Caroline Gest

Caroline Gest currently serves as Group CFO for Interflora France, responsible for overseeing operations across multiple European and Iberian markets since February 2022. Additionally, Caroline is a member of the Investment Committee at CREADEV since January 2018. Previous roles include Corporate Development Director and Chief Financial Officer of Oney France, where responsibilities encompassed controlling, accounting, risk management, legal, and back office operations, managing a team of approximately 75 people. Caroline has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, having held the position of Head of M&A at Auchan Retail, and prior roles in investment banking at Bear Stearns and Crédit Agricole CIB. Caroline holds an MBA in finance from Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management and graduated from ESSEC Business School.