Laurent Niederst

Laurent Niederst has a diverse work experience spanning several industries. Laurent has held various financial and operational leadership roles throughout their career. Laurent's most recent position was as a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Horace, where they started in February 2023. Before that, they worked for Groupe ROSA, initially as a Chief Digital Officer - directeur de la Digital Factory from September 2019 to August 2021, and later as the Directeur Général Finance et Opérations from August 2021 to December 2022. Prior to Groupe ROSA, Laurent was the Directeur général adjoint at Envie de Fraise (Groupe Rosa) from December 2018 to September 2019 and the Chief Financial Officer from March 2017 to December 2018. Laurent also held significant roles at Le Coq Sportif, where they served as the Chief Financial Officer from July 2014 to December 2016 and as the Controlling Manager from April 2012 to June 2014. Laurent's work experience also includes roles at La Redoute, Darty, Xerox, and AstraZeneca. At Darty, they held the positions of Financial Manager @Darty.com from December 2009 to March 2011 and Senior Business Controller @Darty.com from March 2007 to December 2009. Laurent started their career as a Junior Financial Controller at AstraZeneca from February 2003 to December 2004.

Laurent Niederst has a diverse educational background. Laurent started their education in 1996 at Gymnase Jean Sturm, where they earned a high school diploma with high honor. Later, they attended Sciences Po Strasbourg from 1997 to 2001, where they obtained a Master's degree in Business/Managerial Economics, Economics and Politics, and a Master of Economics with a specialization in Macroeconomics, Public Law, and History. During their time at Sciences Po Strasbourg, they also attended the University of Missouri-Saint Louis in 1999-2000.

In 2001, Laurent Niederst enrolled in EDHEC Lille and EDHEC Business School, where they obtained a Master's degree in Strategic Consulting and Finance.

Aside from their formal education, Laurent Niederst also obtained a certification in Yellow Belt Lean Six Sigma from the Lean Six Sigma Institute LLC, although the exact date of certification is unknown.