Francis Berthomier

Francis Berthomier is a finance expert turned CEO, with extensive experience in the financial industry. He has worked with top financial institutions like PricewaterhouseCoopers, Morgan Stanley, LCH.Clearnet, and Vocalink in board-level and executive positions. Francis has led various strategic projects like M&A, transformations, business development, and restructuring among others. He founded an online e-commerce platform before joining Widewalls.ch in July 2017, an online marketplace for modern and contemporary art, which he manages as CEO.

Francis is a strategic thinker with a hands-on approach to technical matters, capable of managing relationships with shareholders, regulators, tax or statutory auditors, investors or rating agencies, and integrating teams across multiple jurisdictions. He has a participative management style and is authoritative when necessary, with strong ethics and integrity.

Francis holds a Master of Business Administration from Amiens Management School, a DESCF qualification as a French Chartered accountant from the French Institute of Chartered Accountants, and a Certificate in Company Direction, Governance, Board management, Strategy, Marketing, and Finance from The Institute of Directors. He is fluent in French and English and has served as an independent board member and chairman of audit committees of large listed companies.