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Hungerford, Berkshire, Gb

Galway, County Galway, Ie

Planet is a portfolio company of ADVENT providing Retail SaaS, Hospitality SaaS and Payment Services.Led commercial and growth initiatives at scale across the company during the 18-month transition period under the new ownership- Sales: planned and executed commercial strategy, led sales campaigns in retail and hospitality and delivered Advent investment thesis in year 1 (20% growth in 2022) with app. 200 sales reps.- Acquisition: managed the commercial integration of multiple software acquisitions using Cross-Sell activities to drive the integration of sales, product, marketing and operations functions.- Operating plan: review strategy, budget targets and resource allocation for 2023 operating plan

As part of Hg Portfolio Team, worked with chairman and leadership teams of two large midcaps to improve commercial performances and deliver ambitious growth plans for a 3X exit multiple, and CAGR of 10-20%.- North American Mid Cap (SaaS for Finance Professionals) : build 'M&A' readiness in the business for vertical integration, review of distribution channels, preparation of migration to SaaS, building of direct sales force, product strategy and review of product roadmap- European Business (ERP-like SaaS): Drove commercial improvement program (10-30% upside), implemented a commercial blueprint for planned M&A

Build and drive growth plans with CEOs and leadership teams of Private Equity portfolio companies and listed companiesSectors covered: HR tech, Retail Tech, Ecommerce Tech, ERP Software, Accounting SaaS, Tech distributionTypical deliverables in SaaS businesses: Deliver commercial integration and revenue synergies post M&A in buy and build models, optimise performance in Mid-Market and Enterprise sales function, rationalise product roadmaps, solve operating model limitations to scalability

NXP is a portfolio company of KKR and Bain Capital. Key achievements• Increased revenue by 10% annually, +60% over 5 years, achieved +8 points in market share in EMEA, Asia Pacific and the Americas • Strengthened Customer Success at Key Accounts and developed sales channels• Rebuilt the product offer (circa €30–50m investment over 5 years)• Developed partnership activities in the payment ecosystem, including Visa and MastercardAccountabilities• Owned the global market P&L (Sales of € 50–100 m annually) • Drove sales activities with the regional sales teams• Accountable for the ROI in new products investments (€8–12m annually)

Redmond, Washington, Us

Launch of core Microsoft products including Windows Server 2003 in France before starting an MBA in January 2004.

Meudon, Fr

Sectors: fintech, identity and e-signatureSales and business development for fintech solutions in payment and secure transactions technologies for the US and Canada

Erlangen, Bayern, De

Mathematical algorithms for satellite communications

Mba

Engineer, Electronics And Signal Processing

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