Maxime Lafrance

Maxime Lafrance is a seasoned finance professional with 15 years of international experience in Strategic/Financial Planning and Analysis, Project Management, Productivity, System Implementation, and Business Development.

He is known for his passion and leadership abilities, having spearheaded successful growth initiatives such as the 'Planit' tool implementation, SAP implementation, achieving $15m costs savings, and overseeing 25 innovation projects.

As a business partner, Maxime has a dynamic and creative approach to risks and opportunities, leading to significant achievements like settling a $300m litigation and closing over 10 licensing or divestment transactions.

His influencing skills span across functions and hierarchies in complex organizations, demonstrated through various accomplishments like setting up Finance community structures and expertly handling special projects.

Maxime possesses the unique ability to simplify complex financial issues and communicate them strategically, as shown in his involvement in global projects with more than 20 stakeholders.

Educationally, Maxime studied Change Leadership Certificate at Cornell University and pursued Post Graduate studies in Accounting at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.

His professional journey includes roles such as Commercial Finance Director in various divisions at GSK Consumer Healthcare, with prior experiences at Novartis Consumer Health, Videotron, and Ernst & Young as a Financial Analyst and Senior External Auditor, respectively.