Senior Executive with entrepreunerial spirit and 20 years of sales and marketing experience in technology industry. True agile person, strong leadership and managerial skills into international and multi cultural environment.
• Proven track record – last 20 years in 4 countries (France, US, Switzerland, and now UK) – in the ICT industry; P&L Management, Building Teams across borders, Corporate Strategy and Sales and Marketing. • True agile person with strong leadership and managerial skills in international and multi cultural environment. • P&L responsibility up to $200USD million • Run operations for both large groups (like Hewlett-Packard, Logitech or PSA Peugeot Citroën), mid size businesses (Link & Data Mobile, Lookout or now Up'n BIZ) and start up (even creating, funding and selling my own company Dmailer after 8 years). • Sophisticated communication and presentation skills at Board and C-Level. • Great international contacts network of CEO/COO/CTO in the ICT and Automotive industry. • Excellent results over years in Customer Satisfaction and Employee Motivation and Satisfaction. • Fluent in: English and French. • Competitive and hard working team player, I love travelling around the world, and hold both an Master in International Business from Grenoble Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor of Laws. • Good Work / Life balance and high energy level, playing Rugby, running Half Marathons and practicing Snowboarding and Diving.
With its three globally renowned brands (Peugeot, Citroën and its new premium DS), PSA Peugeot Citroën sold more than 3 million vehicles worldwide in 2015, of which 40% outside Europe. As Europe’s second largest carmaker (after Volskwagen), PSA has generated a revenue of €55 billion and achieved 11.5% of Market Share. Key figures :
Sales operations in 160 countries
16 production facilities including joint ventures
184k employees worldwide PSA Peugeot Citroën is also involved in financing activities (Banque PSA Finance) and automotive equipment (Faurecia / Mister Auto).
In this position, with a team of 60 experts over 3 continents (Paris, San Francisco and Shanghai), I set and execute PSA Group worldwide strategy around 3 axes:
User eXperience = Connected Services, both embedded (ex: TomTom navigation) & mirroring solutions (Apple CarPlay, Google Android Auto, Baidu CarLife or Mirrorlink) and their portfolio of bundled software (like Coyote, Yellow Pages, Deezer, Spotify, Michelin Guides, Facebook, etc.);
Data Management = Exploring & Monetizing new businesses within the Internet of Things ecosystem;
Mobility = Launching Mobility services, leveraging new trends and usages (car sharing, car renting, fleet management, etc.)
