deliveries and customer service- Development of trade terms and commercial contracts together with General Manager

Bangkok Metropolitan Area, Thailand

• Main responsibilities:- Lead Business Analysis functions (Performance analysis, Reporting, Budgeting)- Lead Accounting & Treasury functions: responsible for monthly closing and accountability for P&L/cashflow, internal/external audits- Business development: business partner to commercial team on customer contracts, project Leader for launch of new Brands in Thailand & production agreement in another Asian country

Bangkok Metropolitan Area, Thailand

Khronos Advisory Limited provides financial and commercial advice to government clients and multinational corporations in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, joint-ventures, structured finance, capital raising, and liability restructuring.Khronos Advisory Limited covers the whole South-East Asia region• Leading teams of Junior bankers (Thai nationals) to provide financial, M&A and strategic advice to top Tier international corporates / listed companies• Modeling and valuation, Due diligence, strategic analysis of potential cross-border acquisitions / investment opportunities, leading trainings on various Finance matters• Clients including DTAC/Telenor, Brunei government agencies, Singapore Private Equity funds…

Paris Area, France

Financial modeling, strategic analysis, process management, team management in a high-pressure environment• Due diligence for the issuance of Air France €661m 2015 convertible bonds• Advisor to Axa Private Equity, Charterhouse and Chinese Investment Corporation for the acquisition of Areva T&D division (French power transmission and distribution)

London, United Kingdom

• Restructuring:- Advisor to Orco Group (multi-listed Real Estate company) for its restructuring: modeling of Group debt (140+ bonds and loans), covenants and guarantees mapping, preparation of materials for negotiation with lenders and equity raising, preparation for safeguard filling (French equivalent of Chapter 11)• Leverage Finance :- Advisor to Doughty Hanson on the €445m LBO financing for the €750m acquisition of TMF Group (Dutch management and accounting outsourcing company)- Advisor to Reed Elsevier on the unsuccessful staple financing for the sale of RBI (UK B2B media publishing company)- Advisor to Roche (Swiss healthcare company) on the unsuccessful acquisition financing of Genentech- Numerous LBO modeling and credit committee documents preparation (for both acquisition financing and LBOs)- Management and training of teams of junior bankers working on my projects

• Public transactions:- Advisor to Safran (French industrial conglomerate) on the sale of its broadband division to the Gores Group for an enterprise value of €383m- Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (French public investment group): modeling of a new Infrastructure Fund, with consolidation of contributed assets (Sanef, Millau, TDF…) and social / public accounts of the Subsidiary- Advisor to Arcelor (French steel company) on its defense against Mittal hostile offer• M&A executions- Advisor to Apollo Capital Partners on their potential acquisition of a stake in Carrefour (French retail company)- Advisor to Safran on the sale of its mobile division: complete sale-side process- Advisor to Allianz Capital Partners regarding potential acquisition of Elis (French textile and hygiene company): financing considerations, valuation, process management- Arc International (French glass maker): advisor to the family owners regarding valuation and potential restructuring of the business

Paris Area, France

4 months internship in M&A department• Advisor to Valeo (French car maker) for its acquisition of Johnson Controls’ Engine Electronics division (US)

Paris Area, France

6 months internship in one of the audit "Big 4"• Several missions for important French corporate accounts