David
EMEA Commercial Finance Director at Verizon Enterprise Solutions
Barcelona, Spain
Head of Commercial Finance EMEA | Commercial Bid Support | Deal Life Cycle Management | Managing Director | Country Manager
Domain experience
Relevant Total Experience: 20 years
Seniority Level: Senior
Sector Experience:
Communication Services Consumer Discretionary Consumer Staples Energy Financials FinTech Health Care Industrials Information Technology Materials Real Estate UtilitiesSkills
Skilled in: Corporate Development, Due Diligence, Legal, Portfolio Services & Add-on M&A, Private Equity & Growth Capital, Sell-side M&A
Languages: Spanish, English, French
Work Experience
Verizon Enterprise Solutions
EMEA Commercial Finance Director
●1/9/2014
- 30/9/2023
Led a 25+ member team in Pricing, Contract Management, and Commercial Finance across EMEA. • Directed end-to-end financial lifecycle of complex, multimillion-dollar deals; supported sales teams in pricing, renewals, and large RFPs • Managed P&Ls and advanced financial models for key customers and regions • Developed and implemented pricing automation tools across EMEA, improving quote-to-cash efficiency by 30% • Acted as financial advisor to EMEA Sales Managing Directors, shaping go/no-go strategies and escalation processes, increasing sales while and maintaining deal margin • Oversaw KPIs including CAC, MRR, churn, NPS, and payback to ensure post-sale profitability • Co-led the transformation of the presales function, reducing overhead by 20% through process optimization Key Achievements ✔ Negotiated and closed global contracts exceeding $500M in TCV ✔ Led successful pricing automation and transformation initiatives ✔ Mentored and scaled high-performing regional finance teams across EMEA
Verizon Enterprise Solutions
Interim Country Manager - Managing Director Verizon France – Interim 18 months
●1/1/2017
- 30/6/2018
Interim mission of legal representative and operational leader of the French entity (€150M revenue, 250 employees). • Directed all business units: Sales, HR, Marketing, Service Delivery, and Finance • Re-engineered sales plans and market approach, driving long-term growth strategy • Negotiated labor agreements with unions and works councils, achieving 15% cost savings • Conducted financial audits, compliance reviews, and risk assessments as legal signatory Key Achievements ✔ Repositioned France as a growth market within EMEA ✔ Strengthened external brand visibility through C-level engagement and public relations
Verizon
Manager Global Solutions - Contract Manager outsourcing
●1/7/2008
- 30/9/2014
Spearheaded outsourcing deals across Europe, including pre-sales diligence and contract execution. • Designed deal-specific financial models and risk assessments for multi-country outsourcing contracts from Due Diligence to contract signature • Led cross-functional collaboration with Legal, Sales, and Architecture teams • Negotiated back-to-back agreements with suppliers (carve-outs, TUPE, asset transfers) • Managed post-sales performance and issue resolution with key clients Key Achievements ✔ Closed 3 of EMEA’s first large outsourcing contracts ($500M+ TCV) ✔ Built and led a new outsourcing finance team from ground up in 18 months
VerizonBusiness
Finance Business Development Manager
●1/1/2002
- 31/7/2008
Managing a team of Pricing Analysts based in different locations in EMEA, responsible for pricing and contract negotiations for Global Customers in EMEA (France, Germany and Netherlands)
MCI Wordcom
Senior Business Development Analyst
●1/1/2000
- 31/1/2002
• Responsible for French, Netherlands and German Global Accounts. • Negotiating special terms and conditions with Global customers.
Nortel Networks
Senior Financial Analyst
●1/8/1999
- 31/12/1999
• Responsible for the commercial and financial conditions for new deals. • Booking, commissioning and reporting of deals signed in Middle East and Africa.
Cegetel
Corporate Strategic and Financial Analyst
●1/1/1997
- 31/7/1999
• Reporting to the CFO, budgeting and P&L consolidations / internal audit • Responsible for the reporting, the consolidation and the control of the affiliated companies’ business plans (Budget, 3-years, 5-years plan) • Working on financial analysis of competitors, due diligence and valuations before M&A
Education
Université Paris-Sorbonne
1/1/1993
- 31/1/1996
University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne
Business Administration
●1/1/1993
- 31/1/1995
Saint Pierre Brunoy
1/1/1985
- 31/1/1989
Licenses / Certificates
Project Management Institute
Disciplined Agile Scrum Master (DASM)
●1/11/2024
MIT Professional Education
Transformación Digital: Tecnologías y sus Aplicaciones Prácticas
●1/12/2023
Harvard Manage Mentor
Negotiating
●1/1/2023
Harvard Manage Mentor
Finance essentials
●1/3/2019
Harvard Manage Mentor
Stress Management
●1/1/2019
Verizon Business
six sigma champion
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