Paul Hedouin

About Paul Hedouin

20 years experience in operational controlling / Finance in both serial production and large projects environments, always with international position (2 positions in the USA) or exposure (Safran Identity & Security with more than 10 subsidiaries worldwide)From medium size company (Souriau Connection Technology – harsh environment connectors’ production and CFAN - composite Fan Blades) to worldwide organization (Safran Identity & Security – biometric IT systems and ID document world leader, Safran Transmission Systems - world leader in Accessory Drive Train)Being the business partner of production, sales or project managers and executive committee members has taught me operational excellence as well as transversal management.Enriching day to day job with 1/ functional activities such as Lean Sigma project leader (2013 - Green Belt Certified), team member of new BI tool implementation (2015), member of working group IFRS 15 (2016), active role during Vendor Due Diligence of Safran Identity and Security (2016) 2/and non-finance responsibilities like Anti-Corruption, Purchasing, Sales negotiation, Export Control.

Experience

1. Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

   Cfan Company

   Mar 2022 — Present

   CFAN - Senior Vice-President and CFO (Revenue:$200M)- Lead a team of 12 of which 2 direct reports- Manage the financial performance while ensure the US GAAP compliance - Define cash strategies: collection, payment, hedging, investment- Carry out forecast: from kick off to Board of Directors approval- Purchasing: Strategy, Contract Negotiation, Disputes (Materials, CAPEX)- Lead all commercial negotiations and pricing policies with customers- Board of Directors Secretary, Anti-Corruption and Export Control Officer- Advise President on comp. & benefit strategy, organization, diversification- Interim President for 3 monthsFBA – Executive Vice-President and CFO (Revenue:$80M)- Lead Finance, Internal Control, Supply-Chain Management

Education

• Université de Picardie Jules Verne (Amiens)

  Two-years degree in administrations and companies management (DUT GEA)

  2001 — 2003

• MBA ESG

  MBA Audit and Controlling

  2005 — 2006

• Université de Picardie Jules Verne (Amiens)

  Master’s degree (M1) in management (MSG)

  2003 — 2005

Skills

• Mfg-Pro
• Microsoft Office
• Cognos Bi (Query, Powerplay)
• Sap R3 (Fi, Co, Ps)
• Sap Bpc
• Cognos Impromptu