Eric Bricout is a seasoned international executive with over 30 years of finance experience including roles as CFO and finance director for several multinational companies. He has extensive experience in business development, restructuring, acquisitions, systems implementations, and compliance. Bricout is fluent in French, English, and German with working proficiency in Italian. He holds an MBA from ESSEC and additional finance qualifications.

1. International CFO
Eric BRICOUT
ESSEC (FR) 1985 / Stanford (US) 1997
Fluent French English German
French nationality
179, route de la Wantzenau
67000 Strasbourg
France
Mobile: + 33 6 73 89 25 13
ericbricout@msn.com
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Seasoned International executive with extensive experience in
finance, tax, IT, legal and international business development
• Major successes in international development: strategy and planning, subsidiaries and joint ventures creation,
acquisition and integration, licensing and franchising, restructuring, turn around, exits.
• Expert in all aspects of corporate finance: budgeting, controlling and consolidation (HGB, IFRS, US GAAP),
plant controlling, national and international tax (transfer pricing), treasury (cash pooling, FOREX, debt
negotiation), audit, financial communication (LBO), Compliance (Sarbanes Oxley, CSR), risk management.
• Solid management experience in Legal (general secretary, contracts, IP, licensing), IT (from vision to
deployment) and HR matters (restructuring plans).
• International management expertise: strong intercultural skills, 18 years in foreign locations, direct experience of
US and German work environments, international teams management.
• Project Managements, complex, cross functional and international. Business model deployment, ERP / SAP and
shared service centres implementations.
Work history
08/2016
08/2011
Finance, legal and IT director, EMEA – L&L Products (US)
Achievement: streamlined regional organization and led international development
Strasbourg, France. Engineered solution in sealing and reinforcement for automotive.
200 M€ international turnover. France, Germany, Turkey, Czech, India. GM for UK, Italy, Spain,
• Regional reorganization: directed the restructuring of the French activities, piloted profitability
improvement initiatives, reorganized business in Germany (permanent establishment issue), created
a European shared service centre based on SAP
• Business development: acquired and integrated a new business in Australia, created a full
manufacturing entity in Czech Republic, piloted the investment.
• Legal matters: Joint development, joint venture, consortium and distribution agreements, technology
licensing, intellectual property protection.
• Systems improvements: integrated reporting process in SAP and introduced MIS (Qlikview),
implemented SAP Product Life Management, integrated and secured treasury operations (Connexis)
08/2011
01/2010
Finance Director Austria and Eastern Europe – Initial Austria GmbH
Achievement: development of Rentokil Initial (UK) in Eastern Europe
Vienna, Austria. Textile and Washroom services, member of Rentokil Initial Plc,
200 M€ turnover in Austria, Poland, Czech, Hungary, Rumania.
• Business Development: acquisition in Poland, integration in Austria.
• Corporate projects: risk management and compliance to EU competition rules
12/2009
08/2007
Group CFO – Orsay GmbH
Achievement: reorganized business model and improved control on operations
Willstätt, Germany. Fashion and textile brand, Mulliez Group
450 M€ turnover, 500 shops in 19 countries, 3700 employees.
• Business model restructuring: piloted transfer of logistics to Poland, structured legally, financially
and IT-wise the new Chinese platforms, created subsidiaries in Rumania and Ukraine, created
corporate treasury and developed ForEx coverage, supported franchise network expansion.
• Business Intelligence implementation (SAP) and KPIs, improved products portfolio management.
• Board secretary, direct report to shareholders.

2. 07/2007
01/2005
Group CFO (incl. IT, HR and Purchasing) – MB automotive
Achievement: group turn around and LBO exit.
Geneva - Switzerland. Automotive industry (Aluminium die casting + plastic).
300 M€ turnover. 2 200 employees, 7 plants (France + Spain).
• Group turn around: led group restructuring and redundancy plans, secured procurement in
adverse environment, led price negotiations with clients (Renault, PSA), renegotiated the
LBO debt and covenants, managed very tight treasury.
• LBO exit: transited accounting to IFRS, performed vendor due diligences and final sell off.
• Financial communication: crisis communication with suppliers and employees, LBO
communication with shareholder, bank pool and future investors.
• ERP implementation (silver prod) and introduced ABC costing.
12/2004
01/1993
Finance Management – Goodyear group in Europe
05/03 – 12/04 Finance, Legal, HR Director Europe - Engineered Products Div.
Achievement: Sarbanes Oxley certification
Kranj, Slovenia. Automotive industry, rubber components.
120 M€ turnover. 600 employees. Plants in Slovenia, UK and France + 6 sales offices
• Compliance: Aligned internal controls. Achieved Sarbanes Oxley compliance.
• Business Development: Implemented 2 joint ventures (Serbia and Dubai).
01/99 – 04/03 Project Director – Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe
Achievement: renewed Goodyear systems in Europe and integrated Dunlop
Brussels (European head office) and Philippsburg, Germany (SAP team).
3 Bn€ turnover, 30 000 employees. 23 plants. 17 Countries (EMEA).
• SAP implementation in 17 countries (finance process owner)
• Dunlop group integration in Goodyear processes after acquisition.
• EMEA coordination: “Euro” & Year 2000 projects.
• Multinational teams management.
05/95 – 12/98 Finance Director – Goodyear Morocco
Achievement: solved major fraud case, 7 M€ recovered.
Casablanca, Morocco. Tire industry. 50 € turnover. Manufacturing facility.
01/93 – 04/95 Treasurer and Credit Manager - Goodyear France
01/1993
10/1990
Optoelectronics division controller - Corning France
09/1990
09/1986
Auditor - Price Waterhouse Paris
Education
1997 Stanford University. California. Finance management program.
1986 – 1990 DESCF French CPA, while at Price Waterhouse.
1982 – 1985 ESSEC French Business School. MBA.
Languages French native speaker
English C2 work language at Goodyear, Initial, L&L
German C1 home language + management in German companies
Italian B2 work language for several professional projects
Russian – Arabic A1 good day-to-day notions
Other
Aged 53, married, wife Austrian, 2 children, 20 and 25, students
Cycling, Swimming, Trekking
Board member – ESSEC upper Rhine Alumni
Strasbourg, August 30
th
, 2016