Tristan Gauvain
Verified Expert in Finance
Finance Expert
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Toptal member since March 13, 2019
A Paris-Dauphine graduate pursuing his MBA at Paris-La Sorbonne, Tristan has served as the CFO and director of strategy and development for a prominent subsidiary at Lagardere, a leading French media conglomerate. He possesses extensive strategy and finance experience and led acquisitions that drove an IRR of 30%. He freelances to help entrepreneurs and managers evaluate and implement financial and operational strategies to grow their businesses.
Career Highlights
Education Highlights
Industry Expertise
- Investment Banking
- Media & Internet
- Healthcare Software
- Telecommunications
- Financial Modeling
Other Expertise
- Business Strategy
- Digital Health
- Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
- France
- Growth Strategy
- Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
- Post-merger Integration
Work Experience
Director of Strategy and Development, Digital Division
Lagardere Active
- Defined the strategy for entry into the eHealth and financial technology markets and executed the go-forward market entry strategy including the initiation of growth projects and screening potential M&A opportunities.
- Led the acquisition of Animal Box, a leader in pet subscription eCommerce, including negotiating with the sellers and raising funds to complete the transaction.
- Conducted a behavior study on pharmaceuticals and drugs to drive the eHealth strategy forward, leading to the establishment of partnerships and the creation of a proof of concept.
- Led divestitures of ten separate operations within the Largardere Active digital portfolio.
Founder
Juridique Club
- Founded a SaaS platform to facilitate legal team collaboration, acting as the CEO and leading the strategic presentation to potential investors and funding of the company.
CFO, Digital Division
Lagardere Active
- Managed Lagardere Active's Digital Division which was growing at a rate of 40%+ per annum and 300%+ cumulatively over four years.
- Led the settlement of budget and forecasts as well as the management and improvement of trade working capital.
- Optimized and managed the balance sheet through various strategic initiatives including liquidations, share sales, mergers, and stock compensation.
- Managed M&A activities including leading the evaluation, due diligence, negotiations, and the integration of the new subsidiaries including Billetreduc.com and Mondocteur.com.
- Launched Doctipharma, a leading French online pharmaceutical eCommerce platform, and Mexican health and wellness information platform et Doctissimo, to further the eHealth strategy.
- Validated the statutory accounts, settlement of financial statements, and adapted to the evolution of financial standards including IFRS 15.
- Managed internal controls including audit follow up and the establishment of an action plan.
Financial Controller
Lagardere Active
- Managed the financial controls for the French digital publishing department, established financial monitoring for a new department and reported the digital activity of Lagardere Active, a subsidiary with €130 million of revenue and 30 companies worldwide.
- Led the integration of the accounting, sales, and human resource departments for all digital acquisitions.
Financial Controller
Bouygues Telecom
- Managed the revenue forecast and reforecast for a business with €3.5 billion of revenue per year.
- Established the ABC method for the forecast round of the 2,000-person IT department.
Education
Postgraduate Program in International Business
Panthéon-Sorbonne University - Paris, France
Master's Degree in Business Administration
Paris-Dauphine University - Paris, France
Skills
Finance
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Finance Strategy, M&A (Sell-side), M&A Modeling, M&A Earn-out Agreements, Budgeting, Financial Reporting, Financial System Implementation, Revenue Modeling, Financial Modeling, Funding Strategy, Startup Funding
Industry Expertise
Telecommunications, CMT
Geographic Expertise
France, Europe
Data & Analysis Software
IBM Cognos
Other
Microsoft 365, Digital Health, Healthcare Media, Modeling, Business Strategy, Growth Strategy, Target Screening, Digital Strategy, Digital Media, Post-merger Integration, Integration, SAP BusinessObjects (BO), Investments, IT Systems Engineering
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