Cost Review Meeting

Cost & Profit Management

Save. Maximize. Value.

Improve your cost/income ratio without compromising quality. With 20 years of experience, I adopt a pragmatic approach to optimize expenses while preserving value, systematically analyzing the impact on your operating margin

Why I can help you optimize your P&L

Proven methods

20 years of experience in cost management projects, leveraging ABC (Activity-Based Costing), Lean Six Sigma, and Business Model Canvas to deliver tangible results for large organizations

A multidisciplinary approach

A comprehensive understanding of business functions (Finance, Procurement, HR, Operations, Compliance, Sales, IT) to avoid siloed solutions and achieve global efficiency gains

Balancing costs and revenues

Analyzing the entire P&L to strike the right balance between cost reduction, revenue growth, and necessary investments, ensuring sustainable cost/income ratio optimization

Key references in cost management

Advised Legalcluster’s co-founders on optimizing the organizational structure and operating costs, successfully reducing cash burn and extending the company’s financial runway.

LEGALCLUSTER (2021-2022)

Achieved a 15% reduction in operating costs for AXA IM’s Technology for Support Functions Department by offshoring, streamlining the Information System, and decommissioning over 20 applications.

AXA IM (2016-2018)

Averted budget overruns in the delayed LTOM Finance Program by negotiating with vendors, optimizing delivery processes, and reallocating resources, achieving cost neutrality at the Technology level.

AXA IM (2012-2015)

Developed a 3-year plan to globalize Engineering and Change Management activities for BNP Paribas Securities Services, focusing on productivity and profitability through offshoring. Identified recharging opportunities across internal entities to optimize cost efficiency.

BP2S (2011)

Integrated Ostrum Asset Management’s process taxonomy with analytical accounting systems, enabling precise cost assessment, monitoring, and control for each process.

NATIXIS AM (2011)

Reorganized the Continental Europe Technology Department into a Shared Services Centre aligned with Group standards. Delivered go-live in 8 months with a €10M budget, 40 FTEs, and 10 internal clients. Implemented cost efficiencies by leveraging the SSC model and relocating IT activities to centers of excellence.

HSBC GLOBAL AM (2006-2007)

Designed and implemented the Technology Shared Services Model for HSBC. Deployed the French SSC within a year, managing a €250M budget, 1,000 FTEs, and 50 internal clients. Defined service agreements, developed IT service benchmarking tools, and identified offshoring opportunities and centers of excellence.

HSBC (2004-2006)

  • General Management Acceleration Program

    EDHEC Business School, 2020

  • Innovating with the Business Model Canvas

    University of Virginia, 2020

  • Professional Web Designer & Developer

    Le Wagon Paris, 2019

  • Impact Investing

    ESSEC Business School, 2019

  • Private Equity & Venture Capital

    Universita Bocconi, 2019

  • Master in Management & Entrepreneurship

    ESSCA School of Management, 2001

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What if we optimized your profitability together?

Are you considering launching a project to optimize profitability or conducting an analysis of your cost/income ratio? Contact me today, and let’s turn your financial challenges into opportunities for sustainable growth