About Me
WHO I AM
A father of four with 20+ years of finance and management experience, I’m a former SWAT Team leader and a hardcore road cyclist
I bring to your business the same dedication and careful planning I used to put into my missions and now put into my training
WHAT I BELIEVE IN:
Building strong teams can be done with your existing talents; you simply need to create the condition for their success, and they will rise to the occasion.
Work hard only when necessary. The rest of the time, simplify and automate to free up teams’ brain power. Your employees will be happier, more productive and more loyal.
Debrief, learn and improve. Processes and systems require regular adjustments. This is why we design and help you implement rituals to learn from mistakes and not make the same ones twice.
HANDS-ON STRATEGIC THINKER, RESULTS-DRIVEN APPROACH
PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF
- HANDS-ON STRATEGIC THINKER, RESULTS-DRIVEN APPROACH
- HANDS-ON STRATEGIC THINKER, RESULTS-DRIVEN APPROACH
- Working with IT to optimize tools, reduce costs and improve productivity/scalability.
- Reducing month-end closing times and improving Actual vs. Budget analysis, building/optimizing AR &AP, improving treasury management.
DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF B2B AND B2C SECTORS
- Beauty devices and products, Hospitality.
- Omnichannel distribution (AMZN, company-owned website and app, wholesale with large US retailers, company-owned retail network).
- Retail development and operations (site selection, design & construction, lease negotiation, store operations optimization).
DIVERSE AND DEMANDING EXPERIENCES SHAPED MY PATH TO BECOMING A C-LEVEL EXECUTIVE IN 2017
1998
- French Army Academy
- MA in Int’l Relations
- French Armed Forces
- Operational units' leader (100+ people)
- Multiple operational domestic and overseas deployments
- MBA
- Concentration in Finance
- Graduated on Dean’s list
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Generalist banker, working on various transactions across multiple sectors
- Teaching Corporate Finance at HEC Paris undergrad program
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Covering the Restaurant sector
- Advising US-based clients on M&A transactions, IPO and Follow-on offerings
- Part of the internal Leadership Program
