Experience

La Compagnie des Desserts

• France
• Food Production
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Group CFO

  • Aug 2018 - Present

  Producer and distributor of artisanal ice cream and pastries (Net sales ~100 M€ through group subsidiaries in France / Spain/ UK / US; ~700 HC) under Management Buy Out since end 2016 with Argos Wityu private equity fund as a majority shareholder. Producer and distributor of artisanal ice cream and pastries (Net sales ~100 M€ through group subsidiaries in France / Spain/ UK / US; ~700 HC) under Management Buy Out since end 2016 with Argos Wityu private equity fund as a majority shareholder.



ASCENTUM CONSULTING

• France
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • Jan 2018 - Jul 2018

  -Support small/medium companies facing growth, management or financing issues (Financing plan elaboration/negotiation with stakeholders, Externalization of financing functions, Research tax credit file, Vendor/buyer due diligence,....) -Support small/medium companies facing growth, management or financing issues (Financing plan elaboration/negotiation with stakeholders, Externalization of financing functions, Research tax credit file, Vendor/buyer due diligence,....)



Greenwashing

• GREENWASHING (ecological wet-cleaning) Founder & President

  • Jun 2016 - Dec 2017

  - Creation and management of two wet-cleaning laundries in near Paris area - 2 profitable master agreements signed with major concierge services companies - Break-even reached within 12 months / 2017 net sales forecast: 300 K€ - Creation and management of two wet-cleaning laundries in near Paris area - 2 profitable master agreements signed with major concierge services companies - Break-even reached within 12 months / 2017 net sales forecast: 300 K€



CEMEX (acteur mondial majeur des industries du ciment, du béton et des granulats)

• Paris Area, France

• CEMEX - Vice- President Strategy & Finance ( Executive committee member France)

  • 2006 - 2016

  - Direct report to CEMEX France CEO and VP strategy & Finance Europe. - Management of 50 people (Strategic Planning / Commercial Administration / Procurement). - Definition of CEMEX France strategy for Ready-Mix & Aggregates businesses (key figures: net sales 800 M€, 300 production sites, 2000 HC). - Supervision of 5 years strategic business plan, budgeting, FORECAST & CAPEX processes. - M&A: Negotiation support to operations and due diligence. Various small-medium sized ready-mix and aggregates companies acquired (3 to 15 M€ transactions). - Financing: 30 M€ of CAPEX financed with banks/private investors, 30 M€ of ready-mix/aggregates targets acquisition through assets swaps or JV creation, 150 M€ aggregates fund project developed with private equity funds. - Operating performance: Lowering assets intensity (WC reduction by 25 M€), OPEX reduction (20% or 15 M€), HC reduced by 8% (150 FTE) through back-office outsourcing and organization optimization.



Ernst & Young (Paris-Milan)

• Paris Area, France

• ERNST & YOUNG (Paris-Milan) - Senior Manager

  • 1997 - 2006

  - Reconta Ernst & Young (Milan, Italy) - Senior Manager in charge of French desk Fromm 2002 to 2004 -Ernst & Young Paris - Financial audit, reporting and statutory financial statements (main clients: Le Monde, Le Parisien, LG Electronics, ACR Logistics, Stallergènes,...) / Due diligence - Reconta Ernst & Young (Milan, Italy) - Senior Manager in charge of French desk Fromm 2002 to 2004 -Ernst & Young Paris - Financial audit, reporting and statutory financial statements (main clients: Le Monde, Le Parisien, LG Electronics, ACR Logistics, Stallergènes,...) / Due diligence