CFO Groupe

Market niche leader in retail activities, with approximately 400 employees, annual sales of 100 M€ and 12 locations based in Benelux.

• Manage all Finance, HR, IT, Legal and Real Estate activities. Coordinate M&A activities with shareholder.
• Implement new FP&A processes. Implement legal compliance and risk management procedures.

Kolak Group

Market leader of savoury snacks in Europe, with approximately 2,000 employees, annual sales of 350 M€ and 6 locations based in Europe.

• Managed all Finance, HR, IT and Legal activities.
• Managed strategic relationships with debt holders within an LBO environment.
• Coordinated M&A activities with shareholder and CEO/internal teams. Implemented new FP&A processes and transformed the finance and other support functions landscape of the Group.

European leader in logistics, specialized in hazardous materials with approximately 3,800 employees, annual sales of 380 M€ and about 85 locations based in 14 countries throughout Europe.

• Managed all support functions of the Group, including mainly Finance, IT and Insurance activities.
• Managed strategic relationships with banks and insurance partners. Led and coordinated M&A activities.
• Partner with the majority shareholder.

Market leader of specialized sensing systems for the automotive industry with approximately 1,700 employees, annual sales of 180 M€ and about 15 locations based in Europe, Asia and the USA.

Managed all Finance, HR and IT activities. Managed strategic relationships with debt holders within an LBO environment.

Major Accomplishments

• Owned the financial management strategy, including but not limited to its Reporting, Forecasts, Budget and Plan together with their related performance management tools and systems.
• Enhanced Financial Planning and Analysis activities, including but not limited to reporting, budgeting and planning allowing faster delivery of results and continuous improvement of reliability and astute analysis.
• Improved and streamlined financial systems/processes and performance tracking through the implementation of ambitious KPIs to efficiently improve Ebitda performance and Cash performance.
• Collaborated with CEO and shareholders to the exit process resulting in a successful valuation,
• Led negotiations for all debt restructuring agreements (185 M€) resulting in the restoration of financial stability and significant turn-around of business operations.
• Led and coordinated M&A activities including acquisition projects in Europe, Mexico and Asia, mainly in China, Singapore and Japan.
• Managed all corporate relationships with banks, auditors, advisors, administrations and other service providers.

2nd largest world player providing storage solutions for the chemical industry with approximately 800 employees, annual sales of 170 M€ and about 35 locations worldwide based in the USA, Europe, and Asia.

Managed Group Financial Reporting including monthly reporting, forecasts, budgets and business plan.
Supervised cash management and all financing in LBO environments. Facilitator for conferences designed to maintain communications with analysts and investors. Served as liaison with banks, auditors, rating agencies, administrations and professional organizations. Assisted CEO and shareholders in making strategic decisions and M&A projects.

Major Accomplishments

• Implemented comprehensive and fully consolidated financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting and planning utilizing user friendly and powerful BI tools (Cognos).
• Supported high growth by managing Capex programs of about 100 M€ within 3 years resulting in Sales growth of 30 % and Ebitda of 46 %.
• Negotiated financing agreements ranging from 120 M€ to 450 M€.
• Led and coordinated M&A activities including acquisition projects in Europe and Asia, mainly in China and Singapore.
• Collaborated with CEO and shareholder to the exit process resulting in a successful valuation of about 12x Ebitda.
• Partnered with CEO to lead all shareholders’ and investors’ communications.

World leader in providing technological advancements within the automotive industry with approximately 2,300 employees, annual sales of 225 M€ and about 30 locations worldwide based in Europe, Americas and Asia.

• Managed all mergers and acquisition projects worldwide; managed group projects including controlling and administration.
• Spearheaded operational management control and provided oversight for all reporting (Hyperion), Cash Management, Consolidation, Legal Matters and Information Systems.
• Nurtured strategic relationships with auditors.

• Supervised the administrative and finance departments including accounting, cash management, human resources, purchasing and information systems.
• Supervised and directed all financial reporting and consolidation.
• Participated in all social negotiations with the representative Union and managed relationships with US auditors.

• Direct report to a member of the Group Executive Board. Led all Controlling activities for subsidiaries in France, USA, UK, Italy, Spain and Germany.
• Provided management support for various functional Directors (CFO & CIO) on special projects (Cash Management, Fixed Assets, IT infrastructure).

• Managed Information Systems and led implementation of a Controlling system (Standard Costing & Budget Control).

• Managed Budget Control, Standard Costing and Cash.
• Managed an Accounting group of 12 team members producing the monthly closing and reporting under US GAAP.

Market world leader in niche luxury perfumes, with annual sales of about 85 M€ and 6 locations worldwide.

Interim CFO – Group

Pre and post-acquisition within an LBO environment and major PE firm worldwide, manage all Finance, IT, Legal and Operations.

Organize and professionalize all Finance activities and processes together with other support functions.

Lead turnaround of Operations throughout the pandemic allowing to reach excellence in results and develop performance culture.