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Interim financial manager

Interim financial manager

Work Experience

Professional experience

1996 – 2004 Main operational and Consultant assignments

Company: Independent Pharmaceutical group
T/O 100 M€
Position: Financial Controller
Brief (9 months): Reengineering of financial and administrative process

Achievements: Reorganization of the financial management and staff downsizing of 35%


Company: GBP (PERNOD RICARD Group)
T/O 30 M€
Position: Financial Manager
Brief (6 months): Setting up of financial department

Achievements: Transfer of all financial activities in 2 months delay. Outsourcing of EDP department.

Company: MONDIAL ASSISTANCE GROUP
Assistance and insurance – Worldwide T/O: 1 MM€
Position: Project Manager
Brief (15 months): Setting up of a Financial Shared Services Centre for Mondial Assistance Group..

Achievements: Use of new technologies and EIPP methods
Costs reduction of 5O %

Company: DIRIGEANTS & INVESTISSEURS FINANCE – Interim Management
Position: Interim Financial Manager and Consultant
Brief (24 months): Manage financial crisis and prevent bankruptcy

Achievements: Fashion: setting up of costs control
Nuclear contracting: setting up of project management
Direct marketing: audit of cash management and financing
Shipyard: operational audit
Fashion: operational audit and preparation of the close down of activities
Musical publishing: financial audit and Interim management
Measure instruments maintenance: Operational audit and financing
Casting: setting up of management accounting
Light industry: operational audit

Company: OTV (Groupe Vivendi) – Water treatment contracting
Position: Interim Financial Director
Brief (13 months): Manage the financial reorganization of the Belgian subsidiary of one of the main French companies of water treatment sector.

Achievements: Financial audit of company and contracts
Solution to contractual, financial and tax problems in MAROCCO, ALGERIA, TUNISIA, SYRIA and BELGIUM
Close down of the subsidiary and creation of a joint venture with a Belgian company

Company: VICO – FMCG : chips, mashed potatoes & deep-frozen products
Position: Interim Financial Manager
Brief (9 months): Set up of a new financial policy to overcome the financial difficulties (losses : 15 M€)

Achievements: Set up of a new financial financial department cash oriented : 10 M€ reduction of working capital needs
Costs reductions of 20 M€
Set up of financial planning and analysis of cash flows
Financing of 12 M€ in a joint venture with a Dutch company
Negotiation and settlement of an agreement with banks for 35 M€ of loans
Preparation of the new financial structures to open the capital to new partners




1993 - 1996 SOCIÉTÉ GESTAMP NOURY « A » level subcontractor in the metallurgical sector of automobile industry, (T/O: 60 M€, 500 employees)
Position: CFO and logistic manager
Brief: After the take over by GONVARRI INDUSTRIAL, implement management systems, including production

Achievements: Setting up of management accounting
Creation of the logistics function including the implementation of a new software
Financing of operations: 10 M€ by lease back and sale of non operational assets

1990 - 1993 AMPAFRANCE « BEBE CONFORT »
European leader for production and distribution of nursery and child care products
(C/O 125 M€, 850 employees, 11 subsidiaries in Europe)
Position: CFO and Logistics manager
Brief: Create a European organization and prepare the sale of the company

Achievements: Setting up of a European organization for management accounting, finance an logistics
Implementation of risk management procedures
Setting up of a credit management function with costs reductions of 1 M€/ year
Reduction of 1, 5 M€ / year of logistics costs
Negotiation, acquisition and management of industrial premises in IRLAND

1983 - 1989 KONICA BUREAUTIQUE
Sale, rental and maintenance of photocopiers
(T/O 100 M€, 500 employees, 10 branches)
Position: Vice-President in charge of all non operational sectors
Brief: Manage the strong growth of activities (20%/year)

Achievements: Setting up of a new management system that became a group best practice
Improvement of human relations and reduction of staff costs
Less 60 days of DSO within 9 months
Refinancing of activities and reduction of financial costs
Several M€ of costs reductions in 6 years

1975 - 1983 GROUPE LAURENT BOUILLET
Heating, air conditioning, plumbing and electricity

Positions : - CFO of LAURENT BOUILLET ENTREPRISE (T/0 75 M€, 600 employees)
- CEO of the TEIB, EDP subsidiary of the group
- Manager of the joint venture for the maintenance of ABU DHABI airport terminal
Brief: Reorganise the financial management to reach new markets: international contracts, maintenance and operating

Achievements: Setting up of project management & rolling forecasts procedures
Setting up of accounting management
Project financing in France and abroad
Implementation of risk management
Staff reduction from 850 to 600

1972 - 1975 SAINT GOBAIN GROUP
Glass products

SOVEDYS (T/0 25 M€, 100 employees)
Manufacturing and wholesale of glass products for building industry
Position: Financial controller
Brief: Implement the group’ management systems after the take over by SAINT GOBAIN

Achievements: Setting up of the financial function
Implementation of management accounting
Setting up of credit control and recovery of millions Euros of outstanding payments


SOVIS (CA 50 M€, 450 person’s)
Glass products manufacturing
Position: Controller
Brief: Create the job and improve the cost control

Achievements: Improvement of accounting management
Costs reductions as well in operations and overheads expenses
Feasibility study and planning of a new production unit



1971 - 1972 SEPI, subsidiary of the BUI (BANQUE DE L’UNION IMMOBILIERE)
Real estate development of large residential and leisure projects
Position: Controller
Brief: Control of the financial forecasts

Achievements: Setting up of procedures and accounting management

1970 - 1971 ESAP « Ecole Supérieure d’Agriculture de PIERREFONDS)
Collège, Lycée et préparation aux concours
Position: Lecturer in Economics and Accounting
Brief: Teach economics to the children of major land owners of the North of FRANCE

Achievements: Development of my pedagogic skills



Education

Education & qualifications
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• 2004 Training for IFRS
• 1989 Graduate of H.I.F.I. (Postgraduate Studies, Institut de Haute Finance)
• 1971 Graduate of the Institute for Political Sciences, Sciences Po PARIS, Finance and
Economics Section
• 1970 Graduate in Economics et Management
• 1970 Graduate in Business Law


Skills

Profile

Financial Manager with skills in logistics, human relations and crisis management
30 years experience in setting up, management and reengineering of financial and logistic departments
Intérim manager since 1996

Key skillset

• Crisis management
• Operational audits and diagnosis in very short delays
• Financing
• Reengineering of financial, management and logistic departments
• Optimization of working capital
• Experience of project management
• Management of large teams and team building


Languages

French/ English and Spanish (basic)

Other

Relevant experience :

• Financial recovery of an industrial company by :
• reduction of working capital of 10 M€
• costs reduction of 20 M€
• reorganization of financing for 35 M€
• Restructuring of the Belgian subsidiary of a French group and creation of a joint venture with a local group
• Setting up of a Shared Service Centre with a reduction of financial and accounting staff from 85 to 45
• Reorganization in short delays of the management of an industrial group after a takeover : accounting, costs control, financing, production planning and human relations

Market Sectors :

• Contracting : Air conditioning, Nuclear operations and Water treatment
• Distribution & maintenance : Office automation and Glass products
• Industry : Food, Casting, Metal work, Shipyard, Nursery goods and Optic
• Services : Assistance, Musical publishing and Restaurants


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