Manager Management
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First Name Middle Last Name Suffix Maiden Name
David H Franeau
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Address City, State Zip
rue de perwez 101 5031 Grand-Leez Select Belgium
Month/Year Hired Month/Year Left Total Years with Company
Sep 1993 Jun 1997 4
Office Division Title
Select Audit Senior
Country Other Employment Details
(Previous positions, duties, or fun info)
Belgium
Company Name Position
Synapsis Associates SA Partner
Company Web Site
http://www.synapsis.be
Company Size (employees) Est. Company Revenue Industry
1-10 Select One Finance
Do you hold any professional certifications
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Other Current Employment Details
(Description of Position)
Senior Manager, with more than 10 years international experience in Strategy definition &
implementation, Business Development and Corporate Finance, mainly in manufacturing
industries;
- Non Executive Director in portfolio companies for a Private Equity fund (Strategy
definition & implementation, Coaching & Control of Management in invested companies);
- Broad financial background (investor, controller, auditor,
Birthday Marital Status Spouse's Name Anniversary
Mar 1 Married Nathalie Dec 27
Children's Names & Ages
Maximilien, 2001
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David Franeau
Rue de Perwez 101, 5031 Gembloux - Belgium Birth date: 01/03/1969
Mobile: +32-478-**-**-**
Married
Mail: abox1h@r.postjobfree.com
One child (Maximilien - 8 years)
CURRICULUM
WORK EXPERIENCE
2003
-today: C+ Investments - Private Equity fund Luxemburg
o Committed capital 35m8;
o Member of the Board of the investment fund;
o Partner in management company - Synapsis Associates;
o President / member of the board in portfolio companies;
o Deal sourcing (screening, evaluation & proactive approach of investment targets)
o Due diligence process (negotiation, deal structuring, deal documentation);
o Investment follow-up (strategy definition & implementation, external growth,
corporate governance, risk management, internal control & reliability of financial
reporting, relations with banks and co-investors)
o Coaching / control over operational management team
o Crisis management
o Project financing for start-up companies
2002
-2003 : Danisco Flavour Belgium s.a. (former Perlarom s.a.)
o General Manager Belgium
o European headquarter of Danisco's flavour division (140 people, 40M8 T/O)
o Direct reporting to the flavour division President for Europe;
o Activities on site: sales, production, finance, research & development, logistics
o Integration of the Perlarom group after its "Buy-out" by Danisco (new matricial
organisation);
o Local implementation of Danisco's "one stop supplier" strategy and extension of
activities in Belgium - performance improvement;
o Danisco worldwide: world leading food ingredients manufacturer, 40 countries,
>10.000 people.
2001
-2002: Perlarom group
o General Manager Belgium
o 130 people, 35M8 T/O
o European leader in food flavour manufacturing (250 people, 55m8 T/O,
production sites in Belgium, France, Spain and Singapore);
o Direct reporting to shareholder and group CEO;
o Overall performance improvement (growth of activities, EBITDA improvement,
cost cutting program, Change Management program);
o Member of the Group Strategic Committee (Design and implementation of a
Group Action Plan, Resources allocation, Monitoring of implementation);
o Major contribution to the Perlarom shareholders' successful "exit" to Danisco a/s
Curriculum - David Franeau
1997
-2001: Perlarom Group
o Group Financial Controller Belgium
o Direct reporting to shareholder and group CEO;
o Member of the Group Strategic Committee (Design and implementation of a
Group Action Plan, Resources allocation, Monitoring of implementation)
o Financial supervision over subsidiaries in France, Spain, UK, NL, Germany &
Italy (performance monitoring, strategy implementation);
o Internal Control improvement at group level (reliability of financial reporting,
permanent improvement of the effectiveness and efficiency of operations,
compliance with regulations);
o Corporate governance;
o External growth / integration of new subsidiaries (UK, Spain, Italy);
o Implementation of Change Management program;
o Successful ERP implementation in Belgium, France, Spain & UK
1993
-1997: Arthur Andersen (Deloitte) Belgium
o Audit Senior (4 full "audit seasons")
o In charge of assignments in various manufacturing or services industries (food,
chemicals, media, telecom, space, banks, hospitals, )
1992
-1993: Euroclear Belgium
Transactions Settlement - Warrants & convertible bonds
EDUCATION :
1992
: Certificate in European Business, Loughborough University of Technology, UK
(Erasmus exchange - one full year)
1987
-1992 : Business Engineer (5 years degree), University of Mons-Hainaut, Belgium,
Warocque business school, "cum laude";
1981
-1987: Royal Atheneum of Mons (secondary school), Belgium, mathematics & sciences
LANGUAGES
Read Speak Write
French Fluent Fluent Fluent
English Fluent Fluent Fluent
Dutch Good Medium Medium training going on to "re-activate" my Dutch
IT
o MS Office Suite: excel, word, outlook, powerpoint
o Internet
o ERP application "Movex" (Intentia)
o Various accounting softwares
HOBBIES
Active family life
Sports: golf (former member of the national team), mountain bike, squash, ski.
Curriculum - David Franeau
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