Joël Cohen
DG Finance at Magellan Consulting Group
Paris, Ile-de-France
Summary
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Top SchoolJoël Cohen is a seasoned finance executive with 30+ years of international experience leading finance, M&A, restructurings and integrations across Europe, Asia and Africa. As DG Finance at NovaKamp and former CFO roles at LafargeHolcim, he combines hands-on operational turnaround skills with strategic portfolio optimization, LBO and cash/debt structuring. He advises CEOs and boards, translating financial storytelling into actionable roadmaps while embedding strong internal control, compliance and risk matrices. Known for driving large-scale transformations—merger integrations, plant consolidations and digital initiatives—he repeatedly converts crisis constraints into growth opportunities. A collaborative leader and talent developer, he blends pragmatic finance discipline with a readiness to challenge the status quo and anticipate event‑horizon risks.
11 years of coding experience
EBS Paris - European Business SchoolCity St George’s, University of LondonUniversidad Pontificia Comillas
French, English, Spanish, Russian, KoreanProgramming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
joelcohen/winnie
Sep 2015 - Apr 2020
One-click link-sharing
Contributions:7 commits, 1 PR, 6 pushes in 4 years 7 months
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joelcohen/joelcohen.github.io
Jan 2016 - Jan 2024
Page web pro de Joël Cohen
Contributions:5 PRs, 179 pushes, 1 branch in 8 years 1 month
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