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Sebastien L’Hermitte

CFO / COO / Finance Director
Singapore
Sebastien L’Hermitte

Summary

Senior Finance leader with 20 years’ experience in finance, operations and general management in Asia-Pacific. Strong commercial acumen and the passion to deliver high financial performance in various industries. A proven track-record of leading change, structuring financial and operational functions, and supporting the launch of new businesses to deliver results, effectively leading teams and partnering with management teams.

Overview

24

Years of professional experience

5

Years of post-secondary education

20

Years in APAC

Work History

BE Semiconductor Industries
Singapore

Vice President, Finance
09.2023 - Current

Job overview

  • Company Overview: EUR 607m revenue, Net profit: 30%) develops leading edge assembly equipment for the semiconductors industry for electronics, mobile internet, cloud server, computing, automotive, industrial, and solar energy
  • Reporting to the Group CFO based in Switzerland, leading the Global Finance Shared Services (for all entities in APAC, Europe and USA) and the Global Order Desk with teams based in Singapore.

Manitou Group
Singapore (Tuas)

APAC Financial Controller
07.2020 - 08.2023

Job overview

  • Company Overview: EUR 2.9b revenue, 6,000 employees) develops, manufactures, and provides equipment and services of handling, access platforms and earthmoving solutions for the construction, agriculture, and industrial markets
  • Reporting to the APAC VP based in Singapore, and to the group CFO based in France, managing the APAC region finance and IT, with the main subsidiaries in Australia, India, Singapore, Malaysia, China and Japan.

Language Link Vietnam
Hanoi, Vietnam

CFO
04.2019 - 07.2020

Job overview

  • Company Overview: the leader of English education programs by foreign teachers in Vietnam (400 teachers). It includes 4 segments: Language Link Academic, Schools Link, Corporate Link and Language Link Overseas Study
  • Reporting to the Managing Director in Hanoi and to the Board based in London, managing all the supporting functions (Finance, IT, HR, Purchasing) to improve the Group’s operational efficiency and its profitability

Gates
Singapore (Tuas)

Finance Director, South East Asia
10.2016 - 03.2019

Job overview

  • Company Overview: EUR 3.0b, 14,000 employees) is the world’s leading manufacturer of power transmission and fluid power products
  • Reporting to the EA&I CFO based in Singapore, providing financial management of the EA&I HQ and 5 subsidiaries, leading the restructuring plans and creation of new entities in SEA. Created the finance partnership with the leadership team

CCP (a company of HERA CAPITAL)
Manila, Philippines

Managing Director (Interim)
12.2015 - 08.2016

Job overview

  • Company Overview: a Pioneer of the e-commerce in the Philippines founded in 2010, and acquired by Hera Capital in 2014
  • Reporting to the individual Board members based in Hong-Kong, Singapore, Europe and USA, structuring and implementing all actions required to turnaround the business, improve profitability and cash-flow

Safilo Group S.p.A.
Tokyo, Japan

Country Manager
03.2014 - 11.2015

Job overview

  • Company Overview: EUR 1.18b Sales in 2015, 6,500 employees) is the second largest eyewear company worldwide
  • Reporting to the APAC CEO based in Hong-Kong, and providing general management of the Japan subsidiary (EUR 21m Sales, 85 employees). Representing the company to key stakeholders. Creating the strategy, focusing on the organization enhancement to deliver short-term, mid-term and long-term goals

Safilo Group S.p.A.

CFO & COO
12.2012 - 03.2014

Job overview

  • Reporting to the APAC CEO and CFO based in Hong-Kong, providing management of operations and support functions including HR, IT, Logistics, Purchasing and Finance. Leading the recovery actions to drive profitability through effective management of performance drivers and strengthening of operational efficiency

Schneider Electric
Tokyo, Japan

Director, Finance & Control
08.2010 - 12.2012

Job overview

  • Company Overview: EUR 24b Sales in 2012, 140,000 employees) is the leading global specialist in energy management
  • Reporting to the IT Business APAC CFO, responsible for the financial management of the Japanese subsidiary (USD 250m Sales, 200 employees). As part of the local management team, focus included business plan creation, sales operations, setting-up of new businesses and the enhancement of business partnering

