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- 94% of top 100 global app publishers utilize our products, representing 1M+ apps, 1M+ registered users- Started with 4 people, built and led a team of 400 people across Asia, North America, and Europe- Led global expansion across 15 cities, 13 countries, 3 continents- Innovated a new business model combining a free widely available SaaS product with a high end premium paid offering- Pioneered a completely new market providing the most accurate market data for mobile apps- Led multiple acquisitions - Raised $157M in financing from a global investor base across US and Asia: Greenspring, IVP, Sequoia Capital, IDG Capital, Greycroft, e.Ventures, Infinity Ventures- Keynote speaker and panelists at key industry events: Infinity Ventures Summit (Japan), GMIC (China), CSDN (China), Korean Game Conference (Korea), GigaOM Mobilize (USA), Casual Connect (USA), E3 (USA), GDC (USA), etc.- TV interviews on: Bloomberg, CNBC, BBC, Techcrunch, etc.

Corporate:- Participation in selecting, negotiating and buying key OEM technologiesStrategy and Marketing:- Creation of a new line of business around mobile, from drafting strategy to organizing the initial team- Definition of business model and business plan for the new business- Collaborated with Product Marketing team to communicate the right message to sales teams and customersProduct management:- Successful launch of a new mobile monitoring product in only 12 months- Creation of roadmap and high level features for the mobile business- Definition of pricing and billing- Creation and management of a beta program to accelerate buy-in from potential customers, improve product and make product more customer focused- Supervision of R&D and QA teams - Coordination with Network Operations, Customer Support, Training and Documentation teamsSales support:- Trained and actively supports sales and pre-sales teams, and partners around the world (US, UK, China) - Mobile product sold to several Fortune 500 customers in the media, banking, telecom and handset manufacturer industries

Paris, France - Startup leader in the end-to-end automated testing, monitoring, troubleshooting and benchmarking of mobile multimedia services: WAP, i-Mode, SMS, MMS, Java, Video, Ringtones, Music, IVR, IM, etc.Corporate & Strategy:- Active participation in the sale of Zandan to Keynote Systems (NASDAQ)- Organized refinancing end 2006 and 2007 for 4M€ from VC firms CDC Innovation and BNP PE/Orkos Capital- Implemented change of business model from a perpetual license model to a SaaS model (Software as a Service)Product management:- Change of positioning to concentrate exclusively the Mobile Internet - Simplification of the product, better support of the latest radio technologies, new documentation- New probe easier to maintain and deploy- Change in the release process, massive debugging of the product Operations: - Repositioning of the team away from Professional Services towards maintenance and onsite deployment - Decrease in deployment time of new customers (from weeks to days)Biz dev & Partnerships:- Managed and grew key partnerships: LCC International (USA), Teleres (Australia), SLA (Ireland)- Launched and led as Chair a strategic QoS initiative at the Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) with support from: Vodafone, Motorola, Motricity, mBlox, Telephia, Buongiorno, and Openwave- Active work on the renegotiations of the biggest company contract in 2007 - Started prospecting new partnerships in China and JapanProduct & Corporate marketing:- Organized participation at key industry events: Mobile World Congress, CTIA, MEM- Created new marketing collaterals to align communication with positioning- Updated and strengthened sales kit to streamline sales process- Speaker at MEM conferences in Monaco & Hong KongAdministrative & Financial management- Creation of new partnerships and sales contracts more SaaS oriented- Put in place a new financial reporting, sales process and payment collection process

Paris, France - Interim management & consulting firmStrategy & biz dev for a major French mobile operator:- Evaluated the business opportunity of interoperability between 3G video telephony services and broadband users using PC webcams -> rationalized the product roadmap, resulting in savings of several millions euros- Engaged discussions for strategic partnerships with all the largest French ISPs and chat/VoIP software playersStrategy, marketing & finance:- Wrote the business plan, financial planning and marketing offer of an Internet broadband service provider for rural areas- Created WiFi and WiMAX deployment scenarios for new entrants, with a special focus on providing native VoIP servicesInformation technology consulting: - Designed the architecture of a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) initiated by Valoris (large European consulting company)- Performed strategic and IT consulting for the development of Hubwoo’s data center (largest French virtual marketplace)

Spin-off of EDF (French state electric utility) providing electricity meteringStrategy & finance:- Contributed to the strategy definition, business plan writing and associated financials -> won the Eden / Gaz de France Energy award at the International Capital Venture Summit (IVCS 7)

The Lawficom group is the publisher of Décideurs, the leading French Law and Finance magazine Marketing, sales & business development mission:- Organized the CEFI, the largest and most exclusive French private equity summit, gathering CEOs, investment funds, institutional investors and their advisers -> doubled the attendance by gathering more than 700 delegates and hosting 80 speakers on 23 panels- Signed many sponsors and partnerships -> 3I, Colony Capital, Latham & Watkins, The Deal, PE International, HBS, Wharton, etc.

17 million euros revenues and 15 years old French high-tech and media company, one of the leaders of the SMS, IVR and Minitel industriesRestructuring and & information technology mission:- Restructured the IT division into 3 teams: Development, Research, and Production -> made each team more accountable and responsive- Merged the IT staff and data centers of recent acquisitions -> eliminated duplicate jobs and decreased OPEX by more than 50%- Initiated the new converged online services platform -> today all Néocom services are based on this platform

Startup selling a leading software platform enabling the fast development of mobile applications compatible with a broad range of mobile devices Entrepreneurship:- Co-founded Arkadia while still in Engineering SchoolFinance:- Raised €1.7 million from business angels and French government- Addressed more than 150 European VCs and technology experts at Capital IT 5 as "One of the 40 best European start-ups"Marketing, sales & business development:- Signed key partnerships with large telecom equipment manufacturers -> Nokia, Ericsson, Sagem- Presented Arkadia software at the Comdex conference in Paris and led its product launch at the WAP Expo 2000- Created the first French mobile Internet site and partnered with EuroNext to showcase the first mobile trading platform for utilitiesR & D:- Managed the successful development of Arkadia’s pioneering Mobile Internet software -> 10 man-years of R&D