Strong entrepreneurship professional skilled in Strategy, M&A and Finance.
I am a CFO with strong strategic skills
I've been working for more than twenty years
In Tech industry
On finance and strategy topics
In all kind of structure (Start-up, LBO, listed company)
Track record: Multiple *5 on companies' value (IRR = 100%)
Selected Adventures
"Always challenge the old ways"
bee2link group - CFO group
230 employees, 10 companies, +500% growth in 4 years
Since 2020
Creation of a finance department: ERP deployement, implemenation of a monthly closing process and a French GAAP consolidation, a budget process.
Setting up SaaS KPI and sharing the data via PowerBI.Setting up a timesheet process and improvement of the "services" Gross Profit.
Integration of acquisitions (7 op.) in France and Italy.
Management of the exit process.
Entrepreneurship
Since 2016
Cofounder JuridiqueClub, a marketplace for legal department
Cofounder AIHerd, a SaaS software for breeders based on computer vision and IA, 4,5 m€ fund raise.
Founder 7AFinance, a CFO part-time boutique.
Lagardere Active - Director of strategy and development
2017-2020
Implementation of the strategy on ehealth, fintech and entertainment sectors thought internal or external growth projects : market evaluation, screening opportunities, acquisition, negotiation with sellers, fundraising.
Management of acquisition (AnimalBox/Labelbox).
Management of the disposal of the digital division by individual asset.
Lagardere Active - CFO – Digital division
Turnover €100m, 400 employees, 10 companies, +500% growth in 4 years
2012-2017
Validation of the statutory accounts, settlement of financial statement, setting up the evolution of financial standards (IFRS 15).
Settlement of budget and forecasts, management of trade working capital.
Deployment of internal controls (audit follow-up, setting up of action plan).
Integration of the latest acquisitions (Billetreduc.com and Mondocteur) and setting up of new subsidiaries (Doctipharma in France et Doctissimo in Mexico).
Optimization of the balance sheet (liquidation, sale of shares, mergers, setting up of management packages such as stock options).
Lagardere Active - Head of Finance – New Media division
Setting up of financial monitoring for a new department
2007-2012
Consolidation and reporting of digital figures/ financials for Lagardere Active (turnover €130m, 30 companies, worldwide).
Integration of the latest acquisitions (Doctissimo and Newsweb): Integration of financial functions (accounting, sales, HR), auditing and implementation of group procedures, setting up a financial management.
Implementation of a business intelligence tool (IBM Cognos).
Bouygues Telecom - Financial Controller
2003-2007
Marketing: sales forecasts and modelling - €3.5b / year
IT division (2,000 employees): Setting up the ABC method for the forecast round, management of the financial tools of the department.
University
1997-2002
Paris I - La Sorbone - 8-month post-graduate program in International Management
Paris VIII - Dauphine - 20-month graduate degree in Management
My proposal
Whatever the problem, BE PART OF THE SOLUTION
Part Time CFO
- Define activities’ KPIs
- Automate dashboard through PowerBI
- Set-up monthly reporting
- Manage Board meeting
Cash Management
- Forecast cash’s position
- Improve working capital
- Implement business plan
- Manage fundraising
Acquisition and disposal
- Market strategic analysis
- Target screening
- Evaluate the assets
- Orchestrate the process
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