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David Allard

David Allard

Management Accountant

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Outsourced CFO - Bicultural Anglo-French. Providing support functions to SMEs looking to develop in France and internationally.

  • Education

    • The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

      1988 - 1990
      Associate Chartered Management Accountant Finance, Legal, Tax, Information systems, Business Strategy

    • Newcastle-under-Lyme School

      1983 - 1985
      A Level Sciences

    • The University of Hull

      1985 - 1988
      Batchelor of Science BSc Economics & Business Economics

      Activities and Societies: Hull University Comedy Club

  • Experience

    • Unilever

      Sept 1988 - Dec 1991
      Management Accountant

    • Opus Technologies

      Dec 1991 - Oct 1993
      Financial Controller

    • DHL Supply Chain

      Oct 1993 - Mar 1997
      Financial Controller

    • ORTEMS - Start-up in Planning and Scheduling Software

      Mar 1997 - May 2000
      CFO - Executive Director and member of senior management team

      Annual sales 7 M€ in 2000 - 70 FTE, 2 subsidiaries in US & UK Business Challenge :Assist private investors and entrepreneur in developing a French SME « start-up » to become an international software vendor through set up of subsidiaries in the US and UK

    • Bakkavor

      May 2000 - Nov 2003
      Financial Controller France member of senior management team

      Annual sales 34 M€ in 2003– 350 FTE, 3 factory sites in FranceBusiness Challenge :Set up and develop a commercial and operations presence in France by targeted acquisitions (French privately owned SME’s in Fresh Produce Food and Beverage markets).

    • AUTODISTRIBUTION

      Nov 2003 - Nov 2007
      CFO Member of senior management team

      Annual sales 31 M€ in 2006 – 120 FTE, 3 branches in France, 1 in BelgiumBusiness Challenge :Develop commercially an SME, with a strong family culture, recently acquired by private investors in an LBO operation in 2002 up until the sale of the business to AutoDistribution in 2006.

    • Eurotab - leader in powder compression technology

      Nov 2007 - Dec 2018
      Group Chief Financial Officer - Executive Director

      Annual sales 60 M€ in 2018 – 250 FTE, 7 subsidiaries of which 4 are internationalBusiness Challenge :Transform a French SME (Sales 30 M€, 3 entities, 2 production sites, 1 core business) into a medium sized international group (France, US, Turkey, Spain – Sales 60 M€ forecast in 2018, of which 60% in export, 8 entities, 5 production sites, 3 core businesses).

    • ANAVEO GROUPE

      Jan 2019 - Apr 2020
      Group Chief Financial Officer

      Annual sales 85 M€ in 2019 – 400 FTE, 11 officesTransform a French SME (Sales 40 M€ in 2016) into a medium sized international group (100 M€ forecast in 2020). Define and roll-out a customer and service offer diversification strategy through organic growth and targeted acquisitions.

    • MVLF HOLDING

      Jan 2021 - Aug 2024
      Group Chief Financial Officer

      Annual sales 37 M€ in 2019 – 200 FTE, Investment portfolio with 2 companies.Private Equity / Family Holding (normalised consolidated sales 40 M€ in 2020).

    • Ascension Advisory

      Jan 2025 - now
      Outsourced CFO

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Chartered Global Management Accountant

      Institute of Chartered Management Accountants
      Jun 1991

    • La transformation digitale au service de l'entreprise et de l'industrie du futur proposé par IMT

      France Université Numérique
      May 2020