Yves Cabanac short Resume

1. I am
Yves Executive with 20+ years of diverse
experiences ranging from Finance to IT
to Sales Operations and Sales
Compensation. Strong customer
focus, strategic agility, people
management skills and drive for
results.
High-performing operations-
management executive with expertise
in building/optimizing organizational
processes, measurement systems, and
infrastructure to maximize business
results in any business environment.
Skilled strategist who transforms
strategic plans into workable solutions
and benchmarks performance against
key operational targets/goals.

2. Who am I ?
I was born in Lyon, France on April 10th, 1967. Even though I am not the type
of guy who relishes spending 8 hours a day in a schoolroom, I managed to
get a degree in Accounting and Finance.
I have 3 girls (7, 9 and 12). I enjoy running (Marathon), all mountain sports
and photography. I am living today close to Grenoble – France after having
lived in various places (Newcastle, Amsterdam, Paris, New
York, Geneva, Grenoble).
I currently work for HP since 13 years and held several director positions
within IT, Sales Operations, Supply chain and Compensation. I have been
part of several key talents programs and get a strong leadership reputation.
I am ready to have another abroad experience in EMEA, US, Canada, or
Asia Pacific region

3. Quick CV (Part 1)
Languages : French & English fluent / German : School level (7 years)
International experiences:
US : 1 year in New York & Minneapolis
Netherlands : >12 months in Amsterdam
England : >8 months in Sunderland (Newcastle).
Job overall experiences :
Finance : Financial Analyst, Audit
IT : IT Director and Several IT manager positions such as managing large ERP
deployment (SAP/JDE), IT operations, and Business Intelligence.
Sales Operations : HP France Sales Operations Director (Quote to cash up to
Compensation)
Compensation : HP EMEA Sales Compensation Senior Director

4. Quick CV (Part 2)
Functional skills :
Compensation, Finance, Reporting, Sales Operations and Supply Chain
Business environment :
High Tech Industry, Printing and Paper Industry, Financial Holding.
Additional skills :
MBA Teacher since 5 years (Strategy and Scorecard)
Specific know-how in merger and acquisitions due to several years of experiences in
financial holding acquiring more than 20 companies.
Good understanding of most common IT technical foundations.

5. And More …
Companies I worked for : Management Strengths in leadership Other Strengths / Values
•Sopexa : French Government • Youngest nominated Director •Taking programs / • Strong Team spirit believer.
Company promoting French in Moore paragon organizations with high Work for the success of an
Wine and Cheese (HQ :New •At 30, has managed one the risk, in bad shape or organization
York) first large deployment of an tough/risky challenges • Committed to results and
ERP in the printing industry •Driving implementation of success.
•Holding Soleil Monceau : • Often reward for new compensation framework • Always positive and
•40 companies combined management skills and team (Sales motivated
under a Holding umbrella leadership compensation, variable pay • Learn from mistakes
•Part of the HP Top Talent bonus…)
(Financial Holding) - mid • Very fast learner
size. (HQ : Paris) executive program •Combining organizations /
• Direct but respectful
• Have managed organizations structure (Merger
background) • Strong engagement
•Moore Paragon : up to direct 350 employees
•Management by influence in • Listener, but decision maker
• Canadian printing company and 20M$ budget
large organization • Like ‘simple approach’
- mid size – (WW HQ : • Best Voice of the Workforce
Toronto - EMEA HQ : Paris) results for HP France in 2008 •Re-skill people to bring them • Ability to drill down from
to next step. Reshape an strategy to single day to day
•Was under retention till
organization, Put a vision in detail or escalation
•HP : recently as part of HP top
growing talent to retain. place. • Due to various different
•US High tech industry --
•Have a broad set of business •Design governance to secure experiences, bring often
large size (WW HQ : Palo ideas under a different angle
references (VP, SVP, EVP) decision making process and
Alto)
being the best voice to talk communication •Multi-skills profile
about me (just ask names •Able to drive team in a virtual (Finance, IT, Sales
and contact details) environnement through clear Operations, Compensation)
objectives, vision and
Strategy

6. Find Me :
My LinkedIn profile :
http://ch.linkedin.com/pub/yves-cabanac/0/614/6b9
Twitter : @cabanac
My Contact card :
Home Office : +33476463802
Mobile : +33672991264
Office : +33476149354
Email : yves_cabanac@orange.fr