François
COO/Managing Director - France - iCEO #66269

Experience

CFO and Co CEO of Automotive Tier 1 Supplier, (Function held in Colmar and Paris/France), in charge of Finance, Human Resources Purchasing, Warranty and EDP.Member of the Group and Division steering committee.Board member of the French company and Director/Officer of the sub divisions located in Romania, Canada, Mexico, US, Luxembourg, Hong-Kong and China. Turnover 320 Me, 1400 employees

Major Achievements

• Led transformation programs and culture change across the entire organization: Division 1998 turnover 32 MEurosin 2012 320MEuros. Division 1998 industrial foot print 3 plants in 2012 8 plants. • Debt restructuring and negotiation of new financing scheme with Banks and Investments funds based on a new elaborated business plan. Fund raising (Lease back, short and long term financing) in Europe, India, Romania and North America. Implementation of deconsolidated under US Gaap and IFRS factoring contracts. • Successful Divestment (Turnover 300 M$, six plants, 2000 employees) to Investment buyers and creation of the new company (legal, financial, information systems, transition management).

Industry Sector Competencies

Electronics

Consumer Goods

Aerospace

Automotive

Plastics

CFO COO position

Professional Objectives

Function: CFO or COO position.

Interim Manager: Yes

Permanent Position: Yes

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time

Prefered Locations: France, US, UK

Additional Professional Interests

Non executive director assignments

Countries Covered

France

USA

Operational Competencies

Technologies to market (Professional)

Business development (Professional)

Acquisition and shadow management (Professional)

New product or service launch (Professional)

Geographical expansion (Professional)

Company rescue or turnaround (Expert)

Close down or sell off (Expert)

Pre or post investment audit (Expert)