Gilbert CORDIER
Head of Supply Chain Finance
Paris
Profil professionnel
Always ready for leaving my existing comfort zone and taking up a new challenge. My energy, my enthusiasm, and my ability to bring people together, are strong assets for delivering ambitious projects!
Over the last 7 years, I have developed a unique experience in working capital solutions, being at the forefront of discussions / negotiations with Large Corporates, Fintechs and Banks.
Vue d'ensemble
21
21
years of professional experience
Expérience
Director - Head of Supply Chain Finance
SOCIETE GENERALE FACTORING
Paris
07.2022 - 07.2025
- Team management of 5-6 people: sales and suppliers onboarding
- EUR 10M of new NBI over the last 3 years with 7 to 10 new payables programs per year
- Partnership with 3 fintechs: CRX Markets, PrimeRevenue and SAP-Taulia
- Successful disruptive approach on light KYC for suppliers
- Strong experience in negotiation with C-level executives in very large corporates
VP - Head of Sales
WE.TRADE
Paris & Dublin
07.2021 - 06.2022
- Drive growth and coordinate efforts of a 15-members banking consortium, among others: HSBC, Santander, UBS, UniCredit, Nordea, SG, etc.
- Secure EUR 1M of revenues by getting more banks / countries in the consortium: 3 new onboarded banks (Turkey and Greece) + partnership with EBRD
- In charge of scaling up number of clients / transactions on the platform
- Deeply involved in 2 fundraisings
VP - WE.TRADE Product & Sales Manager
SOCIETE GENERALE
Paris
06.2018 - 06.2021
- Fintech set up by a banking consortium for disrupting and digitizing trade finance across Europe
- #1 salesman - 3 years in a row - 40% of all transactions
- Very active for promoting WE.TRADE inside and outside SocGen: webinars, exhibitions, ICC interview, short videos, social media...
- Enthusiastic and dynamic to set-up WE.TRADE as a new standard in the banking and supply chain industry
Associate - Senior Investment Strategist
SOCIETE GENERALE
Paris
07.2017 - 06.2018
- Back in the Commodities trading room after 3 years of entrepreneurship
Freelance Consultant
ALTERCORP
Rio de Janeiro & Geneva
02.2016 - 06.2017
- Assignment to set up a new investment fund focusing on natural gas & oil products.
Freelance Consultant
STATKRAFT
Rio de Janeiro
01.2015 - 12.2015
- Assignment for the Norwegian state power company to target new business opportunities in the Brazilian energy market.
Associate - Senior Analyst - Commodities Trading
SOCIETE GENERALE
Paris
09.2010 - 06.2014
- Part of the team who set up the energy trading desk at SocGen
- Daily investment recommendations at the morning meeting for traders team
Junior Analyst - Commodities Trading
ENGIE Global Markets
Paris
07.2008 - 08.2010
- Fundamental analysis of supply and demand balance for gas & power markets
- Daily investment recommendations at the morning meeting for traders team
Credit Analyst
ENGIE
Paris
06.2005 - 06.2008
- Credit risk follow-up and credit limit set-up for the trading room Gaselys (JV between SocGen & ENGIE)
RAROC Project Manager
CREDIT AGRICOLE INDOSUEZ
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
03.2004 - 06.2005
- International internship at Saudi Fransi Bank to set up a new risk-adjusted measure of the return on investment, under supervision of the CFO
Formation
Master degree - Risk Management
IAE Rennes - Management School
FranceBachelor - Bank, Finance & Economics
University of Rennes, Montreal and HEC Montreal
CanadaCompétences
Entrepreneurial mindset
Client/business oriented
Focus on client satisfaction
Development / commercialisation of innovative solutions
Very good speaker
Interpersonal skills in multicultural environment
International background
Highly resilient to stress
Languages
French
Langue maternelle
English
Expérimenté (C2)
Portuguese
Courant
Informations complémentaires
- Multi marathons under 3 hours across the globe - record in 2h45
- Cycling stage in the Alps: 180km / 5.400m of ascent / 8h54
Chronologie
Director - Head of Supply Chain Finance
SOCIETE GENERALE FACTORING
07.2022 - 07.2025
VP - Head of Sales
WE.TRADE
07.2021 - 06.2022
VP - WE.TRADE Product & Sales Manager
SOCIETE GENERALE
06.2018 - 06.2021
Associate - Senior Investment Strategist
SOCIETE GENERALE
07.2017 - 06.2018
Freelance Consultant
ALTERCORP
02.2016 - 06.2017
Freelance Consultant
STATKRAFT
01.2015 - 12.2015
Associate - Senior Analyst - Commodities Trading
SOCIETE GENERALE
09.2010 - 06.2014
Junior Analyst - Commodities Trading
ENGIE Global Markets
07.2008 - 08.2010
Credit Analyst
ENGIE
06.2005 - 06.2008
RAROC Project Manager
CREDIT AGRICOLE INDOSUEZ
03.2004 - 06.2005
Master degree - Risk Management
IAE Rennes - Management School
Bachelor - Bank, Finance & Economics
University of Rennes, Montreal and HEC Montreal
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