Simone Gentilini

About Simone Gentilini

Simone Gentilini is Executive Vice President / Chief Financial Officer for Freixenet Mionetto USA, the leading sparkling wine company worldwide. He oversees the Administration, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, IT and Operations departments, as well as partners with the CEO on Marketing and Sales strategies. He is a key member of the US Board of Directors and a direct report to the Henkell Board of Directors in Germany.Since joining the firm in 2006, Simone has been responsible for explosive company growth with double digit increases every year. He contributed to the successful merger of Freixenet and Mionetto in 2019, two top quality and iconic brands, to make one of the largest sparkling wine companies in the U.S. The company’s unique portfolio comprises Cava, Prosecco, Champagne, Crémant and more.Under Simone\'s executive leadership, the company grew 30-fold and surpassed KPIs year after year. He credits this exponential success to devising strategic long-term plans and developing a strong corporate culture.Both an intuitive business acumen as well as his penchant for Ironman competitions contribute to Simone’s disciplined approach to implementing profitable strategies. He believes that “the secret to every company’s success is the people.” Accordingly, Simone has defined all new roles in the company and attracted top talent to meet the complex demands of the now-larger company. Simone has initiated the FXM Academy - a program providing for talent advancement. He considers a top accomplishment to be the installation of a Team Building & a Performance Management system. The platform of five Values supports the Vision for the company: Celebrate Life!Prior to the post of EVP / CFO, Simone held several increasingly responsible roles, executive management at Mionetto USA and corporate roles at prestigious multinational firms, including Controller for Fiat Auto Spa and cost/revenue oversight at GlobalValue Services Spa / IBM.To learn more, contact Simone: s••••••••@fxmusa.com,

Experience

1. Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer

   Freixenet Mionetto USA

   Dec 2006 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Key member of US Board of Directors in US, reporting directly to Germany-based BODs in Germany, while directly managing Administration, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, IT, and Operations departments, and partner with Chief Executive Officer to implement Sales and Marketing strategies.• Oversee cash management, managerial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, treasury, business plan, risk analysis and compliance.• Delivered double-digit profit increase annually across the company’s 15-year period of explosive growth.• Led merger and acquisition management.• Primary point of contact for long term planning, surpassing KPIs each year-over-year by introducing and executing five-year plans. • Steer Human Resources, IT, and Finance departments, including all process improvements, implementation of SAP accounting software and reporting.• Contribute directly to financial audits, business initiatives, investment analysis, performance and solutions. • Create all monthly reporting for senior stakeholders, presenting financial results to the rest of the Board Directors.• Built an employee development program to advance the talent management function. • Defined all new roles, hired top talent and developed new culture to accommodate the increase in new employees after facilitating merger. • Developed policies and procedures and implemented new accounting software, payroll system, and company bank account reducing costs and increasing efficiencies. • Steered office move from Brooklyn to White Plains.

Education

• Università degli Studi di Verona

  Economy, Economics, Management

Skills

• Business Planning
• Budgets
• Sap
• Forecasting
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Internal Controls
• Accounting
• Management
• Variance Analysis
• Finance
• Financial Audits
• Cash Management
• Financial Reporting
• Strategy
• Pricing
• Ifrs
• Process Improvement
• Analysis
• Cash Flow