Etienne Wilhelem

Etienne Wilhelem has extensive experience in finance and accounting. Etienne began their career in 1993 as a Financial Controller at Société Immobilière de Nouvelle-Calédonie (SIC) - Caisse Française de Développement. In 1995, they moved to MBDA as a Business Controller, where they were responsible for setting up and maintaining the financial control of a BtoB startup company, as well as consolidating a pool of subsidiaries under IFRS norm. In 1998, they joined Accenture as a Finance Commercial Director, where they were responsible for major clients in the Energy and Bank industries. Etienne was also in charge of leading a team of 12 experts in Finance, Legal and HR to optimize growth and profitability of contracts portfolio. In 2020, they joined Growth and Transformation Companies as CFO, Director of Finance, where they created the business plan of a 10-people IoT company for a Serie A fund raising. Currently, they are the Chief Finance Officer at Cailabs, a French deep-tech company which designs, manufactures and sells photonic solutions.

Etienne Wilhelem has an extensive education history. Etienne obtained a Master's degree (Programme Grandes Écoles) in Finance and Accounting from EM Normandie Business School from 1990 to 1993. In 2021, they completed an International Certificate in Corporate Finance (ICCF) from HEC Paris. Additionally, they obtained two certifications: Foundations of Raising Capital from LinkedIn in March 2022, and ICCF@HEC Paris from HEC Paris Executive Education in December 2021.