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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 Utilities

Skills

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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