Jacques has an extensive financial background, with more than twenty years of experience in Finance and Risk Management. Jacques has held key finance executive positions in multinational companies, including Fotolabo Group, and RELX Group (formerly known as Reed Elsevier), before founding Finalta in 2012. He is a graduate of the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) in Paris. He is part-time CFO to a few selected innovative startups, as well as a member of the Committees of the Association of Corporate Treasurers (French Switzerland) and of Business Angels Suisse (BAS).