Experience

Vicinity

• Belgium
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Apr 2023 - Present



Befimmo

• Belgium
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Sep 2008 - Apr 2023

  Lead the Controlling Department, team of 6, in charge of the financial control and reporting (full process from control of the accounting ending by press release/annual report), of the management of the financing sources (from the set-up/review of the strategy to the treasury management) and of the 8 years budget/forecasting model (including stress tests/simulations).Key realizations• Build an efficient Controlling team: from 2 to 6 persons• Review from scratch the financing policy (€ 1,3 bil. debt), introduce adequate KPI and integrate CSR dimension via the Green Financings Framework and the Sustainable Linked Loan Framework• Bank debt financing: more than 80 contracts negotiation (new and extension)• DCM financing: 16 EUR PP (total - € 450 M)/ 2 retail bonds (€ 110 M / € 162 M) / one USPP ($ 165 M)• Capital increases: rights option (€ 167 M / € 127 M) / 6 optional dividends / 5 mergers by absorption• Set up the management reporting and KPI dashboard (both inexistent), continually reviewed for efficient Board meetings.• Shares valuation of co-working company Silversquare for step up acquisition• Integration of the co-working business as new Business Line in reporting (new mindset for a real estate company)• Digitalization of the budget/forecasting model (Anaplan Connected Planning to replace Excel).Permanent invite to the Audit Committee since 2008 (10 meetings / year) Show less

• • Jan 2022 - Sep 2022

  In charge of all finance matters in a turbulent context: new CEO and launch of Takeover Bid on Befimmo by Brookfield (Jan. 2022).Key realizations• Support the CEO in defining and implementing the new strategy (organization/opportunities/reporting)• Manage the financial part of the Due Diligence process of the Takeover Bid• Lead the negotiation with debt investors in the context of the “change of control” of Befimmo• Set-up of a Bridge Financing Loan (€ 1,3 bil.) - anticipating delisting of BefimmoPermanent invite to the Board of Directors Show less



Puratos

• Belgium
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Sep 2006 - Sep 2008

  Assist and support the regional director in understanding and controlling the financial results, identifying weaknesses and opportunities. Assist the country general manager and the country finance manager in their mission. Coverage: Morocco, South Africa, Iran, Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania (40% abroad).Key realizations• New dashboard for regional director: short P&L per country / gross margin per product / volume-price-mix analysis• Intensive implication for the new JV in Iran: training new finance mgr / full reporting package delivered to HQ after 6 months• Support the change of the finance team in Morocco to improve HQ reporting deadline and quality of financial information Show less

• • Apr 2002 - Sep 2006

  Manage the internal bank of the Group (Coordination Center) and the resulting macro-hedging of currencies positions, the financing of the Group (for the holding and the internal bank) and ad-hoc related treasury projects.Key realizations• Accelerate the process of macro-hedging of currencies position (macro FX transaction by currencies)• Global analysis of the natural currencies hedging of the group (thesis written for my Master in Financial Risk Management)• Professionalize the Credit Control with the support of Graydon Show less



BNP Paribas Fortis

• Belgium
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager

  • Jan 1999 - Mar 2002

  Developing the settlement process for the Securities Lending program (short-term lending of shares/bonds hold by investment funds to an arbitrage company). Key realizations • Set up the working procedures with internal services: Tax / Payments / Corporate Actions / Securities Database; • Launch the coordination with external entities: funds manager / borrowers / fund administrators / Clearstream / Euroclear Developing the settlement process for the Securities Lending program (short-term lending of shares/bonds hold by investment funds to an arbitrage company). Key realizations • Set up the working procedures with internal services: Tax / Payments / Corporate Actions / Securities Database; • Launch the coordination with external entities: funds manager / borrowers / fund administrators / Clearstream / Euroclear