Srikanth Seshadri is an experienced global finance leader, with a broad expertise in financial control, corporate finance, and funding. His background, shaped by Audit & Risk consulting at Arthur Andersen and leadership roles in complex international environments at Alstom, will be key to driving transformation & streamlining efforts at Worldline. He replaces Gregory Lambertie who has decided to leave Worldline to pursue other opportunities.
Pierre-Antoine Vacheron, CEO of Worldline, stated: “I am pleased to announce the appointment of Srikanth Seshadri to our Executive Committee as Chief Financial Officer. His broad international background and demonstrated expertise in complex financial environments will be highly valuable as Worldline advances its transformation and maintains its emphasis on financial discipline.
I would also like to extend my gratitude to Gregory Lambertie. Gregory has played a pivotal role in the Group’s growth journey, first at Ingenico and then within Worldline, contributing to the creation of a leading European payments provider. As Chief Financial Officer, his strong commitment to the Group’s key strategic projects while securing our refinancing has prepared us well for the next phase. In line with his commitment to Worldline, Gregory will ensure the smoothest possible transition to Srikanth.”
Srikanth Seshadri began his career at Arthur Andersen, and spent 5 years in Audit as well as in Technology Risk Consulting Practice, in India. Since 2002, he has been with Alstom, living in France, Switzerland, Singapore and United Kingdom.
In 2014, he led Finance and then Strategy for Asia Pacific in Singapore before returning to Europe to head Group M&A. From 2019 to 2023, he was Divisional CFO for the global vertical, Digital & Integrated Systems. He had been instrumental in setting performance metrics driving growth, profitability & cash generation. This included the post-merger integration of the Signalling business of Bombardier following its acquisition by Alstom, bringing the enlarged perimeter into a common finance framework, including product convergence. Since 2023, he has been Alstom Group Head of Treasury & Financing and played a key role in deleveraging the company, stabilising its Investment Grade outlook in a turnaround situation.
Srikanth is a British National, of Indian origin. He comes with an international experience and outlook, with functional expertise in Operations Finance, Strategy & Corporate Finance, in both turnaround & growth environments. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree, is a Chartered Accountant, with Executive Education from INSEAD.
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Worldline [Euronext: WLN] helps businesses of all shapes and sizes to accelerate their growth journey – quickly, simply, and securely. With advanced payments technology, local expertise and solutions customised for hundreds of markets and industries, Worldline powers the growth of over one million businesses around the world. Worldline generated a 4.6 billion euros revenue in 2024. worldline.com
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