Guillaume JOACHIM – ACMA, CGMA, MSc. Binzmühlestrasse 78

8050 Zürich

Switzerland

Tel. +41 (0) 43 539 87 42 Cell. +41 (0)78 609 37 30 guillaumejoachim@hotmail.com

Date of birth: 21st November 1982

Married

Nationality: French

Swiss Permit of Residence: C

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Administration (M.Sc.) HEC, University of Montréal – Montréal, Canada 2004 - 2006 Major: Controlling

Diplôme "Études Supérieures Européennes de Management" 2002 - 2004 CESEM, Reims Management School - Reims, France Diplom Betriebswirt (FH) 2000 – 2002 European School of Business - Reutlingen, Germany

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION

Chartered Institute of Management Accounting (CIMA) 2014 - 2015

WORK EXPERIENCES

Jelmoli AG, Zürich, Switzerland Head of Financial Controlling Since June 2015 Responsible for the Controlling Department of a 300 Million CHF turnover business unit Lead the closure processes coordinating activities between General Ledger and Merchandise Controlling Deliver the reporting package and inform board about business results, proposing corrective action plans Manage the budget/forecast process using strong cross management skills with key functions Supervise the successful implementation of a new solution for the FI/CO part of the ERP Manage the project management office, analyzing the viability of investment projects and ensuring compliance with company governance guidelines for investment purposes

The Nuance Group AG, Glattbrugg, Switzerland Financial Controller EMEA January 2014-April 2015 Lead the consolidation and reporting process for the EMEA Region (group reporting and internal management reporting for a 1.4 billion CHF net sales market unit) Manage the forecasting, budget and business plan processes for 12 EMEA countries Oversee the performance analysis of EMEA business units, including risks and opportunities identifications as well as action plan preparation Coordinate the evaluation of business opportunities (e.g. business planning in tender processes) Project lead of innovative financial controlling instruments

Area Controller Switzerland / Germany November 2011-December 2013 Financial management of the Swiss and German business units (achieving a turnover of 300 Mio CHF) Ensure the integrity of the income statement and balance sheet in both local GAAP and IFRS Manage the Sales, Margin, Operational expenses, EBIT and Cash Flow performance against targets Build and defend the business case for key pricing decisions and infrastructure projects Drive the forecast processes and coordinate activities between various functional departments Barilla Switzerland AG, Baar, Switzerland Market Controlling Manager May 2008 – October 2011 Responsible for the financial performance of the Swiss Market Unit (Turnover of 100 Mio CHF) Lead the entire forecasting processes and presentation to Corporate Prepare weekly and monthly reports (KPIs, dashboards, ad hoc analysis) Quarterly issuance of P&L’s by Customers & Products and definition of action plans Supervise the monthly closures and coordinate shared-services activities based in Germany Ensure profitable launch of products and activities, in order to guarantee healthy business growth Carrefour Switzerland, Dietlikon, Switzerland Financial Controller (responsible for the Hypermarkets) May 2006 – May 2008

Financial controller for a 1 billion CHF business-unit Analyse the performance of the 12 Hypermarkets with the help of budget variances Produce the monthly reporting for Carrefour Group and Maus Frères SA (IFRS and Swiss GAAP) Present the financial results to the executive committee during the performance review Develop action plans in cooperation with the sales department (optimization of the employee assignment) Implementation of MIS Reporting software (Hyperion and ABC)

LANGUAGES

French (native speaker), German and English (fluent), Spanish (notions)

IT SKILLS

Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word Controlling: SAP FI / CO, SAP BW, SAP BPC, Hyperion (Essbase), Cognos, Peoplesoft, ABC (Cubus)

AWARDS

CIMA Commendation - Obtained the joint eighth highest market in the world on CIMA Case Study Examination, August 2015 exam sitting. End of scholarship grant (HEC Montréal, 2005 and 2006), Grant « Fernand d’Amesse » ( 2006)

ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS

Sports Handball – Member of HBC Pfadi Dietlikon (3. Liga) Played in the French championship (SC Sélestat)

Social Activities Active member of the MSc and PhD Association (HEC Montréal)