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Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Bringing organizations to the next level by analyzing profitability drivers, financial and procurement management, financial control, optimizing processes, and organization structure.Driving transformation projects in finance, and procurement aiming at business development improving processes, and overall efficiency.

Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Enhanced shareholders' return by containing costs (-8%) through budget controlling, revenue/costs analysis, and management reporting.Led major transformation projects aiming at improving customers’ experience through, financial control business intelligence development, and procurement process strengthening.Implemented cargo KPI milestones measurement to enhance customers’ service and led IT systems developments for financial reporting.

Jeddah, Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia

Conducted the re-engineering of finance procedures and processes particularly the ‘procure to pay’ process, monthly financial closing, and management reporting (Closing time reduced by 50%).Coordinated the split of the company into two entities (Saudia Airlines Cargo and Saudi Arabian Logistics).Directed cost reductions projects resulting in a 9% costs reduction, and management reporting development (Business intelligence).Participated in M&A projects.

Jeddah, Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia

Successfully directed the SAP S4HANA, management dashboard, and finance analytical reporting implementation.Coordinated the improvement of financial data quality.Directed cost reductions projects resulting in a 5% to 9% costs reduction, and management reporting development (Business intelligence).Identified multiple areas for cost reductions.

Luxembourg

Delivered an overall business plan for a new airline in West Africa: financial budget, market analysis, revenue streams, fleet selection, financial organization, and IT systems design for a group of Congolese investors.

Kinshasa, Drc

Managed the finance, controlling, and administration of the leading DRC airline, privately owned operating A320, A321, and F50.Improved the profitability of the airline by 25% since 2013 by mitigating fraud, introducing revenue yield management, reviewing cost structures, and implementing new IT systems (SAP).Conceived a new financial strategy and established milestones for achieving higher profitability for the new joint venture Fly C.A.A.Reduced revenue leakage by 60% by purchasing new reservation systems.Drove the restructuring of finance and increased efficiency by 50%.Participated in the purchasing of new aircraft (A320 & Fokker 50) and business diversification.

Luxembourg

Modeled processes for Luxembourg Customs, member of the Single Window for Logistics project aiming at strengthening Luxembourg’s key position as European multi-modal gateway:

France, Mali, Burkina Faso And Uganda

Steered as CFO the financial transformation of the African airlines owned by AKFED through organization coaching, focusing on profitability and quality resulting in an overall profitability increase of 37%.Reduced the operating costs by 20% by outsourcing, staff reduction, processes re-engineering, and IT systems.Optimized the revenues (+17% thanks to leakage control), routes network (60% better connections), and integration of airlines.Improved the quality of the management reporting and the time to prepare financial information (-75%).

Luxembourg, United States, United Arab Emirates, China

Actively contributed to the profitability of the company through decision support (Group Controlling) department creation.Identified cost savings areas and revenue potential leading to a profit increase from 30 Mio$ to 82 Mio$ between 1999 and 2006. Re-engineered financial processes and management reporting.Designed and realized a management dashboard using SAP and imposed the unique set of numbers concept to speed-up decision-making.Created a simplified route profitability model to assess new destinations.

Luxembourg And Germany

Expanded and transformed the TDK European distribution reducing the overall transportation costs by 20% through contract re-negotiation.Created new logistics solutions for Eastern European, C.I.S., and new markets (Trucking network, Air, and Sea freight).

Managed the commercial division controlling and re-designed the budgeting and reporting processes. Introduced a new quick profitability calculation model based on Excel.Highlighted route network inefficiencies in coordination with the Sales division.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, International Business

Master Of Science - Ms, Business Administration And Management, General