
Lise Ferrieres
Senior CFO & COO | Finance Strategy
Salaire / Taux journalier
Paris, France
Freelance, ouvert au CDI
Langues
À propos
Introduction
Seasoned CFO/COO with 15+ years driving scale-up growth and raising €100M+ in funding. VP Finance at PROPHESEE, managing 140 employees across global markets with expertise in strategic finance, M&A, and international expansion. Specialized in tech startup financial leadership and governance.
Expérience de travail
PROPHESEE
sept. 2018 - Présent
8 ans 2 mois
Paris, France
VP Finance and Corporate Affairs
janv. 2022 - Présent
4 ans 10 mois
Paris, France
Scale up of 140 employees - FT120 - Raised +100m€ - Global presence (France, US, Asia) Executive Committee Member | Active Participant in Board Meetings 🔹 Strategic leader with a strong focus on growth, investment, and value creation 🔹 Proven track record: over €100M raised through fundraising, EU funding and subsidies 🔹 Hired international teams of 150+ across Japan, China, and the US 🔹 Structured and scaled financial assets to support international business expansion 🔹 Expert in legal and corporate affairs, ensuring governance and compliance in fast-moving environments
Director of Finance and Corporate Affairs
sept. 2018 - janv. 2022
3 ans 5 mois
Paris, France
Prophesee is the inventor of the world’s most advanced neuromorphic vision systems. The company developed a breakthrough Event-Based Vision approach to machine vision. Prophesee’s patented Metavision® sensors and algorithms mimic how the human eye and brain work to dramatically improve efficiency in areas such as mobile phones, autonomous vehicles, industrial automation, IoT, security and surveillance, and AR/VR. Prophesee is based in Paris, with local offices in Grenoble, Shanghai, Tokyo and Silicon Valley. The company is driven by a team of 102 visionary engineers, holds more than 50 international patents and is backed by leading international investors including Sony, iBionext, 360 Capital Partners, Intel Capital, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Supernova Invest, and European Investment Bank. Prophesee raised its serie C in 2021.
Schneider Electric
mai 2011 - déc. 2018
7 ans 8 mois
Financial Manager
sept. 2015 - déc. 2018
3 ans 4 mois
Management of 6 people – Turnover of 200M€ - Entity specialized in energy management projects for external customers Lead of financial processes for the entity: forecasts, closings, results analysis, KPI follow up, preparation of business reviews, long term contracts follow up (POC methodology), relationships with auditors, etc. Target achievement & costs optimization actions plan implementation Management of Financial Business Partners & support and challenge of business Management of Permanent Establishments in 4 countries (Algeria, Tunisia, Iraq, Mauritania)
IT Europe Region Financial Controller
avr. 2012 - oct. 2015
3 ans 7 mois
92500 Rueil-Malmaison, France
Financial Controller for Europe Region & Financial Management of IT Outsourcing Project – Schneider Electric Management of 7 people – Costs of 140M€ Support of IT SVPs in key decisions • Forecasts elaboration • Implementation of actions to reach target (191% of target for 2014) • Project business case validations Construction of a full new methodology of charge-back of IT costs to allow a better understanding from our internal customers Design and implementation of a costing and charge-back tool (elaboration of FRS, functional tests, etc.) Project of renegotiation and extension of IT outsourcing in IPO (value of the project : 500M€ over 5 years) : • Set up of the business case • Negotiations with potential providers • Elaboration of the financial aspects and conditions of the contracts
Financial Controller of Areva T&D integration for IT department
mai 2011 - mai 2012
1 an 1 mois
92500 Rueil-Malmaison, France
Financial Controller of the IT integration project following Areva T&D acquisition– Schneider Electric Follow up of the costs of the IT integration project Validation of budget and follow up of real costs generated in Alstom and reinvoiced to Schneider
Contrôleur de gestion
AREVA T&D
janv. 2007 - mai 2011
4 ans 5 mois
Financial Controller - Areva T&D Elaboration of annual budget and forecasts Budget follow up and monthly reporting Support of departments’ managers in the follow up of their budget Preparation of monthly closings
Contrôleur de gestion
Groupe Noble Age
janv. 2005 - déc. 2005
1 an
Internship
Opéra National de Paris
juin 2004 - août 2004
3 mois
Formation
MIT Professional Education
2023 - 2023
1 an
École polytechnique & HEC Paris
Créer et développer une startup technologique
2020 - 2020
1 an
Audencia
Master's degree
2003 - 2007
5 ans
University of Ottawa
2006 - 2006
1 an
Lycée Saint Louis
2001 - 2003
3 ans
European school Culham
1998 - 1999
2 ans