Interim CFO | Finance Transformation | Controlling | FP&A
Senior finance executive with more than three decades leading finance organisations through transformation, restructuring, ERP implementation and performance improvement across multinational industrial environments. Finance as a genuine business partner to operations — guiding management with reliable insight, challenging assumptions and aligning operational priorities with long-term strategy.
30+
Years in senior finance roles
1989
Career start — Coopers & Lybrand
Interim
Available at short notice
Available immediately. Confirmed available to undertake an engagement immediately, and committed to working full-time from 18 August 2026, under mutually agreed commercial terms.
Positioning
Long-term or short-term assignments in key financial positions.
Vincent Limauge is an interim finance executive whose career spans audit, group consolidation, plant and regional controlling, and CFO-level leadership inside European industrial groups — Coopers & Lybrand, Cerestar, Cargill, Danone, Tereos, Boortmalt and Ceres.
His mission as an interim finance executive is to bring structure, clarity and strategic direction to organisations undergoing transformation. He has repeatedly been entrusted with leading finance organisations during periods of change: post-acquisition integration, carve-outs, restructuring and system harmonisation.
Acting as a strategic partner to CEOs and senior leadership has been a constant throughout his career. He has served as a member of business finance management teams, plant management teams and regional management teams, and works closely with executive leadership on the decisions that shape business performance.
His leadership approach is collaborative and development-oriented — working with teams, building capabilities and helping individuals grow through challenging objectives — and highly organised, structuring work in project mode to secure transparency, accountability and timely delivery.
Establishing strong processes, internal controls and reporting frameworks that support decision-making and compliance.
Delivering clear KPIs, reliable forecasts and actionable analysis to navigate uncertainty.
Developing teams through structured objectives, coaching and collaborative problem-solving.
Managing ERP deployments, transition service agreements and cross-functional transformation programmes with rigour and clarity.
“My mission is to bring structure, clarity, and strategic direction to organizations undergoing transformation.”
“I strongly believe that Finance must act as a true business partner — guiding management with reliable insights, challenging assumptions, and ensuring alignment between operational priorities and long-term strategy.”
“My value lies in my ability to rapidly assess situations, build trust, mobilize teams, and deliver measurable results within limited timeframes.”
“In every assignment, my goal is to leave behind a stronger, more resilient finance function — one that operates efficiently, supports the business, and is fully aligned with strategic ambitions.”
Excerpts from Vincent Limauge's Statement of Purpose. The full document is available under Supporting Documents.
Each item below is drawn directly from the curriculum vitae, with figures preserved exactly as recorded.
Carve-out & TSA
Led preparation of the carve-out of Ceres from Soufflet Group to Bindewald & Gutting, including management of the transition service agreement for finance and IT.
Ceres — Directeur Financier ad Interim
ERP deployment
Oversaw implementation of a new ERP system alongside the on-boarding of the finance and IT function.
Ceres — Directeur Financier ad Interim
+3 Mio $
Regional management team member providing support to the business, leading a profit improvement initiative.
Cargill Malt — European Controller
5 locations
Installed the PMO across the different regions while leading financial teams over five locations.
Cargill Malt — European Controller
+400 Mio $ revenue
Led the finance post-acquisition reorganisation process in France and acted as Integration Manager for the Swiss joint venture.
Cargill Texturizing — Regional Controller
11 locations · 3000 FTE
Led the manufacturing finance integration team over a cost base of more than 500 Mio $ across 11 locations, and acted as Project Manager for the Polish integration unit.
Cargill Sweeteners — Manufacturing Controller
SAP & JDE
Ran the Transition Services Agreement for finance, outsourced finance activities, provided finance support to SAP and JDE implementation and aligned finance processes.
Boortmalt — Integration Manager Finance
260 Mio scope
Supervised the closing process and management information analysis for a factory scope of 260 Mio, leading the plant rolling forecast and budget process.
Danone — Operational Controlling Manager ad Interim
Chronological career history exactly as documented in the curriculum vitae. Select a role to expand its responsibilities and projects.
Interim finance leadership through a group carve-out, a systems change and the build-up of a standalone finance and IT function.
Interim CFO and group reporting leadership within an international starch and sweeteners business.
