Résumé
Specialist in driving Performance and M&A, in France and internationally, across…
Expériences professionnelles
Deputy ceo - finance & performance
APL Data Center
Depuis le 02 mai 2025
Consulting and engineering in Data Centers – Turnover 120M€ - Headcount 300 - Management of 30 people
Finance and Strategy:
- Manage CFO, CIO and Legal, CSRD & Compliance Officer
- Support hypergrowth – Turnover x2 every 2 years
- M&A France and International: review acquisitions targets, due diligences, PMI
- Structure international acquisitions: Finance, IT, legal and tax aspects
Information Technologies & Business Apps:
- Supervise and prioritize IT transformation: IA, Datawarehouse, GED, ERP Financier, Migrations
- Implement PSSI, BCP, BRP / Supervise cyber risks
Legal, CSR & Compliance :
- Supervise Corporate and contracts, insurance coverage
- Supervise CSR strategy (Ecovadis, B-Corp) and carbon trajectory
- ISO 9001, 14001 et 45001 certifications
Purchases: Support implementation of control of direct and indirect purchases
Finance and administration director / lbo
CLASS'CROUTE
De Novembre 2024 à Avril 2025
Retail, Food – Turnover 55M€ - 100 franchisees - LBO
Finance and Strategy:
- Improve the quality of financial reporting and performance monitoring tools
- Implement budget process, 5-year business plan, 5-year cash flow forecasts, reporting for the investment fund and Supervisory Boards
- Restructure debt, negotiate with banks and leasing companies
- Build finance team, recruitment of a CFO
Finance and administration director – finance, purchases, is, legal, sales administration / lbo
MONDIAL PARE-BRISE
De Juillet 2021 à Décembre 2023
Retail, Automotive glass repair – Turnover 150M€ - Headcount 450 - 830 franchisees & subsidiaries - Management of 45 people - LBO - Carve-Out
Finance and Strategy:
- Drive the whole selling process of the company for 103M€ in pairs with the CEO:
- Due diligences finance, legal, purchases, IT and business / Presentations to investors
- Structuring and optimizing the management of the business post Carve-out
- Work closely with the CEO in growth operations - Targets between 1M€ and 12M€
- Supervise budget process and reforecasts
- Implement Cash flows forecasts / Cash improved from 5M€ to 20M€
Information Technologies & Business Apps:
- Define and prioritize applications roadmap and IT transformation / Supervise cyber risks
- Redesign internet site, implement online appointments system, infrastructure migration
Purchases:
- Create Purchases Department / Negotiate with suppliers and monitor year-end rebates
- Define CSR strategy: recycle & value wastes, decarbonate activities, create a CSR Policy
Legal:
- Supervise Corporate, business contracts, franchise agreements / Comply with GDPR, SAPIN II
Sales Administration:
- Ensure invoicing efficiency, limit rejected invoices, improve cash collection
Group finance and administration director - france, uk, us, canada, espagne / lbo
ORBILITY
De Janvier 2020 à Juillet 2021
Parking management systems –Turnover 45M€ - Headcount 160 France, UK, USA, Canada & Spain – Management of 10 people - LBO - Carve-Out
Finance and Strategy:
- Acquisitions in Canada & Spain: review acquisitions targets, financial analysis, due diligences
- Manage relations with banks, unitranche debt and investment fund ANDERA Partners
- Implement KPI’S and reporting to Supervisory Committee
- Optimize treasury and WCR: implement Factor, financing, credit insurance / Cash improved from 4M€ to 13M€ in 9 months
- Implement monthly internal controls: invoicing, cash collection, stocks, margins
- Supervise budget process and quarterly reforecasts
- Supervise closings and consolidated financial statements IFRS standards – 5 companies
Legal:
- Supervise Corporate: Supervisory Committees, Shareholders’ meetings, Group legal structuring
Group finance and human resources director - finance, is, hr, legal
