DAF Filiale Chine / APAC

Main missions:

• In charge of finance, legal, HR, logistics and IT functions in the JV incorporated in Zhangjiakou in early 2017
• Actively contributing to the structuring of the JV; dealing with the change of shareholding structure of the first JV and legal set up of a new JV.

Main missions:

• Organised the project management committees and constructed the project financial analysis frame;
• Built the tools to adjust the Chinese GAAP accounts into the IFRS15;
• Dealt with multiple legal issues from JV renegotiation to litigation with suppliers.
• Managed the cash under stressed conditions.

Main missions:

• In charge of finance & reporting, internal control establishing the newly created China division.
• Supervision of 6 companies for a turnover of 1.2 billion CNY; direct report: 7 persons
• Created the new BU reporting frame; reporting monthly to central management;
• Ensure interim of China general management for 6 months on top of CFO duties.

Main achievements:

• Lead an audit that uncovered major accounting and extra-accounting malpractice in one of the subsidiaries; leading to a reorganisation rooting out the frauds and improving the project management.

Consulting missions:

• advice on international development strategic plan; internal control review.

2010 – 2012: Manager plan and projects Paris Cray Valley S.A. [TOTAL Group]
Main missions:

• Involved in the split of the activity and the sale of half the resins business to Arkema.
• Various management control duties for tackifying resins BU.

2007 – 2010: Vice-president Finance & Control Beijing Total (China) Investment Co., Ltd. [TOTAL Group]
Main missions

• In charge of finance & reporting, internal control, IT&S and purchasing coordination for downstream activities (Refining & marketing) and in China.
• Consolidated the companies’ budgets and 5 years plan (excluding the Refinery); using these as benchmarks of performance within monthly reviews.
• Total appointed director in 5 Boards of Directors; Total appointee in the Financial and the Investment committees of WEPEC JV refinery, in the Financial Committee of the 2 network JVs with Sinochem and in the Supervision Committee of Sinopec-operated depot in Lanshan;
• Local management of inter-branch projects: China cash-pooling and new IT work-station deployment in Beijing as well as deployment in RM subsidiaries in China. Member of the Steering committee of the Asia Cash-pooling and the subsequent China Cash-pooling

Main achievements:

• Implementation of the Group cash-pooling in China reducing to zero the external financing;
• Implemented also the credit control regular tools and reviews within the affiliates that reduced the bad debts volume;
• Protected the interests of Total in the JV refinery during the 2008 price crisis; lead an audit on a trading scheme; reducing the losses and the risks the JV was exposed to.

2003 – 2007: Senior Internal auditor Paris Total S.A. [TOTAL Group]
Main missions:

• Audit missions in various branches (Holding, E&P, RM, Chemicals) in France, Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America.
• Internal Control audit fields: finance & accounting, purchasing, maintenance, production, logistics, HR and HSE. Audits of projects, industrial and IS; Sarbanes-Oxley law Audits.

Main achievements:

• Participated actively in the SOX audit conception and realisation.

2000 – 2003: Financial Controller Hong Kong Atofina Hong Kong Ltd. [TOTAL Group]
Main missions:
Head of Department in charge of financial control and treasury, reporting to Greater China Secretary General.

• Negotiation of financing for the 10 Chinese affiliates and treasury management supervision;
• Management of the Hong Kong Sales Back Office and the Customer Credit (7 persons, USD200 million invoicing);
• Ensured day-to-day back office of the trading sales through Hong Kong.
• Coordination of customer credit and insurance for the 10 Chinese affiliates;
• Support to General Secretary: review and drafting of contracts and Board of directors minutes; rewriting of the Articles of Association of a subsidiary that changed from a JV to 100% owned;

Main achievements:

• Established a Credit Control system in the affiliates and commercial bureaus, minimizing the bad debts that had mounted during Asian crisis improving largely the collection;
• Negotiated or renegotiated with banks the financing of the affiliates, allowing the expansion of the business;

1998 – 2000: General Manager Shanghai Shanghai Elf Atochem Gaoyuan Chemical [TOTAL Group]
Main Missions:

• Finalising the negotiation of the JV solving remaining legal issues.
• Taking over the partner activities including the staff prior to the construction of two new plants. Production and sales of copolyamide powders (Turnover: USD10 million).

