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Bertrand LENGLART

L’ISLE D’ABEAU

En résumé

Senior-level executive with extensive finance, accounting, administration, and information technology experience within manufacturing industry and sales and distribution company. Proven ability to improve operations, impact business growth, and maximize profits through achievements in finance management, cost reductions, internal controls, and productivity/efficiency improvements. Strong qualifications in general management, business planning, systems technology design and implementation, and staff development/leadership. Aptitude to work in international environment.

Entreprises

  • Vicat - Chief Financial Officer, India

    L’ISLE D’ABEAU 2014 - maintenant Responsible for accounting, financing, cash management, cost accounting, insurance and tax of four manufacturing companies with sales branches in all the states of South India.

  • ARC International - Group Financial Control Director

    Arques 2012 - 2014 Responsible for group financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and business plan.

  • ARC International - Chief Financial Officer, ARC North and Latin Americas

    Arques 2007 - 2012 Responsible for group financial reporting and budgeting for an US glass manufacturing company and sales and distribution entities in US, Brazil and Mexico with annual sales of $230M and 900 employees. Supervise all finance and IT functions, including accounting, cash management, cost accounting, selling price, legal, insurance and tax. Analyze monthly financial results to local middle and executive management and group executives, and set up corrective actions. Recruit, develop and manage a team of 30 professionals with 8 direct reports.

    Achievements
    o Lead a 3-year turnaround plan for ARC North America resulting in the improvement of operating income by $15M and operating cash by $17M between 2007 and 2010.
    o Develop finance awareness, strategic planning and direct operations to attain business profitability and growth.
    o Signed an asset based loan of $25M.
    o Restructured US legal entities through chapter 11 procedures in order to obtain tax benefits.

  • ARC International - Chief Financial Officer, ARC Asia-Pacific

    Arques 2007 - 2007 Responsible for group financial reporting and budgeting for a glass manufacturing company in China and five sales and distribution entities in Japan, Australia, Taiwan, Korea and Singapore with annual sales of $90M and 1,100 employees. Developed strategic planning and direct operations to boost business profitability and growth.

    Achievement
    o Restructured the distribution entity in Japan: business assessment and recovery plan.

  • ARC International - Financial Controller, ARC China

    Arques 2002 - 2007 Responsible for setting up the finance and purchasing departments including accounting, cash management, cost accounting, selling price, legal, insurance and tax: recruitment of 16 people in one year, training, coaching, procedures and internal control. Developed monthly financial reviews, budgeting, financial planning and Key Performance Indicators to drive the profitability of this new entity. Prepared and participated successfully at all joint-venture board meetings with the Chinese partner and lead communication and negotiation with Chinese local authorities. Annual sales of $40M and 1,000 employees.

    Achievements
    o Team member of the glass factory construction project in China. Greenfield project of one year with a total investment of $30M. In charge of all administrative and finance tasks of the project including a local loan of $15M. Project started on time and within the investment envelop.
    o Implementation of two ERP (Accpac and SAP R/3).
    o Company breakeven after two years and an operating income of 10% the fourth year.
    o Assisted the launch of a new distribution entity in Australia.

  • Archer Daniels Midland Company - Manager of Financial Operations

    2001 - 2002 Deputy of the CFO and responsible for cost accounting and IT.

    Achievements
    o Improved the cost accounting system.
    o Set up soft skill training in Windows applications for all the company.
    o Super key user for the implementation of the ERP JDEdwards.

  • Capgemini Technology Services SAS - JDEdwards Finance Consultant

    PARIS-LA DEFENSE 2000 - 2001 Involved in three major projects (Bonduel, Dailycer and BP): business blue print, ERP configuration, tests, training, go live and support.

  • ARC International - Market and Supply Financial Analyst

    Arques 1995 - 2000 Responsible for comparing actual costs to estimates and analysing activities covering production and sales.

Formations

  • The Wharton School Of Business (Philadelphia, Pa)

    Philadelphia, Pa 2011 - 2013 Executive MBA

    Ranking by FT: 3 in 2013

  • USTL Lille 1

    Villeneuve D'Ascq 1995 - 1995 DESS

    Systèmes d'Information et d'Aide à la Décision

  • Groupe INSEEC INSEEC

    Paris 1992 - 1994 Master

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