Pierre-Emmanuel Degermann

About

CFO and business partner with excellent strategic thinking. Project leader of corporate development initiatives and strategic projects (M&A, carve-out, internal reorg, integration, partnerships, ventures). Payment and fintech specialist. Team player and manager of talents. 13 years in Finance and Corporate Development functions in innovative groups with strong entrepreneurial spirit. 6 years in Investment Banking.

Experience

• Worldline (Paris)
  • CFO "Processing & Financial Institutions" Business Unit
    Mar 2026 - Present · 4 mos

    Financial supervision of a perimeter of €700m+ revenues, €200m+ EBITDA, 5000 people across Europe and APAC. Reporting to Group CFO.

  • Group Head of Strategy, M&A and Public & Regulatory Affairs
    Sep 2023 - Mar 2026 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    Member of the Group Executive Board. Reporting to Group CEO. In charge of Corporate Strategy, Strategic Partnerships, CorpDev initiatives, M&A roadmap and Public & Regulatory Affairs.

  • Group Head of M&A and Development
    Nov 2020 - Aug 2023 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    Member of the Group Executive Board. Reporting to Group CEO. In charge of M&A execution and Corporate Development initiatives. Implementation of 2020-23 M&A roadmap for European consolidation with over 10 deals signed. Divestment of "Terminal Solutions & Services" division to Apollo funds (€2.3bn, 2022)

• Board Member at TWINT
  Dec 2024 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

  TWINT is the Swiss mobile payment solution built by the Swiss banking community with the support of SIX and Worldline. It is a true success story with over 5 million users and c.800 million transactions processed in 2024.

• Board Observer at EPI Company
  Sep 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

  EPI (European Payments Initiative) was created and is supported by 16 European banks and payment service providers. They joined forces with a common goal: to offer a unified digital payment service to all European businesses and citizens, Wero, a digital wallet solution. Beginning with peer-to-peer transfers, Wero is set to evolve to offer e-commerce and point-of-sale purchases.

• M&A Director at Ingenico Group
  Sep 2016 - Oct 2020 · 4 yrs 2 mos

  Global leader in payment solutions (in-store, online and mobile) to financial institutions and retailers. Listed in Paris (SBF120 Index). Acquired by Worldline in October 2020. Contributed to the transformation of Ingenico from a terminal provider to full-service omnichannel payment service provider. Key transactions managed: - Friendly public offer of Worldline on Ingenico to form the #1 European leader in payment services (2020) - JV with German Savings Banks to form PAYONE, #1 payment service provider in Germany (2018)

• Corporate Finance Manager / Head of M&A at Tereos
  Apr 2013 - Sep 2016 · 3 yrs 6 mos

  Agro-industrial group leader in 3 sectors (sugar, alcohol & ethanol and starch & sweeteners) with 4.5bn€ turnover and 45 industrial sites across Europe, Brazil, Africa and Asia. Reporting to Group CFO