ADA LOCATION
De Septembre 2015 à Décembre 2019
Listed on Euronext Growth
Retail, Mobility Solutions - Turnover 200M€ - Headcount 110 - 1.100 franchisees & subsidiaries - Management of 21 people
Finance and Strategy:
- Business partner of the CEO and BU Directors in managing business
- Optimize treasury: Cash flows forecasts, credit insurance, financial leasing and CIR
- Supervise budget process and reforecasts / Implement KPI’s
- Apply and optimize IFRS, legal and fiscal standards
- Supervise closings and consolidated financial statements in IFRS standards – 7 companies
Digital Transformation and operational Marketing:
- Work closely with the CEO in digital transformation: create the mobile app for 24/7 self-service connected vehicle rental, takeover of operations for Autolib’ Paris
- Supervise works to convert 350 point of sales into the new brand universe
Human Resources:
- Work closely with the CEO in managing talents / Superviser all recruitments
- Supervise payroll / Negotiate health insurance / Supervise URSSAF audits: no adjustments
Legal:
- Supervise Corporate, business contracts and disputes, reshape franchise agreements
Information Technologies:
- Create IT Department / Define and implement IT Roadmap
Group finance and administration director / lbo
ASSEMBLY GROUP
De Septembre 2013 à Juillet 2015
Arts & Culture, Food – Turnover 14M€ - Management of 5 people - LBO - Turnaround
Finance and Strategy:
- Work closely with the CEO in fundraising, split of the group and restructuring
- Manage relations with bank partners and investment funds BPI France and AUDACIA
- Implement monthly reporting to CEO and investment funds
- Implement financial controlling, budget process and reforecasts
Legal:
- Supervise Corporate: Shareholders’ meetings, Supervisory Committees, Split of the group
Group finance and administration director
POILANE
De Octobre 2008 à Juillet 2013
Retail, Industrial bakery, Food – Turnover 17M€ - Headcount 225 France & UK – Management of 12 people
Finance and Strategy:
- Supervise Growth in France and internationally - UK, Belgium and Japan
- Implement reporting and KPI’s to Executive Committee
- Elaborate tariffs and negotiate with mass-market retailing (MONOPRIX)
- Supervise budget process and implement financial controlling / Optimize Treasury
Human Resources:
- Reshape employment contracts for France and UK / Recruitments and layoffs
Legal:
- Supervise Corporate and business contracts, JV, distribution and license agreements
Purchases, Information Technologies and General Services:
- Negotiate purchases (-35% to -45%) / Supervise maintenance of production sites (1M€)
Financial controller
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX
De Avril 2001 à Octobre 2008
Film distribution – Turnover 45M€ - Headcount 35 – Management of 6 people
- Prepare and analyze monthly US GAAP closings at D-8 and reporting package for the USA
- Prepare and analyze budget reforecasts / Prepare weekely Cash flows forecasts
- Implement internal procedures and comply with SOX
- Supervise internal and external audits (Lucasfilm and MGM)
- Implement JD Edwards and train 30 end-users in France and 50 at Home Office in Los Angeles
Financial auditor
MAZARS
De Janvier 2000 à Juin 2000
- Missions of statutory audit
Assistant financial controller & erp project manager
UGC FOX DISTRIBUTION
De Janvier 1999 à Décembre 1999
Distribution cinématographique
- Participer au reporting mensuel et au budget / Créer un P&L par film et analyser les frais généraux
- Rechercher un progiciel de gestion pour la joint-venture (TOTEM) et élaborer le cahier des charges
Formation complémentaire
Baccalauréat
Lycée Le Corbusier - Mathématiques/Sciences
1994 à 1995
Baccalauréat S - Options Mathématiques et Latin, Mention Assez Bien
Parcours officiels
Langues
Allemand - Notions
Anglais - Courant
Compétences
Centres d'intérêt
- Cinéma Tennis Arts Littérature