Benoit Mougeot

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ABOUT BENOIT MOUGEOT

I’m a transformation CFO. I step in when the stakes are high: fix the model, turn around performance, and lead major strategic change. At Skyepharma, we prevented the shutdown of a chronically distressed site, transformed it into a profitable pharma CDMO, executed an LMBO, and ultimately sold the business to a fund after a successful pivot to biotech. Impact: • Revenue x3.5 • EBITDA: –€5M → +€5M • Headcount: 89 → 240 • Enterprise value up, credibility restored, strategy delivered. How I operate: • Go to the floor, understand the operations, rebuild trust fast • Build a performance culture that sticks • Convert complexity into cash, clarity, and execution • Lead across finance | operations | people with hands-on leadership • Navigate high-pressure stakeholder environments (PE, banks, regulators, CEOs, boards, partners - clients and suppliers). With 20+ years in industrial finance (€40M to €750M revenue scope), 5+ transformations, LMBO, carve-out, international relocation, and site closure, I focus on roles where execution and leadership make the difference. Looking for CFO / transformation / turnaround / PE-backed / special situations roles where transformation is a necessity—not a slogan. SKILLS • CFO / Finance Leadership • Transformation & Turnaround • Restructuring & Business Recovery• LMBO / LBO / Private Equity • M&A / Due Diligence • Cash Management & Cash Culture • Financial Modelling & FP & A • Strategic Planning & Governance • Industrial Operations Finance • Performance & Cost Management • SAP Multi-site Deployment • Change Leadership • Crisis Management • Lean / Gemba Leadership