Finance integration mandate covering transition services, outsourcing and system implementation.
Leadership of the controlling function, closing cycle and planning processes for the business.
Operational controlling for an industrial site, embedded in both plant and country finance leadership.
European controlling leadership across five locations. Revenue 200 Mio $ — EAT 4 Mio $ — 110 FTEs.
Regional controlling across seven European locations. Revenue +400 Mio $ — EAT +10 Mio $ — 500 FTEs.
Manufacturing controlling over a cost base of more than 500 Mio $ across 11 locations and 3,000 FTEs.
European leader in the starch and derivatives industry. Progressive finance responsibilities across the group.
Audit and consulting practice.
Programme experience grouped by discipline. Every project listed appears in the source documentation.
SAP and JDE appear in the context of finance support to implementation at Boortmalt; JDE and Adfinity are listed as IT skills in the curriculum vitae.
Each area reflects responsibilities and expertise recorded in the curriculum vitae and statement of purpose.
CFO and Directeur Financier ad interim mandates: team management, financial statements and financial performance follow-up.
Finance restructuring, process alignment and harmonisation of finance organisations through periods of change.
Budgeting and forecasting processes, rolling forecasts, results analysis and management information for decision-makers.
Head of Controlling and regional/European controller roles across multi-site industrial operations.
US GAAP, local GAAP and statutory reporting, plus group consolidation and group reporting leadership.
Leading budget and forecast cycles at plant, regional and business level, including CAPEX processes.
Net working capital and cash flow management, funding facilities negotiation and funding need evaluation.
Internal control systems, segregation of duties, risk management and compliance rules.
Finance as a business partner to operations, supporting management in taking added-value decisions.
M&A projects and synergy follow-up, post-acquisition reorganisation and joint venture integration.
New ERP implementation and finance support to SAP and JDE deployments. Systems: JDE, Adfinity, MS Office.
Project Management Officer responsibilities, with PMO installed across regions at Cargill Malt.
Key process review, finance process alignment and outsourcing of finance activities.
Business performance measurement, cost monitoring, KPI and milestone definition and scenario development.
How Vincent operates alongside CEOs, management teams and finance organisations.
Acting as a strategic partner to CEOs and senior leadership has been a constant throughout his career, working closely with the CEO and senior leadership throughout a transformation programme.
Member of the Business Finance Management Team at Tereos, and of the Plant Management team and Benelux Finance Management team at Danone.
Board membership experience covering strategic orientation setting, organisation alignment on set targets, risk management, compliance rules and the Project Management Officer remit.
Leading financial teams across up to seven European locations, with team management scopes documented from 4 to 35 FTEs.
Internal control systems and segregation of duties, transfer pricing policy set-up, and evaluation, documentation and mitigation of liquidity, currency and interest rate risks.
Business performance measurement, cost monitoring and scenario development with risk assessment and KPI / milestone set-up.
Vincent takes on long-term and short-term assignments in key financial positions, with a focus on transformation-heavy environments.
Stated professional expectations
Countries and locations recorded in the curriculum vitae. No assignment is implied beyond these.
Belgium
Brussels — group consolidation, internal audit, finance project management
Luxembourg
Senior Auditor, Coopers & Lybrand
The Netherlands
Sas van Gent — Financial & Management Accounting Manager Benelux
France
Haubourdin — Plant Controller; post-acquisition finance reorganisation
Poland
Project Manager, Polish integration unit
Switzerland
Integration Manager, Swiss Joint Venture
Europe — multi-site
Regional and European controlling across up to 7 locations
Recorded exactly as stated in the curriculum vitae. No further certifications or memberships are claimed.
Education
1988
Graduated in Applied Economy
Catholic University of Leuven
1988 / 1989
Military service, Ground Forces
Languages
Systems & other
Treasurer, IC Belgium (Royal International Lawn Tennis Club of Belgium)
Nationality: Belgian
The curriculum vitae and statement of purpose are available directly. Mandate-specific correspondence is shared confidentially on request.
Professional career history and executive experience
Professional objectives, leadership perspective and career positioning
Executive application documentation
Formal expression of interest and executive positioning
Available for interim and consulting discussions with executive teams, boards, private-equity-backed businesses and executive search partners — at short notice.