Gérald Thomé

Financial Director at Antion Biosciences SA
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Pully, Vaud, Switzerland, CH

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Experience

    • Switzerland
    • Biotechnology Research
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Financial Director
      • 2022 - Present

      Responsible for finance, legal, and process digitization • Financial support for the fundraising • Digitalization of the company: implementation of Odoo • Putting in place a Long-Term Incentive plan for employees with shares distribution. • Setting up new laboratories and offices including supervision of the buildout. Responsible for finance, legal, and process digitization • Financial support for the fundraising • Digitalization of the company: implementation of Odoo • Putting in place a Long-Term Incentive plan for employees with shares distribution. • Setting up new laboratories and offices including supervision of the buildout.

    • CFO ad interim and consultant
      • 2021 - 2022
    • Switzerland
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director, Finance and supply chain
      • 2018 - 2021

      Responsible for finance, supply chain, B2C, legal, HR and process digitization with a perspective of turning the company around and growing the business in start-up mode. (CHF 35 million in revenues) • Leadership and development of short and long term strategic financial objectives • Digitalization of the company: implementation of SAP synchronized at data level with suppliers and a B2C/B2B webshop fully integrated with the customers' purchasing platforms. • Improvement of back-office performance: structuring of accounting, finance, legal, human resources, and supply chain functions. Implementation of KPIs. Opening of a shared service center in Spain (feasibility study, contacts, setting up of a company in Madrid). • Opening of a point of sale in Ticino • M&A: Acquisition and integration of a company located in Zurich (leading the negotiation with the seller, setting up the financing, coordination of lawyers and auditors, integration) => Revenue growth of +110% over the 2018-2021 period, return to profitability and improvement of the working capital by CHF 1.5 million Show less

    • Switzerland
    • Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Regional CFO Asia - Oceania - Middle East - Black Sea
      • 2015 - 2017

      Responsible for the IFRS financial reporting of the region (42 countries). In charge of FP&A, cost control, accounting, treasury, tax and legal aspects, internal control, revenue optimization. Responsible for relations with external shareholders, tax authorities, banks, external auditors, external advisors. • SAP implementation over the region • Managing processes for financial forecasting, budgets, and reporting to HQ • Deployment of tax schemes adapted to each country to optimize the tax impact: $800K p.a. • Working capital improvement: $30 million • Analyzing and reporting on financial performance, developing KPIs. Through interaction with the local teams, identification of areas for improvement leading to cost savings of $4 million p.a Show less

    • Switzerland
    • Construction
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Regional CFO EMEA
      • 2008 - 2015

      Responsible for the IFRS consolidated financial information of the EMEA region (12 countries). Responsible for finance, budget control, financial forecasting, treasury, regional strategy definition and implementation, corporate law, legal, human resources, internal control and insurance. In charge of relations with board of directors, tax authorities, banks, external auditors, lawyers and external advisors. • Leadership and development of short and long term strategic financial objectives o Selection, specification, and deployment of SAP B1 o Definition and implementation of new FP&A processes, KPIs. o Working capital improvement: $5M • Business growth support o creation of new companies in Switzerland, Scotland, Qatar and Oman o negotiation of shareholder agreements, legal and tax analysis, identification of the most appropriate entities to carry out the operations o Company acquisition process in relation with the M&A department • Tax analysis, optimization, and compliance for our subsidiaries. Show less

    • France
    • Telecommunications
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Internal Audit Manager
      • 2004 - 2008

      Management of a team of 7 auditors. • General & organizational audits of subsidiaries in France or overseas • Acquisition audits (due diligence) in liaison with the Group M&A department Management of a team of 7 auditors. • General & organizational audits of subsidiaries in France or overseas • Acquisition audits (due diligence) in liaison with the Group M&A department

    • France
    • Construction
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Finance and Administrative Manager
      • 2002 - 2004

      Revenues $120 M Supervision of a team of 11 people. Revenues $120 M Supervision of a team of 11 people.

    • Italy
    • Engineering Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • FP&A manager
      • 2000 - 2002

      Revenues: $60M Management of a team of 6 people. Revenues: $60M Management of a team of 6 people.

    • FP&A analyst / Cost Controller
      • 1997 - 1999

Education

  • IMD Business School
    Executive MBA, Business Administration and Management, General
    2014 - 2015
  • IAE Paris - Sorbonne Business School
    Master Administration des Entreprises
    1997 - 1997
  • Ecole spéciale des Travaux publics, du Bâtiment et de l'Industrie
    Master's degree, Civil Engineering
    1993 - 1996
  • Classe préparatoire aux Grandes Ecoles, Lycée Berthollet
    1990 - 1993

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