Xavier Langlais has over 30 years of experience in finance, consulting, and IT program management. He is currently the Chief PMO Officer at CMA CGM, where he leads a team of 14 managing a major SAP program. Previously he held several director level positions at CMA CGM and CMA Systems, where he implemented IT governance, improved business processes, and managed portfolios and budgets. He has also worked as a consulting director and managing partner for other firms.
Experienced SAP Program Chief PMO Officer Seeking New Opportunities
1. XAVIER LANGLAIS
38, boulevard Joseph Vernet 13008 Marseille FRANCE | xavierjlanglais@gmail.com | +33 6 98 81 08 44
Married, 2 children, French nationality, fluent inEnglish, academic level inGerman
EXPERIENCE MAJOR SAP PROGRAM CHIEF PMO OFFICER | CMA CGM - MARSEILLE 2013 - PRESENT
Led an international PMO Team (14people): animatedproject governancebodies, produced program dashboardsfor executives, managed
risks and issues, produce consolidated planning and control deliverables, managed budget & forecasts, resources sourcing as well as
investment follow-up
Managed relationshipswith Program managersand PMO deliverablesfrom partners(SAP &Accenture)
IT DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR – TRANSITION & OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE | CMA SYSTEMS 2012 - 2013
Implemented IT department steering: Build transition action plan and control execution, animateGroup IT Governance on projec ts&
maintenanceportfolio, verify ServiceLevelsAgreement, optimizeresourcesallocations
Simplified &improved demand managementprocess
Organized brainstorming toimproveIT,animatea DATACUT challenge
Run theIT department internal control team
HEAD OF THE GROUP INFORMATION SYSTEM GOVERNANCE | CMA CGM - MARSEILLE 2009 - 2012
Produced and animated thereporting on allIT activitiesfortheGeneral Management
Build theIT Budget and managetheprojectsand maintenanceportfolio (arbitration and realization)
Improved BusinessMaster dataconsistency (Locodes, maritimeservices, commodities, roles...)
Formalized critical Businessand IT processesand improved assistanceto BusinessDelegates
CONSULTING DIRECTOR | CIA - MARSEILLE
2004 - 2009
Created theConsulting department(5 consultantsteam)
Assisted to IT contract negotiation (services catalogue, SLA…) for CMA CGM with IBM
Implemented project lifecycle management and produced dashboard onIT activities
MANAGING PARTNER | DLR CONSULTANTS - AIX EN PROVENCE 2003 -
2004
Promoted and achieved productivity, externalizationaswell asIT strategic plan missions
USER PROJECT MANAGER, IT DEPARTMENT | GEMPLUS - MARSEILLE 2000 -
2003
Designed thelaunching of thenew Exchangeemail service. Managed with precision parameterssuch asscope, quality, budget and delay
Implemented B2B client portal andSiebel CRM for theTelecom Department
FINANCE USER PROJECT MANAGER, FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT | GEMPLUS - MARSEILLE 1998 - 2000
Improved thereliability of thestandard costsmargin analysis system and accomplished itsdevelopment worldwide
CONSULTANT IN FINANCE | ARTHUR ANDERSEN - PARIS 1996 -
1998
Set up consolidation financial reporting systemsfor Consortium De Réalisation, Canal +, Transalliancetransportation group and Fraud
detection (COGEDIM)
ACCOUNTING & FINANCIAL AUDITOR | ARTHUR ANDERSEN - PARIS 1990 -
1996
Carried out statutory and acquisition audits in both financial and globalservicessectors
FORMATION ICN BUSINESS SCHOOL | NANCY
1987 - 1990
Diploma Grande Ecole, major inFinance
UNIVERSITÉ DE NANCY II | NANCY
1985 - 1987
Bachelor of Arts inEconomics, obtained withhonours
2. HOBBIES Sailingon my boat, surfingwinter/summer, playing the piano, running semi-marathons
References available upon request.