Directeur Général en transition avec forte expertise finance - Directeur Général de filiale - International - Création, développ

• Personalized boxes for BtoC and BtoB
• Launched the brand in France in 2021
• Website is up and running for BtoC.
• The BtoB activity has also been launched. Production site delivering.

"Our boxes are much more than boxes... they are an opportunity for everyone to express, on a base that is both decorative, useful, eco-responsible and sustainable, emotions, wishes or memories. They are great tools for object-based communication."

Global Technology distributor - Revenue $2.5b

➣ Finance Director for Westcon Europe - Revenue $1.2b - 500 employees

• Enlarged my scope of responsibilities in 2018 to Westcon Europe business (Security vendors and Unified Communication vendors)
  • Provide harmonized tools and reports to the business across Europe with specific analysis,
  • Support Westcon VP and local leadership on strategic business decisions,

➣ Finance Director Westcon-Comstor for the South region (France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and North Africa) - Revenue $450m - 300 employees

• Appointed in 2014 to:
  • Harmonize the operations and processes across the region,
  • Manage the integration of a Spanish Group (Afina) into the local operations,
  • Contribute in the implementation of SAP and the outsourcing of the finance and sales operations team to a BPO in Romania

➣ Finance Director and Legal representative for the French operations - Revenue $230m - 120 employees - 3 divisions: Westcon Security, Westcon Convergence (Unified Communication) and Comstor (Cisco)

• Recruited in 2012 to:
  • Structure and organize the finance team in France,
  • Improve accuracy in the reporting,
  • Provide the right support to the business,
  • Securize the risk on the business,
  • Manage the removal of the 3 divisions,
  • Ensure that the French operations reflect the group strategy and spirit and that old local habits disappear
  • Enhance synergies with the group,

European leader in IT Security solutions. Group: 600 employees. €190m revenue. Listed in Deutsche Börse AG's Prime Standard

Headed a Team of 8 to 50 employees - Revenue €16m

• Mid 2007, appointed General Manager of the French subsidiary following the departure of the former President,
  • Present a recovery plan to the management board,
  • Reorganize the French operations & implement the group strategy,
  • Stabilise the staff turnover,
  • Redefine the recruitment profiles and targets,
  • Enhance the synergies with the group,
  • Reorganize the technical team in order to improve the utilization of their competencies,
• 2005 Involved in an acquisition process with the Group CEO & CFO
  • Supervise the due diligences,
  • Establish the earn out targets,
  • Merge the accounts, organize and train the new teams,
• Recruited in 2001 to merge, restructure, integrate a new acquisition of the group
  • Closedown of 3 sites to bring together the teams on one site,
  • Set up downsizing plans,
  • Implement a new ERP,
  • Restructure and supervise the reporting (IFRS),
  • Coordinate and led the budgeting process and forecasting process,

Application Service Provider for e-learning and e-communication. Start Up 30 employees. Shareholders: AXA, BNP et SPEF

Recruited in 1999 to prepare the second round of cash raising and structure the Finance and Administration team.

• Contribute to the preparation of the Business Plan with the founders
• Research and convince investors =>Raised €4.6m with AXA, BNP and SPEF
• Implement and monitor the reporting toward the investors and founders,
• Create the legal contracts for the company (employee contract, AT&C, SLA's)

Leading provider of global IT, security and communications solutions - $30 billion - 75000 employees

Recruited to :

• Structure, motivate and manage the Finance & HR department,
• Restructure the monthly reporting toward the group in the US (USGAAP)