- Technical coordination for the new production lines in liaison with process department based in France.
- Construction of a grinding plant in Shanghai and a polymerisation plant in Changshu, Jiangsu; start up in February and July 2000.
Main achievements:

• Took over the staff of JV partner and started diagnosing the company;
• Solved progressively the hidden issues while supervising the construction of the new plants within the costs and time budget;
• Put in place a tight Credit control with a performing collection result (only 1 small bad debt);
• Obtained a recapitalisation of the JV as well as bank loans, to ensure continuity of business while addressing technical issues.

1995 – 1998: Chargé de missions Asie Paris International Division of Elf Atochem [TOTAL Group]
Main missions:

• Coordination of industrial projects in East Asia, including Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Taiwan and China.
• Review of investment files with business units and Legal, Plan & Strategy and Financial Divisions.
• Drafting of International Division note to the Management Committee;

Main achievements:

• Taking part to the negotiations of 10 projects in China and Indonesia; Constitution and opening of 6 joint-ventures and 2 wholly-owned affiliates in China: USD200 million investments, USD500 million of sales turnover.

Main missions:

• Head of 4 profit centres in Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuhan and Fuzhou. Refocusing on Shanghai and Nanjing after 1993.

Main missions:

• Supporting scientific cooperation between France and Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

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MND is a listed French engineering and manufacturing ski resorts equipment.
Reporting to: Group CEO in France Dimension: Managing 3 accounting staff + 1 admin + 1 logistics; average turnover: 80 million CNY Reason for leaving: downsizing following the entry of a financial investor into Group capital.

Main missions:
* In charge of finance, legal, HR, logistics and IT functions in the JV incorporated in Zhangjiakou in early 2017.
* Actively contributing to the structuring of the JV; dealing with the change of shareholding structure of the first JV and legal set up of a new JV.
Main achievements:
* Organised the project management committees and constructed the project financial analysis frame;
* Built the tools to adjust the Chinese GAAP accounts into the IFRS15;
* Dealt with multiple legal issues from JV renegotiation to litigation with suppliers.
* Managed the cash under stressed conditions.

Faiveley Transport Faiveley transport is a European train and mass transit equipment manufacturer; in the top 3 of its markets (Brakes & Safety, Energy, Access and Services), it has been acquired by Wabtec.
Reporting to: International Vice-President (interim of Country Manager) based in Paris Dimension: Managing Beijing 3 finance staff + 1 admin & 5 finance directors in Shanghai, Qingdao, Shijiazhuang & Datong Reason for leaving: following management reorganisation
Main missions:
* In charge of finance & reporting, internal control establishing the newly created China division.
* Supervision of 6 companies for a turnover of 1.2 billion CNY; direct report: 7 persons Main achievements:
* Lead an audit that uncovered major accounting and extra-accounting malpractice in one of the subsidiaries; leading to a reorganisation rooting out the frauds and improving the project management.

Egide is a boutique consultant with strong involvement in change management, innovation & organisation
Reporting to: the Managing Partner Dimension: Boutique Consultant bringing tailor-made solutions Reason for leaving: Missions taken while looking for opportunities to go back to the Far-East.

Consulting missions:
advice on international development strategic plan;
internal control review.

Chemical subsidiary producing and selling resins worldwide
Reporting to: Cray Valley Secretary general Dimensions: 850m€ sales, 1700 employees on 20 sites worldwide Reason for leaving: end of the mission.
Main missions:
* Involved in the split of the activity and the sale of half the resins business to Arkema.
* Various management control duties for tackifying resins BU.

Holding company of Total Group's Refining and Marketing activities in China
Reporting to: China Executive Vice-President Dimensions: Managing a team of 10 persons + 95 in affiliates (JVs excluded).
- 17 companies of network, lubricants, special fluids and LPG.
- Consolidated turnover 2009: EUR190 millions.
- Turnover of Sinochem and China Merchants JVs: EUR305 millions.
- Turnover of WEPEC: EUR2.6 billion (EUR585 million TOTAL share).
Reason for leaving: normal rotation within the group.
Main missions downstream activities (Refining & marketing) and in China.


* Consolidated the companies' budgets and 5 years plan (excluding the Refinery); using these as benchmarks of performance within monthly reviews.
* Total appointed director in 5 Boards of Directors; Total appointee in the Financial and the Investment committees of WEPEC JV refinery, in the Financial Committee of the 2 network JVs with Sinochem and in the Supervision Committee of Sinopec-operated depot in Lanshan;
* Local management of inter-branch projects: China cash-pooling and new IT work-station deployment in Beijing as well as deployment in RM subsidiaries in China. Member of the Steering committee of the Asia Cash-pooling and the subsequent China Cash-pooling Main achievements:
* Implementation of the Group cash-pooling in China reducing to zero the external financing;
* Implemented also the credit control regular tools and reviews within the affiliates that reduced the bad debts volume;
* Protected the interests of Total in the JV refinery during the 2008 price crisis; lead an audit on a trading scheme; reducing the losses and the risks the JV was exposed to.

