Fabrice BARDIN
International C-suite executive | Group CFO
Aix-en-Provence
Profil professionnel
Chief Financial Officer with over, 20 years of international work experience in service industry (Orange, Digicel, Ingenico, EpackPro, +Simple) and in audit (KPMG)
Dynamic, structured and hand-on leader skilled at blending strategic thinking with execution and delivery of results in complex and highly competitive markets
Strong track record of working in global matrixed teams, continuously improving efficient processes to produce high-quality, timely internal and external reporting and analysis.
A skilled people leader, developer and coach of high performing, international, cross-cultural teams - European Executive MBA. Fluent in English and French
Vue d'ensemble
26
26
years of professional experience
1998
1998
years of post-secondary education
Expérience
Group CFO
+Simple (under LBO with KKR, Tikehau and Eurazeo)
Aix / Marseille
09.2023 - Actuel
- Excom member, managing a team of 11 people and reporting to the Group CEO: in charge of accounting, controlling, cash management, procurement
- Complete turn around of the Finance function across the Group : recruitment, reinternalisation, process design
- implementation month-end closing, purchase to Pay, Cash pooling, budgeting and reporting processes
Group CFO
CHR Group / Epack Pro (under LBO with Verto)
Brittany / Aix-en-Provence
11.2022 - 09.2023
- Excom member, leading a team of 10 across accounting, controlling, procurement, IT, tax and legal
- Implemented group budgeting, standardized P2P process, procurement department, IT raodmap
- Negotiated additional financing with banking pool
Deputy CFO / Head of Finance transformation
Ingenico Group (Apollo LBO)
Paris / Aix-en-Provence
07.2022 - 11.2022
- defined and rolled out Finance transformation program (roadmap, AS IS/TARGET processes, audit file design)
- implemented reporting for the investment fund on the operational transformation program
Project Director
Orange Cyberdefense
Paris / Aix-en-Provence
11.2020 - 06.2022
- Led carve-out and IPO preparation of Orange Cyberdefense (€758M revenue)
- coordianbted 20+ workstreams with internal & external stakeholders
- defined Target Operating Model, contractual framework, service pricing
Regional CFO
Digicel French Overseas Territories
Martinique
06.2016 - 10.2020
- Acquisition and succeesful integration of an optical fibre internet access provider for a value of €13m
- full coordination of a sale and leaseback transaction to a US investment fund for €34m
- transfer of an autonomous branch of activity to a joint venture for a value of €61m
- supervision of tax audits : coordination of lawyers and definition of the optrimal strategy to minmise risk of €14m
CFO
Orange Botswana
Gaborone
09.2015 - 06.2016
Finance Director - New Acquisitions & Operations
Orange Africa & Middle East
Paris
09.2011 - 08.2015
Chief of Staff to Deputy Group CFO
Orange Group
Paris
02.2010 - 08.2011
Director of FP&A
Orange France
Paris
02.2007 - 01.2010
Head of Accounting and External Reporting
Orange Group
London
04.2004 - 01.2007
Manager Audit & Transaction Services
KPMG
Paris & London
09.1997 - 03.2004
Formation
European Executive MBA -
ESCP Europe
01.2010 - 01.2011
Master’s degree - accounting and Finance
Amiens University
Graduate - International Business and Financial Controlling
Amiens Business School
Compétences
- Experience in corporate finance transactions (M&A, integration of acquired companies, carve out, joint-venture, sale of non-strategic assets)
- Modernization of the Finance function (O2C and P2P processes, digitalisation of the Finance function (AI, electronic management solutions), outsourcing of accounting processes to BPO)
- Experience with high level of debt and under LBO (Apollo, KKR, Verto)
- Project Management Office : experience in managing complex projects (carve out, setting up JVs, deploying IFRS, Finance transformation)
- Ability to build, manage and develop teams (teams of 30 people)
- International experience : 3 expatrations (UK, Botswana, Caribbean) and coordination of international scopes within listed group
Langues
French
Langue maternelle
English
Bilingue
German
Notions
Chronologie
Group CFO
+Simple (under LBO with KKR, Tikehau and Eurazeo)
09.2023 - Actuel
Group CFO
CHR Group / Epack Pro (under LBO with Verto)
11.2022 - 09.2023
Deputy CFO / Head of Finance transformation
Ingenico Group (Apollo LBO)
07.2022 - 11.2022
Project Director
Orange Cyberdefense
11.2020 - 06.2022
Regional CFO
Digicel French Overseas Territories
06.2016 - 10.2020
CFO
Orange Botswana
09.2015 - 06.2016
Finance Director - New Acquisitions & Operations
Orange Africa & Middle East
09.2011 - 08.2015
Chief of Staff to Deputy Group CFO
Orange Group
02.2010 - 08.2011
European Executive MBA -
ESCP Europe
01.2010 - 01.2011
Director of FP&A
Orange France
02.2007 - 01.2010
Head of Accounting and External Reporting
Orange Group
04.2004 - 01.2007
Manager Audit & Transaction Services
KPMG
09.1997 - 03.2004
Graduate - International Business and Financial Controlling
Amiens Business School
Master’s degree - accounting and Finance
Amiens University
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