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Milan, IT

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

As a C-level Management Consultant based in Milan, Paris and Brussels, I collaborate with CxO level clients in the Retail, Luxury, Cosmetics, and Consumer Electronics industries. My role involves coordinating various streams to boost revenue growth and enhancing the prestige and luxury/premium positioning of brands. I develop strategic plans to drive sales.

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Member of the Management Team, within the italian Retail Audiological Care Division (AudioNova in Italy).Successfully in charge of business development through:-Management of the whole M&A Activites: -Nurturing of hundreds of potential M&A targets -Acquisitions of Independent Audiological Retail Laboratories/Clinics -Transition/Integration process of the.

Paris, Île-de-France, France

Within the french retail Audiological Care Division (AuditionSanté in France) I am in charge of strong business development through:-Successfully implementation of the Greenfield Clinics/Stores retail development Strategy and network optimization.-Management of M&A Processes: Acquisitions of Independent audiological retail Laboratories/Clinics and.

Paris

-Full P&L responsibility. -Create and implement the global company strategy, and Go2Market strategy, supporting the CEO.-Managing around 350 retail stores and counters worldwide.-Responsible for Operations, and managing all departments from Retail, to Product Development and Marketing, from Accountability to IT, from HR to Supply Chain. -Group of Agatha.

Brussels Area, Belgium

• Full P&L responsibility.
• Responsible for portfolio of 4 brands (BOSS, BOSS Orange, MAX MARA and MAX&Co), out of the 23 Safilo brands, of the two amazing fashion powerhouses: HUGO BOSS and MAX MARA.
• Drove the Sales, through marketing campaigns in collaboration with the Sales and Marketing Teams of the affiliates.
• Define Brand Commercial and Distribution Strategy of the 4 brands, in alignment with the global strategies of the fashion houses in Italy and Germany.
• Establish a mutually satisfactory relationship with the two fashion houses, ensuring all contractual obligations are respected, and create alignment over distribution strategy.
• Support the Safilo Regions and Affiliates in the qualitative and quantitative development, and enable action plans of the 4 brands with a long term strategy.

Brussels

• Safilo is the second-largest manufacturer of eyewear products worldwide in terms of turnover and the world leader in the premium eyewear segment.Country Manager in charge of 3 Safilo affiliates in Benelux: Belux.
• Full P&L responsibility and signature on the 3 legal entities of the affiliates.
• Achieved complete Turnaround (Sales and Organization), with recruitment of half of the teams, and motivation.
• Responsible for achieving profit, revenue and cash targets.
• Managed the whole teams (CFO & Accountability, HR, Sales, Marketing, PR, Logistics, Customer Service).
• Managed key customer relationships and actively develop new business opportunities.

Brussels Area, Belgium

• Brand General Manager CLINIQUE BENELUX
• Full P&L responsibility.
• Lead the BU Clinique Benelux, reporting in a matrix way both to GM Clinique EMEA & GM Estee Lauder Benelux.
• Managed Marketing and Sales Structure budgets, and all functional teams (except finance).
• Defined and implemented the strategy FY10-FY13.
• Managed team of over 50 people.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

• Full P&L responsibility.
• In charge of the Business Unit LANCOME (N.1 Beauty Brand worldwide) with a team of 70+ employees.
• Successfully reorganised the Marketing and Sales Teams, as shown by revenue growth and Press Coverage.
• Managed 30% of business with 26 counters by Dept. Stores and 50 consultants.
• Managed to meet the profitability target in a decreasing market.
• Increased M.S. and improved Switzerland Lancome Ranking from #6 to #5, overpassing Clinique.

Paris Area, France

In charge of Sales, Operational Marketing, and Management of a local team of 50 people in UK and Ireland, for the brands of Prestige & Collections: Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren, Cacharel, Diesel, Viktor & Rolf, Paloma Picasso and Guy Laroche.

Zurich Area, Switzerland

Manufacture Watch Company.50% of my time was focused at Marketing Activities, 40% on Sales, and 10% on Management. Managed Distributors in 19 Countries (in Europe, Africa-M.E. and America) and Key Duty Free Accounts:Developed and Mananaged Marketing Plans and Budgets for each market by using different operational marketing tools: Media, PR, Trade, Retail.

La Chaux De Fonds

EBEL SA was part of LVMH Group; now part of MGI Luxury Group.-Supervised two LVMH Watch&Jewelry Subsidiaries: Managed a local Team (4-7 pers.)+Marketing Budgets. -Managed Distributors in 19 Countries in Europe by: ·Managing Marketing Activities (Budgets of>4 M.CHF); ·Visiting Key Accounts; Advising on Assortment Selection, and Price Positioning.

Paris Area, France

· Increased turnover of 240% in 3 years.· Supervised two subisidiaries, in Greece and Sweden, in commercial, marketing and administrative areas.· Recruited trained and motivated several Sales People all over Europe. Managed Key Accounts Customers.· Worked together with the marketing department to develop a new beer-market policy. Organized congresses as PR.

Business Administration, Business Administration

Marketing

Mba - Sciences Po Paris, Business Administration

Activities and Societies: 2/2000 – 9/2000 VIVENDI UNIVERSAL: strategic consulting project (including business plan) for a @Domicile.

Bwl: Exchange Student For Winter Semester, Marketing/Marketing Management, General

6 exams in Marketing and Finance