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COO & CFO, I intervene to structure, transform and secure the performance of SMEs, mid-cap companies and scale-ups.
20 years of experience (audit, ENGIE, energy, transformation, startup), with versatility: combining operational management, finance, organization, ERP, purchasing, execution and management of complex situations.
I support companies that need to structure themselves, accelerate, turn around, or reach the next level, by bringing clarity, management, processes and collective dynamics.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Czech
Native or bilingual
Russian
Basic
Spanish
Basic
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km), Lille (up to 50km), Montpellier (up to 50km)
Experience
- VOLTAICACEO & CFO Group VOLTAICAENERGY AND UTILITIESAugust 2024 - May 2026 (1 year and 9 months)Toulouse, FranceMission: Structure and develop a solar SME to help companies sustainably reduce their energy costs and gain autonomy through PV and storage (BESS).Transformation & Structuring• Transformation of a family startup into a structured SME: governance, skill development, quality, and performance.• Definition of COMEX roles, key recruitments, HR policy, attractiveness, retention, employee representative bodies.• Review and securing of strategic contracts: external sales force, development, EPC.• Implementation of operational & financial processes and risk management to achieve ISO certification.• Deployment of a project & accounting ERP (Odoo)Commercial Development & Business Model• Design and deployment of hybrid PV + storage (BESS) projects and management of the business model evolution towards self-consumption.• Result: 27 MW of projects ready for commissioning in 2025, vs 2 MW in 2024, illustrating a major scale change in execution capacity.• Structuring of the Operations Department to establish end-to-end project management: precise understanding of client needs, on-time execution, cost, deadline, and quality control.• Strengthening field presence and increasing requirements on safety, to secure sites, anticipate risks, improve responsiveness, and enhance customer proximity.• Structuring of the Purchasing function and creation of a subcontractor database.Finance• Building the Finance function: controlling, treasury, reporting, budgeting, cash flow management.• Financing CAPEX needs through crowdfunding, corporate debt, and project financing.• Preparation of an equity fundraising and adaptation of the financing strategy.• Bank & investor relations.
- ENGIE GreenFinance DirectorENERGY AND UTILITIESJune 2020 - July 2024 (4 years and 1 month)Paris, FranceMission: Structure and transform a high-growth entity, ensure financial data reliability, manage a complex scope (>700 entities) and make Finance a strategic business partner.Company Transformation• Board member, contribution to the 2021 transformation plan: structuring processes, tools, and organizations to facilitate integration into the ENGIE Group.• Strategic refocusing: technological choices, market and customer positioning.• Business model definition: development trajectory (organic / M&A), partners, capital structure, financing methods.Finance Function Transformation• Building a high-performing Finance function with a business partner approach.• Process structuring: treasury, controlling, FP&A, consolidation, internal control.• Management of a complex scope: >700 legal entities, wide range of services.• Successful implementation of SAP S/4Hana and the Board performance tool.Financial Management• Group Reporting, budgeting, medium-term plan, performance plan monitoring.• Reliability and production of French GAAP accounts (>700 entities), consolidated IFRS for investors and banks.• Financial operations: commitment committees, external financing, project divestments.• Asset management: contractual and financial management of a 3.5 GW portfolio, production analysis, shareholder reporting, operating strategies (repowering, decommissioning).Management• Management of 60 to 100 employees across 6 sites, in a matrix environment (CEO ENGIE Green / CFO Renewable Europe).• Compliance: health & safety, ethics, financial and accounting management.• Management of the risk campaign (internal control).• Representation with governance bodies, works council, auditors, banks, and investors.
- ENGIEGroup FPA & Controlling DirectorENERGY AND UTILITIESJanuary 2017 - July 2020 (3 years and 6 months)Paris, FranceMission: Manage the financial performance of an international scope (US, UK, Chile, Peru, France), ensure management dialogue between the Group Executive Committee and local management.• Supervision of international business units and interface between the Group ExCom and local CEOs/CFOs; management of business reviews, budget construction, second opinion on investment cases.• Implementation of EPM tools to standardize data and ensure reliability of financial analyses.• Deployment of a cash-oriented culture to optimize treasury management.
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Education
- AI for Business CertificateESCP2026IA For Business Certificate
- Executive Short Term Certificate Data for ManagersHEC2020Executive Short Term Certificate Data for Managers