Marcelo Scaglione

• Financités is a capital-development fund which invests in young companies created in the unprivileged periphery neighborhoods of France.

• The company is chaired by Jacques Attali and the member of its Supervisory Board are “Caisse des dépôts and Consignations”, “BNP Paribas”, “HSBC”, “Région Ile France”, "Club XXI Siècle", “Evens Foundation” and Mrs. Anne-Claire Taittinger.

• Strategy and development. Definition and implementation of a strategic plan to create a European "pure player" group leader in the loyalty market. International development in Southern Europe and MENA regions through the generation of strategic partnerships from high level contacts in both private and public sectors.

• Growth. Relationship with Small & Mid-Caps investment funds and participation in European road-shows. Strategic and operational support in the Merger & Acquisition process: strategic market follow-up, risks and expected synergies analysis, due-diligences, restructuring and company integration within the Group.

• Management, organizing and restructuring. Leading management of a European fast-growing group of 500 collaborators and a P&L raising-up from 6 to 150 million € in 3 years. Reorganizing: simplification of the organization chart, operations financing, implementation of revenues and cost synergies, spin-off and sale of non-strategic minority shareholdings.

• Development. Implementation of the “Mediterranean Action Plan", per the President of the European Commission’s request, intended to promote dialogue and business within the 9 countries of the region (France, Italy, Spain, Portugal – Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco) focusing on 8 markets: energy, water, telecoms, infrastructures, real-estate, tourism, new-technologies and financial services.

• Advising. Setting-up the economic agenda of the Portuguese Presidency of the European Council. Organization of the bilateral economic summits agenda: France, Italy, Portugal and Spain. Sectorial reports for European Commission President: “Lisbon strategy follow-up”, “Southern Europe regional energy market”, "EU transport infrastructures" and "EU new competition policy".

• Public relations and lobbying. Establishment and follow-up of very high-level contacts from 200 largest companies and 9 Governments in the region. Under the patronage of the French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish governments, the CCE is frequently consulted by the European Commission President on companies’ competitiveness-related issues.

• Management. Reporting to President Jacques Attali and the CEO. Member of the Executive and Management Committees. Driving change in a situation of +25% annual growth: finances, human capital and international affiliates.

• Organization. Financial (P&L raising-up from 4 to 11 million € in 3 years), human capital (from 70 to 500 collaborators) and international network management (from 10 to 30 affiliates). Setting-up of reporting and control procedures and information system tools. International leading of a multicultural team.

• Project management. Development of relations with donors and project follow-up in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Operational support to the constitution of MicroCred, a 52 million € Equity Investment Fund on microfinance, and PlaNet Rating, the world leading rating agency of microfinance banks.

• Graduated as “Specialist in Public Administration” and “Master in Public Administration”. I obtained said degrees among the first 5 students out of a large international class composed of students from 36 different countries.

• The topic of my research memo was “Regional integration as a strategy for development in South America, the MERCOSUR experience” and it was conducted by Professor Francis Kern, Dean of the School of Economics and Management of the Louis Pasteur University of Strasbourg.

• In addition to my academic activities, I was appointed, by my colleagues, as President of the Foreign Students Union, as well as member of the ENA Board of Administration.

• Program on provincial state reform of the National Ministry of Interior (Argentina). Technical assistance and training on World Bank and IADB management and controlling procedures proposed to senior officials in charge of programs funded by international organizations (150 senior officials from 6 provincial states).

• Program on vulnerable group’s assistance of the National Ministry of Social Development and Health (Argentina). Program financial management (annual budget: 18 US$ millions and 200 social projects from 8 provincial states) and controlling the execution of the social projects in the field.

• Program on AIDS Research of the National Ministry of Health (Argentina). Business-plan development and economic, financial, impact and sustainability analysis. Negotiation with funders (15 US$ million) to create a Regional Centre in AIDS Research with the technical support of the “Luc Montagnier Foundation” (France).

• Program on health surveillance and disease prevention of the National Ministry of Health (Argentina). Business-plan development and economic, financial, impact and sustainability analysis. Negotiation with funders (5 years-budget 75 US$ million) to create a disease national surveillance system with the technical support of the “Center for Disease Control” (USA).

• Program on health centers equipment of the National Ministry of Family and Health (Venezuela). Technical assistance to Venezuela United Nations Development Program in the management and controlling of international bids to furnish equipment to 330 health centers within the country (18 international bids and budget: 30 US$ million).

• Head of Human Resources at Buenos Aires City Audit Office. Strategic advice to the CFO. Setting-up of HR systems through the establishment of teams, the implementation of procedures and information systems, the organization management and the recruitment of 300 key senior officials.

• Senior Advisor at Municipality of Avellaneda Mayor’s Cabinet. Strategic advice to the Head of Budget (annual budget: 75 US$ million, 1000 collaborators). Head of the development and implementation of an ERP tax management system (+ 15 US$ million in new incomes) and a program’s based budget set-up: Significant improvement both in revenues (+ 20%) and synergies costs (25%).

• Senior Advisor at Municipality of José C. Paz Mayor’s Cabinet. Strategic advice to the CFO (annual budget: 20 US$ million, 600 collaborators). Head of the development and implementation of an ERP system: budget, accountancy, finances, HR, tax management and social programs and the program’s based budget set-up: Significant improvement both in revenues (+ 70%) and synergies costs (30%).

• The attachment to the transmission of knowledge for future generations led me to become a lecturer and jury at High Schools in France: “ENA”, “ESCP-EAP”, and “CNAM”.

• In Argentina I've performed as Professor of “Business Management” and “Control Management” at the University of Buenos Aires and as a lecturer, on the same themes, in the Nationals Universities of Córdoba, Salta, Tucumán, Catamarca, Litoral, Nordeste, Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires and Mar del Plata.

• Finances and Human Resources. Strategic advice to the Dean and the Board of Administration. Budget planning (20 US$ million), accounting, treasury, procurement, human resources and control management of the organization (700 professors, 25.000 students and 600 collaborators).

• Reform program. Setting-up the organization reform program (human resources, administrative process and information system), with the technical support of the United Nations Development Program, intended to increase the revenues (+ 40%) and to reduce the operation costs (25%).

• Finances. Strategic advice to the CFO. Setting-up of financial systems through the establishment of teams, the implementation of procedures and information systems and the organization management (annual budget: 8 US$ million).

• Project development. Foundation and setting-up of the Center for Technical Assistance to the Automotive Sector, a consulting joint-venture between the National Transport Regulation Agency and the University of Buenos Aires to provide technical assistance and training to the automotive market (budget: 2 US$ million).

• Planning and execution of audit and controlling management programs at the National level: Ministries, Banks, Universities, Hospitals and regulating Agencies.