Cyril Fessard

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CFO Wandercraft at Wandercraft

France

Overview

Cyril Fessard is the CFO of Wandercraft, a robotics company developing life-changing exoskeletons. With over 25 years of experience in finance, he specializes in transforming and integrating financial operations to partner effectively with business units. He is a graduate of ESCP Business School and Technische Universität Berlin.

Cyril has a distinctly global background, having lived in seven different countries and speaking four languages. This international experience informs his work with Wandercrafts operations in France and the US, bringing a complementary, business-focused perspective to the team.

He enjoys taking on new challenges and finding innovative solutions by drawing on his diverse industry experiences.

Personality Overview

ROI Driven

Thorough Evaluator

Rigorous & Demanding

They are not focused on building rapport and relationships.  They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms. They are very proud of what they do.

Topics They Care About

Humanoid Robotics
As CFO of Wandercraft, he is at the forefront of developing and commercializing humanoid robots for difficult industrial jobs, a topic he frequently posts about.
Assistive Technology
He is passionate about Wandercraft's mission to help people with disabilities walk again via self-balancing exoskeletons, a key focus of the company's clinical trials.
Finance Transformation
His career highlights a focus on rebuilding finance processes to regain business trust and create value-added partnerships, particularly noted from his time at Avis Budget Group.

Media Appearances

Cyril has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2024
CFO Wandercraft at Wandercraft
2-2024 - 6-2024
Interim Finance Manager at Pluxee
3-2019 - 2-2023
CFO France at LexisNexis Legal
1-2016 - 3-2019
Head of FP&A - Western Region at Avis Budget Group EMEA
1-2011 - 1-2016
Director of Corporate FP&A at Solocal Group - Pages Jaunes

Education

1994 - 1998
Master from ESCP Business School
1996 - 1998
Diplom Kaufmann from Technische Universität Berlin

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Exp : 13 Location : France Job Level : Leadership Designation : CFO Wandercraft at Wandercraft
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Insights For Selling To Cyril

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots
  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust

DONT's

  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Cyril is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Cyril

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Cyril move?

  • They can take decisions very fast if you manage to convince them.
  • Can Cyril take some risk or not?

  • The risks don’t matter much to them.

You And Cyril

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