Head of business development for Grant Thornton France Co-founder and vice-president of EOA (European Outsourcing Association)
Armand Angeli is an internationally recognized expert in the field of outsourcing and shared services, and is co-founder and vice-president of EOA (European Outsourcing Association).
Armand is currently Director, Outsourcing Business Development worldwide for Grant Thornton where he is responsible for strategy and execution as well as leading projects internationally. He is also head of business development for Grant Thornton France. The world’s 6th largest audit and accounting firm, operating in more than 100 countries, Grant Thornton is also a leading provider of outsourcing services in finance, accounting, payroll and related administrative services.
Prior to joining Grant Thornton, Armand co-founded and developed an independent business process outsourcing advisory firm. He was previously European Business Development Director, Business Process Outsourcing for Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC), and has held various senior level international roles over a 15 year period with multinational corporations including IBM, GE and CASE Corporation. Armand began his career in sales with IBM and over a 12 year period held international management positions in sales, purchasing, IT, internal audit and finance, and received the 1993 IBM France President’s Prize for his work. He joined GE in 1998, where he served as European Financial Controller and Global e-Business Program Manager for General Electric Medical Systems, latterly based at the company’s Milwaukee, USA headquarters. At CASE Corporation, Armand was Director Internal Audit and Business Controls, Europe. In the course of a varied career, he has successfully directed numerous financial re-structuring, IT, shared services and BPO projects.
Armand is active in leading professional organizations serving as President of DFCG International (the French CFO organization), and chairman of the upcoming global conference of financial executives (IAFEI World Congress 2008). Armand serves on the organizing committees of key outsourcing, finance and HR conferences in Europe, and is a frequent conference speaker and quoted regularly in the media. He has also donated time to several educational institutions, sharing practical experiences and evaluating student projects, to help young people understand BPO and shared service platforms as strategic management tools.
Armand holds an MBA from INSEAD (finance & accounting), and a Diploma / Master’s degree in Engineering (electronics) from INSA Lyon. He was awarded a prestigious fellowship and subsequently studied at the Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago, USA).
Armand holds both French and Italian citizenship and is fluent in English, French and Italian.
