Pierre Parlongue

Group CFO

Celio* International SA, Belgium

Industry:
Textile – Ready to wear
Annual turnover:
€100 million (Retail price)
Treasury staff:
5
Treasury structure:
Centralised
TMS:
Yes
Cross-border pooling:
Yes
Cash rich or debt:
Debt

Speaker profile

Pierre Parlongue is Group CFO and Secretary-General of Celio International. He is a.o. responsible for the financing strategy, treasury, audit, information technology and development of the Group. Prior to this, he held different functions at Unilever, among which CFO of Unilever Belgium, Lever Fabergé France and European Controller for HPCE Europe. He is a graduate Commercial Engineer from Louvain University, holds a master from the Rotterdam School of Management and recently studied further Corporate Finance at London Business School.

Corporate profile

Celio is a family owned company that has developed in the apparel sector over the last 25 years. Present in over 60 countries with more than 1,200 stores, it has a turnover close to 1,billion € (retail price).