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CFO

CFO

Work Experience

2008-2009: BT Global Services. Network and IT services to corporate customers. €4,000m turnover in EMEA-LatAm; 15% growth per annum; 9,000 staff

VP Finance EMEA-LatAm: “CFO of the CFOs” of the region, reporting to the President of the region and the CFO of BT Global Services
- Managed the country finance teams (350 staff) to drive their operations towards lower growth, higher profitability and increased cash generation.
- Improved Ebitda by 3 percentage points, reduced capital expenditures by 30% and increased cash generation by 4 percentage points in EMEA region in Q1 09 against Q1 08.


1998-2007: Completel Europe NV. French Telecom operator listed on Euronext Paris.
€300m turnover; 25% growth per annum; 700 staff ; Market cap: €725m

2003-2007: CFO in a development role
- Coached finance and legal teams (40 staff) to support the rapid growth of revenue from €100m in 2002 to €300m in 2007.
- Developed investor relations to reposition the company on stock market after its 2002 restructuring. Broadened the investor base beyond London into Scandinavia and continental Europe. Stock increased from €3 post 2002 restructuring to €35 at tender offer in September 2007.
- Attempted several M&A through the consolidation of the French telecom industry.
- Financed the company expansion plan to become a national DSL operator (€40 m equity and €80 million high yield debt raised in London). Controlled capital expenditures spending in 2005 /2006 (€120 million).
- Negotiated partnerships and strategic sales contracts. Afone in 2005 (Double play corporate DSL). Darty in 2006 (Triple play residential DSL; Dartybox). Bouygues Telecom in 2007 (Fix / mobile convergence offer).
- Prepared all Boards, Audit Committees and Remuneration Committees. Ensured compliance with Dutch and French market authorities. Prepared Annual Reports and Quarterly Earnings releases.

2002-2003: CFO in a restructuring role
- Restructured operations and balance sheet of the company. Conducted the sale of German and UK subsidiaries. Led the debt to equity exchange. Delisted from NASDAQ and deregistered from SEC obligations.
- Aggressively reduced SG&A by 30% in 2 quarters.

1998-2001: VP Finance France / VP Finance Europe : Development of a start-up
- Set the financial environment (3 countries. 70 staff). Hired teams. Defined procedures. Implemented financial and billing systems.
- Conducted acquisition due diligence and integration
- Participated to financing activities in Europe (Euronext IPO; Senior credit facility) under the supervision of the CFO concentrating of securities issued in the USA (NASDAQ IPO; HY bonds).

1994-1998: Time Warner Cable France. Cable operator - 360 000 passings.
80.000 subscribers. 130 employees.

Chief Financial Officer, from inception of the company in 1994 to sale to UPC in 1998.
Board member of the holding and subsidiaries.
- Managed Finance, IT, Customer Service and Billing teams (40 staff)
- Negotiated a €110m senior credit facility


Education

Institut des Sciences Politiques . Paris. 1984

Skills

Ability to manage in a fast development context.
Proven experience in restructuring.
Strong experience in raising equity and debt.
Highly adaptable.

Languages

English. French

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