TOTAL is an Oil & Gas Major, divided between Exploration & Production (EP), Gas & new Energy (GEN), Refining & Marketing (RM) and Petrochemicals
Reporting to: Audit Management team.
Dimensions: 60 auditors, 10 to 12 missions per year on 4 continents.
Reason for leaving: normal rotation within the group.

Main missions:
* Audit missions in various branches (Holding, E&P, RM, Chemicals) in France, Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America.
* Internal Control audit fields: finance & accounting, purchasing, maintenance, production, logistics, HR and HSE. Audits of projects, industrial and IS; Sarbanes-Oxley law Audits.
Main achievements:
Participated actively in the SOX audit conception and realisation.

Chemical subsidiary of TotalFinaElf group, part of the Greater China organisation.
Reporting to: Greater China Secretary General based in Hong Kong Dimensions: Managing 1 Credit Controller, 1 admin, 5 back-office staff Reason for leaving: normal rotation within the group.
Main missions:
Head of Department in charge of financial control and treasury, reporting to Greater China Secretary General.
* Negotiation of financing for the 10 Chinese affiliates and treasury management supervision;


* Management of the Hong Kong Sales Back Office and the Customer Credit (7 persons, USD200 million invoicing);
* Ensured day-to-day back office of the trading sales through Hong Kong.
* Coordination of customer credit and insurance for the 10 Chinese affiliates;
* Support to General Secretary: review and drafting of contracts and Board of directors minutes;
rewriting of the Articles of Association of a subsidiary that changed from a JV to 100% owned;
Main achievements:
* Established a Credit Control system in the affiliates and commercial bureaus, minimizing the bad debts that had mounted during Asian crisis improving largely the collection;
* Negotiated or renegotiated with banks the financing of the affiliates, allowing the expansion of the business;

Joint-venture 80-20 with Shanghai Jing'an district company producing and selling copolyamides used mainly in garment industry.

Reporting to Greater China Vice-President based in Beijing Dimensions: Managing the 60 employees of the Company; investment of USD10 million.
Reason for leaving: normal rotation within the group.
Main Missions:
* Finalising the negotiation of the JV solving remaining legal issues.
* Taking over the partner activities including the staff prior to the construction of two new plants. Production and sales of copolyamide powders (Turnover: USD10 million).
- Technical coordination for the new production lines in liaison with process department based in France.
- Construction of a grinding plant in Shanghai and a polymerisation plant in Changshu, Jiangsu;
start up in February and July 2000.
Main achievements:
* Took over the staff of JV partner and started diagnosing the company;
* Solved progressively the hidden issues while supervising the construction of the new plants within the costs and time budget;
* Put in place a tight Credit control with a performing collection result (only 1 small bad debt);
* Obtained a recapitalisation of the JV as well as bank loans, to ensure continuity of business while addressing technical issues.

Elf Atochem was the chemical branch of Elf Group.
Reporting to: the International Division Vice-President Dimensions: worked on more than 15 investment and acquisition projects Reason for leaving: normal rotation within the group.


Main missions:
* Coordination of industrial projects in East Asia, including Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Taiwan and China.
* Review of investment files with business units and Legal, Plan & Strategy and Financial Divisions.
* Drafting of International Division note to the Management Committee;
Main achievements:
* Taking part to the negotiations of 10 projects in China and Indonesia;
Constitution and opening of 6 joint-ventures and 2 wholly-owned affiliates in China:
USD200 million investments, USD500 million of sales turnover.

Calberson International International freight-forwarder head-quartered in France.

Reporting to: the Greater China General manager based in Hong Kong.
Dimensions: USD20 million sales turnover; teams of 25 staff in Shanghai and 7 in Nanjing Reason for leaving: looking for new position in line with my qualifications
Main missions:
Head of 4 profit centres in Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuhan and Fuzhou. Refocusing on Shanghai and Nanjing after 1993.

Reporting to: the Consul General Reason for leaving: National service of 18 months.
Main missions:
Supporting scientific cooperation between France and Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Major French bank, leader on options trading in Europe.
Reporting to: the Desk manager Reason for leaving: Compulsory National service.