Gilles Grapinet - Worldline CEO and Director

WLN Stock  EUR 6.74  0.48  6.65%   

CEO

Mr. Gilles Grapinet was Member of the Executive Committee, Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Worldline SA since April 30, 2014. He is Member of Company Investment Committee. He is a graduate of the Ecole Nationale dAdministration and a French Inspecteur General des Finances . He was Director of Information Systems and Strategy at the French Direction Generale des Impots, and Director of the Copernic program, charged with creating an eTax department for electronic filing of tax returns and payment of taxes. He was an economic and financial adviser to the French Prime Minister in 2003 and 2004, and then chief of staff to two ministers of the Economy and Finances from 2004 to 2007. In 2007, he became a member of the Executive Committee of Credit Agricole SA, in charge of Strategy and later of the Groups Systems and Payment Services division. Mr. Grapinet joined Atos in December 2008. He currently serves as Senior Executive Vice President in charge of Global Functions of the Atos group, in which capacity he has headed Global Support Functions, ensured coordination and development of Global Sales and Marketing as well as of the Consulting and Technology Services division of the Atos group, and supervised development of the Groups activities. Mr. Grapinet was Worldlines Chief Executive Officer since July 2013. He received the French Legion dHonneur in 2011. since 2014.
Age 60
Tenure 11 years
Phone33 1 34 34 95 95
Webhttps://www.worldline.com

Worldline Management Efficiency

The company has return on total asset (ROA) of 0.0257 % which means that it generated a profit of $0.0257 on every $100 spent on assets. This is way below average. Similarly, it shows a return on equity (ROE) of 0.021 %, meaning that it generated $0.021 on every $100 dollars invested by stockholders. Worldline's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Worldline manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities.
Worldline SA has accumulated 3.76 B in total debt with debt to equity ratio (D/E) of 9.6, indicating the company may have difficulties to generate enough cash to satisfy its financial obligations. Worldline SA has a current ratio of 0.96, indicating that it has a negative working capital and may not be able to pay financial obligations in time and when they become due. Debt can assist Worldline until it has trouble settling it off, either with new capital or with free cash flow. So, Worldline's shareholders could walk away with nothing if the company can't fulfill its legal obligations to repay debt. However, a more frequent occurrence is when companies like Worldline SA sell additional shares at bargain prices, diluting existing shareholders. Debt, in this case, can be an excellent and much better tool for Worldline to invest in growth at high rates of return. When we think about Worldline's use of debt, we should always consider it together with cash and equity.
Worldline SA provides electronic payment and transactional services to financial institutions, merchants, corporations, and government agencies worldwide. operates independently of Atos SE as of May 7, 2019. WORLDLINE operates under Business Services classification in France and is traded on Paris Stock Exchange. It employs 10452 people. Worldline SA (WLN) is traded on Euronext Paris in France and employs 18,054 people.

Management Performance

Worldline SA Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the Worldline's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Worldline inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Worldline. The board's role is to monitor Worldline's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Worldline's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Worldline's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Pascal Mauze, Director of Sales and Marketing, Member of the Executive Committee
Gilles Grapinet, CEO and Director
Christophe Duquenne, CTO and Director of Merchant Services and Terminals Global Bus. Line
Philippe Mareine, Chief Acceleration
Vincent Roland, Member of the Executive Committee, Director of the Merchant Services
Gregory Lambertie, Group Officer
CharlesHenri Taffin, General Counsel, Legal & Compliance, Member of the Executive Committee
Laurent Marie, Head Relations
MarcHenri Desportes, Senior Executive Vice President
Wolf Kunisch, Director of Financial Processing and Software Licensing Global Bus. Line and CEO of Worldline Germany and CEE

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