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Armand Angeli is an internationally recognized expert in the field of outsourcing and shared services, and is Director Global Outsourcing for Grant Thornton, with responsibilities for strategy, business development and leading international projects. Based in Paris, he is a partner with Grant Thornton France, where he also heads business development for Finance Transformation and Outsourcing. Grant Thornton is the world’s sixth largest audit and accounting firm, operating in more than 100 countries, and is a leading provider of outsourcing services in finance, accounting, payroll and related consulting and administrative services.
Prior to joining Grant Thornton in 2003, Armand was European Business Development Director BPO for Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC), responsible for business development for the shared services, outsourcing and consulting businesses. He previously held senior level international roles over a 15 year period with multinational corporations including IBM (Director internal audit and business controls), General Electric (European Financial Controller and Global e-Business Program Manager), CASE Corporation, Tekelec (CFO). He has successfully directed numerous financial re-structuring, IT, consulting, shared services and BPO projects
Armand is active in key professional and leadership organizations. He is co-founder and European President of EOA (European Outsourcing Association), President of DFCG international group (the French CFO organization), President Europe for the International Association of Financial Executives Institutes (IAFEI).
Armand has been invited to advise a number of countries on the roles and development of outsourcing services. He serves on organizing committees of and is a frequent speaker at international finance, HR and outsourcing conferences. He is regularly quoted in the media and has published journal articles and book chapters on developments in his field. He has also donated time to several educational institutions, sharing practical experiences and evaluating student projects.
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). He holds both French and Italian citizenship and is tri-lingual (French, English and Italian).