Financial Controller APAC at JV with Fuji Electric

Financial Controller APAC
10.2008 - 07.2010

Job overview

  • Company Overview: A Joint-venture (JV) between Fuji Electric (60%) and Schneider Electric (40%), seconded from Schneider Electric
  • Reporting to the JV VP (Schneider Electric), to the Schneider Electric APAC CFO based in China, and to the JV CFO (Fuji Electric). Leading the commercial financial management (EUR 560m Sales, 3,000 employees). Implementing SE’s performance management best practices. Driving entities reorganization in APAC

Schneider Electric

Financial Controller, Japan
09.2005 - 09.2008

Job overview

  • Reporting to the Japan GM and to the North East Asia CFO. Leading the financial management of the entity (EUR 30m Sales, 80 employees). Supporting the turnaround and the creation of the JV with Fuji Electric

BNP Paribas
Paris, France

Business Relationship Manager
09.2002 - 08.2005

Job overview

  • Company Overview: BEUR 21.5 Net banking income in 2005, 135,000 employees, and was the 3rd largest bank in the world
  • Reporting to the Business Centre Director. Managed a corporate portfolio of 55 clients (mid to large caps with revenue between EUR 10m and EUR 650m), supported by a Commercial Assistant and a Risk Analyst

BNP Paribas
Compiegne, France

Risk Manager
07.2001 - 09.2002

Job overview

  • Reporting to the Branch Director. Oversaw credit risk for a portfolio of 580 business clients across SME to mid-market segment

Education

IESEG School of Management
Lille, France

M.D. from Finance
09.1996 - 06.2001

University Overview

SKEMA

Master Degree from Business Strategy And Human Resources
09.2000 - 06.2001

University Overview

Santa Clara Univ., Leavey Business School
Santa Clara, USA

Undergraduate from Business & Entrepreneurship
09.1998 - 06.1999

University Overview

Skills

  • Finance Leadership
  • Strategic partnership
  • S&OP process
  • Capex tracking
  • Business case Modelling
  • Controlling
  • Operational Efficiency
  • M&A Integration
  • ERP Implementation
  • Process automation
  • Investments
  • Cross-functional Team Leadership in APAC
  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • Power BI
  • Hyperion
  • Google Workspace (Advanced)
  • Microsoft 365
  • Six Sigma

Websites

Key Areas Of Impact

Key Areas Of Impact
  • Regional finance and IT management of subsidiaries in APAC with turnover up to EUR 600m (Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, Philippines, Australia, China, Hong-Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand)
  • Change management, business transformation, process automation, and turnaround
  • Revenue and pricing management. Financial modelling of projects and operations
  • FP&A, Accounting, Management reporting, Treasury, SOX, Audits, Internal controls and Compliance
  • IFRS, J-GAAP, USGAAP, local GAAPs in Asia. Statutory and tax reporting in APAC
  • Cross-border end-to-end M&A activities in Europe and Asia, including post-merger integrations
  • Cross-functional project management and ERP implementation (Oracle, SAP)
  • Effective management of diverse and multicultural teams across the APAC region

Skills Languages

Skills Languages

English (Fluent), Japanese (Business proficient),  French (Native)

Timeline

Vice President, Finance
BE Semiconductor Industries
09.2023 - Current
APAC Financial Controller
Manitou Group
07.2020 - 08.2023
CFO
Language Link Vietnam
04.2019 - 07.2020
Finance Director, South East Asia
Gates
10.2016 - 03.2019
Managing Director (Interim)
CCP (a company of HERA CAPITAL)
12.2015 - 08.2016
Country Manager
Safilo Group S.p.A.
03.2014 - 11.2015
CFO & COO
Safilo Group S.p.A.
12.2012 - 03.2014
Director, Finance & Control
Schneider Electric
08.2010 - 12.2012
Financial Controller APAC
Financial Controller APAC at JV with Fuji Electric
10.2008 - 07.2010
Financial Controller, Japan
Schneider Electric
09.2005 - 09.2008
Business Relationship Manager
BNP Paribas
09.2002 - 08.2005
Risk Manager
BNP Paribas
07.2001 - 09.2002
SKEMA
Master Degree from Business Strategy And Human Resources
09.2000 - 06.2001
Santa Clara Univ., Leavey Business School
Undergraduate from Business & Entrepreneurship
09.1998 - 06.1999
IESEG School of Management
M.D. from Finance
09.1996 - 06.2001

Certification

Six Sigma

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Important To Me

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Software

MS 365, Google workspace, SAP, Oracle

2025 Goal!

2025 Goal!

Marathon in December!

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
French
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Japanese
Upper intermediate (B2)

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