Michel Cazal
Consultant Entrepreneur, Sygmadev Consulting Ltd
Business Developer & Project Manager Indian Ocean area
Specialist in Strategy, Finance, IT, Investment, Intercultural Management
Diagnosis & Recommendations, Conception & Implementation
After more than 20 years of varied experience of which 15 years in the public sector in management position strongly finance-oriented, I decided in 2009 to be fully dedicated to my international consultant activities in business development.
I now live and work in French Reunion Island, Mauritius. I provide helpful assistance to companies and organizations to develop and manage their business in these environments as well as to set up their investment projects.
62 contactsCONSULTANT-ENTREPRENEUR IN STRATEGY, MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION (Since 2005, Business Development, Culture, ICT)
Sygmadev Ltd.(Reunion Island, Mauritius)
Public Sector, Private enterprises, Non-profit organizations – Public and business finance, project management, process and organisation
Since February 2009: Ministry of Finance and Economic Empowerment (Public Sector, Mauritius), Consultant Public Finance Reforms
Analyst under Capacity Building Program for implementation of the Program-based Budgeting (PBB) framework, Quality control and Process improvement for financial and non-financial planning and monitoring
2008-2009: TRANSCOVI, FRIGOTIMES Group (Food Industry, Reunion Island), Consultant Business Development
Business plan: internal and external strategic analysis (SWOT analysis, value-chain, productivity gains), competitive positioning evaluation, multiannual financial audit and planning (return rates, risks and cash-flow), investment costing and fiscal optimization
Commercial and Sales Audit: quantitative and qualitative analysis of outcomes and results, processes and resources assessment
2009: AREP (Local Development, Reunion Island), Tutorship and Mentorship of NGOs
Reorganization, cost optimization, outsourcing of supportive functions, staff recruitment, equipment upgrading and financing, communication plan design
2007-2008: Festival International du Film de La Réunion (Events, Reunion Island), Consultant International Event
Financial and legal advice for negotiation and conclusion of sponsorship contracts
2006: LM Concept Ltd (Events, Reunion Island), Consultant Administration
Costing, budgeting and administrative management of international concerts and artistic projects
2005-2009: NGOs (Art & Culture, Reunion Island), Expert in Cultural Management for five Professional non-profit organizations
Coaching, planning, organization and change implementation, training
Projects management of artistic creation and international collaboration (Reunion Island, France, India)
1992 - 2008PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT (1986-2008), Financial and Administrative Manager
Local governments (General Council, Saint-Denis and Le Port Municipalities of Reunion Island)
2003-2008: Saint-Denis Municipality (Public Sector, Reunion Island), Empowerment Program Director
Strategic planning and conception of local public interventions, mobilization of public schemes for training and employment, annual social and economic projects implementation, supportive action to emerging professional operators
2000-2003: Le Port Municipality (Public Sector, Reunion Island), Chief Financial & Procurement Manager
Accounting, financial and fiscal analysis and forecasting, debt and cash-flow management, bank financing negotiation, statutory bodies control and assessment , sourcing and procurement responsibility, launching at the administrative and financial level of the Kabardock public concert hall
1992-2000: General Council (Public Sector, Reunion Island), Lead Analyst at the Finance Directorate in charge of the Budget
Supervision of the whole Budget process (writing of the Budget call circular, analysis and forecasting, planning, chairing of estimates committee, writing of Budget Speeches, Team coordinator, Decision-making assistant), elaboration of the Annual Financial Report, revenue and expenditure optimization, public investment projects planning, financial control review, economic surveys, implementation of reforms (change of Chart of accounts, Financial information system migration), financial publication and communication
1990 - 1991Software applications developer and programmer, assistance to end-users, hardware and software resources management
1989 - 1990Software applications developer and programmer, test and implementation, relational Database Management
1986 - 1988Economic Analyst in charge of the Advertising Sector issue:
Participation to the working-group for the definition and the enactment of the local Advertising Sector Regulation, implementation of the local taxation on the advertising boards, negotiation with the private operators of the concession contracts for the commercial use of the Municipal advertising boards