Frédéric Lemaître

Group CFO at John Cockerill

Liège, Walloon Region, Belgium

About

Experience

  • John Cockerill (14 yrs 7 mos)
    • Group CFO
      Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

    • Group Finance
      Jun 2018 - Sep 2024 · 6 yrs 4 mos

    • Group Financial Controller
      Jan 2016 - Jun 2018 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Financial consultant, Owner at Equidex
    Apr 2010 - Dec 2011 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • ArcelorMittal (8 yrs 1 mo)
    • Operational Manager Accounting Shared Services Brussels
      May 2008 - Mar 2010 · 1 yr 11 mos

      Operational management of the accounting for Liege, Gent, Genk & Charleroi mills. Centralization of European sales agencies and many holdings.Active participation in the setting up of this central organization in Belgium. Reorganization plan & Cost reduction.

    • Head of Accounting
      May 2003 - Apr 2008 · 5 yrs

      Manager of the accounting department of COCKERILL SAMBRE – ARCELOR GROUP (50 people) : management of an internal service center for the French-speaking companies and subsidiaries, migration of 4 entities to SAP, expertise in IFRS standards, demerger/merger of Cockerill Sambre/TDM/Eurogal in January 2006, merger with Sidmar on July 1st, 2006, reorganization plan, taking over of the insurance activities in February 2007.

    • Head of Treasury
      Mar 2002 - Apr 2003 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Manager of the Cash and Credit Accounts Departments of COCKERILL SAMBRE – ARCELOR GROUP (25 people) : among others, managing the coordination centre, merging 4 coordination centres for the Group in Belgium and setting up a central organization, setting up an automatic cash pooling system (ZBA), setting up a cost cut plan

  • Assistant CFO at Cockerill Sambre
    Mar 2001 - Feb 2002 · 1 yr

    Assistant to the Financial Head of COCKERILL SAMBRE – USINOR GROUP : among others, follow-up of several financial files (capital increases, subsidies, outsourcings, investment financing, company creations, financial plan drawing ups), draw up board meetings, audits.

  • Controlling & Cost Accounting at UCA
    Dec 1998 - Jan 2001 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    Manager of the analytic bookkeeping, controlling, budget and reporting for UCA (SME of 200 people in the non-steel metal sector) : among others, setting up the analytic bookkeeping, developing IT-management tools, stock valuation