Laurent Meynet is a Chief Financial Officer with extensive international experience in the building materials sector across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. He is a specialist in financial transformation, performance improvement, and leadership within complex multicultural environments. He holds a Masters in Corporate Finance from Université Paris Dauphine - PSL.
He has acted as Secretary to the Board for publicly listed companies, managing compliance and relationships with powerful institutional investors.
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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Chief Financial Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Kuwait City Metropolitan Area
Personality Overview
How Laurent shows up
Decisive
Charming & Persuasive
Generous
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Priorities
Topics Laurent cares about
Financial Transformation
Has a proven track record of reshaping finance departments and redesigning processes in large, international companies within the building materials industry.
International Leadership
Has managed large, multicultural finance teams in France, Kuwait, Thailand, and Morocco, demonstrating significant cross-border leadership experience.
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Career
Work history
9-2023
Chief Financial Officer
Kuwait Cement Company
9-2015 - 1-2022
Chief Financial Officer - HeidelbergCement France
Heidelberg Materials
9-2013 - 8-2015
Chief Financial Officer - Asia Cement
Italcementi
9-2006 - 8-2013
Chief Financial Officer - Ciments du Maroc
Italcementi
3-2004 - 8-2006
Management Controller - Ciments du Maroc
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Education
1984 - 1989
Master 225 - Corporate Finance and Financial Engineering
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