Laurent Kaeslin

About Laurent Kaeslin

Strategic finance executive with 30+ years of international experience in corporate finance, accounting, and taxation. Proven success in leading global teams, optimizing financial operations, and driving organizational transformation. Known for implementing innovative solutions that enhance efficiency and generate significant cost savings. A bilingual leader with a track record of building and mentoring high-performing teams across diverse cultural environments.

Experience

1. Senior Vice President & Deputy CFO

   Kudelski Group

   Sep 2003 — Present

   Deputy CFO - Head of Accounting and Tax(relocated to Phoenix in 2016)Lead global financial operations and taxation for a $1B publicly traded Group with 60+ legal entitiesworldwide. Direct of a cross-functional team of 100+ professionals across multiple divisions. Responsiblefor external financial reporting for investors and stock exchange compliance.Key achievements: Built accounting and tax organization from the ground up, designing team structure, recruiting keyleaders and establishing scalable processes to support company growth. Established comprehensive internal control system and documentation, ensuring regulatorycompliance while improving operational efficiency. Integrated SKIDATA Group’s finance functions into Kudelski Group framework, beginning withSKIDATA Inc.(2019) and expanding to entire SKIDATA Group (2021). Optimized working capital management, significantly reducing DSO by 45 days and improving cash flow. Directed introduction of new, harmonized company-wide ERP system (Dynamics 365 replacingOracle and other ERPs). Led implementation of automated financial reporting system, increasing financial reportingaccuracy and reducing month-end close time. Designed and executed cross-jurisdictional tax strategies reducing effective cash Group tax rate, resulting in material million annual tax savings and securing material innovation grants per year. Developed and implemented transfer pricing policies aligning with OECD guidelines includingCbCR, master transfer pricing documentation and local files, successfully defending positions inseveral tax audits. Developed and retained cohesive, high-performing teams through effective leadership, achievingover 90% employee retention rate. Established offshore shared-service center in India, standardizing operations across all Groupentities and materially reducing processing costs.

Education

• Ecole de la Chambre Fiduciaire

  Diplôme d'expert comptable

  1996 — 1999

• Swiss tax academy

  Tax

  2002 — 2005

• Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Lausanne

  Maturity

  1988 — 1991

• HEC Lausanne - The Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Lausanne

  Master

  1991 — 1994