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Luc GILLAIN

BRUXELLES (WOLUWE-SAINT-PIERRE

En résumé

Experienced International Finance Executive with strong business acumen. More than 20 years’ experience in multiple geographies, with companies leader in the payment industry (Mastercard, PwC Consulting and Citibank), operating at Senior Executive levels (C-suite and C-1), in matrix environments.

• Extensive experience in Finance areas:
CFO Digital Payment global product group
Financial Planning and Analysis and Business Planning
Pricing Strategy
Continental Europe Finance Officer
Investment analysis, business cases
M&A

• Financial partner to the business in driving business strategies – Leverage factual and rational approach with business understanding to shape business directions and translate into financials

• Lead and deliver complex and impactful projects - Define strategy, develop solution design and implement operating model by gaining stakeholders endorsement and fostering collaboration from multiple partners and multicultural teams

• Analytical, Organized, highly driven results oriented team player, dealing effectively with ambiguity and change

Mes compétences :
Planning stratégique
CFO
Direction financière
Conduite du changement
Contrôle de gestion
Gestion du risque
Fusion Acquisition
Paiement en ligne
Modélisation financière
Systèmes de paiement
Stratégie digitale
Analyse stratégique
Business planning
Pricing
Paiement mobile
Leadership
Gestion de projet
Direction générale
Direction de projet

Entreprises

  • Mobile Financial Services - A MasterCard and Telefonica International Joint Venture - Board Director

    2014 - maintenant Joint ventures between MasterCard and Telefonica established to provide mobile financial services across Latin America
  • MasterCard Europe - Senior Vice-President, Project Director Separation Mastercard Europe

    PARIS 15 2014 - maintenant Led and executed the separation of Mastercard Europe (+ 1000 staffs, several billions € revenues) into 2 independent organizations.

    - Developed the separation strategy and translated into a detailed operating model
    - Planned, coordinated and tracked the overall carve-out and separation plan, process and timeline
    - Led a global cross functional team (12 workstreams) and delivered the new operating units on time, with no disruptions
    - Member of Mastercard Europe Management Committee and report to Mastercard Inc Executive SteerCo.
    - Got 2016 CEO Award and 2016 CFO Award
  • MasterCard New York - Senior Vice-President, Chief Finance Officer Digital Payments - New York

    PARIS 15 2011 - 2014 CFO for 3 global divisions (Digital Payments, Global Network Processing & Labs)

    - Developed the first business model, financials and execution plans supporting Mastercard emerging digital strategy
    - Managed significant investment budget, drove trade-off to cover impairment and acceleration of amortization
    - Presented business unit update & results with the Chief Digital Payment Officer at quarterly CEO review
    - Negotiated the acquisition of C-Sam, the HomeSend joint venture and multiple other minority investments as well as commercial agreements with Tech Giants
    - Reporting to the Chief Digital Payments Officer and Global Product & Solutions CFO
    - Member of the CFO Leadership Team
  • MasterCard London - VP, Business Finance Officer UK - Ireland

    PARIS 15 2010 - 2011 Crisis Finance Officer for the UK-Ireland office, based in London.

    - Re-organized and reshaped the Finance team (7 staffs)
    - Regained trust in Finance team from UKI and European Senior Management
    - Delivered long term plan and implemented tracking
    - Reporting to the UKI Division President and the European CFO
  • MasterCard Europe - VP, Business Finance Officer - Products and Solutions, Europe

    PARIS 15 2009 - 2010 Finance Director for the Products & Solutions group in Europe (including Marketing).

    - Led the development of the European product and marketing strategy and alignment between the product groups and the European countries
    - Implemented tracking tool (product, category of spent, etc…) for marketing expenses (140M€) driving to 10% efficiency gains
    - Developed tools to track product profitability
    - Led Europe financial review & analysis for potential acquisitions
    - Reporting to the European Global Product & Solutions President and to the Global Product & Solutions Finance Officer
  • MasterCard Europe - VP, Business Financial Officer Continental Europe

    PARIS 15 2006 - 2009 Finance Officer for 11 countries, representing 50% of European revenues.

    - Coordinated the development of the regional business strategy
    - Implemented the financial planning across the region
    - Led the implementation of an effective control environment in the region resulting in strong audit results
    - Managed the successful acquisition of Mastercard France and set-up of the Prepay Solutions JV with Edenred
    - Built and managed a team of 11 remote staffs
    - Reporting to the Continental Europe President and the European CFO.
  • MasterCard Europe - VP, European Project Leader Mastercard IPO

    PARIS 15 2005 - 2006 European project leader for the shares allocation of Mastercard Inc. previous to the May 2006 initial public offering (5B$ IPO), reporting to the European CFO
  • MasterCard Europe - VP, Head FP&A and Business Planning

    PARIS 15 2002 - 2004 Europe Finance Director for Financial Planning & Analysis, Pricing, Interchange, Business Cases and MIS.
    Reporting to the European CFO.
  • MasterCard Europe - Interchange and Profitability Manager

    PARIS 15 1999 - 2001 Led the establishment of the European Interchange strategy (interbank pricing on card transactions) and advising banks on the profitability of a card business
  • PriceWaterhouseCoopers - Financial Management Consultant

    Neuilly-sur-Seine 1998 - 1999 Team project manager – Activity Based Costing for KBC, Business Process Reengineering and selection of a software for Dexia Asset Management and Fortis Bank.
  • Citibank - Cards Division - General Services Manager and Business Information Security Officer

    New York 1996 - 1997 Responsible for the management of the local IT platform, the security administration, the premises, the mail administration, the purchase and the inventory management. Budget of 6M€, team of 11 staffs.

    o Set-up of an emergency card replacement centre in Europe
    o Prepared the merger of the department with the corresponding one within the bank
    o Implemented the “Citicorp Security Policies and Standards” and developed security awareness
  • Citibank, Cards Division - Financial Analyst and Strategic Cost Manager

    New York 1994 - 1996 Responsible for financial planning and analysis, budget implementation and follow-up, monthly closing and reporting, cost analysis.

    o Developed business models for the launch of new products and entrance of a new market
    o Developed MIS package
    o Negotiated new contracts with suppliers to reduce company costs

Formations

  • Ecole Supérieure De Commerce De Paris (ESCP)

    Paris 1992 - 1993 Exchange Program

    Erasmus Exchange program with the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris -ESCP
  • Solvay Brussels School Of Exonomics And Management (Bruxelles)

    Bruxelles 1988 - 1993 Commercial Engineer
  • Collège Saint-Michel (Bruxelles)

    Bruxelles 1981 - 1987 Ancien Ardent 4ème troupe

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