Gerard Brossard

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CEO, COO: driven leader with proven ability to manage large-scale operations across global markets and small start-up businesses and deliver significant financial and operational results. Do not strive in the status quo. @ Denison Consulting
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Menlo Park, California, United States, United States
About Gerard Brossard

* Global C-level executive with proven track record across multiple disciplines: General Management with P&L ownership, Operations, M&A, Business Development, Strategy, Sales, IT, Engineering, HR* Driven leader with proven ability to manage and scale large operations across global markets and small start-up businesses and deliver significant financial results* Catalyst of change, excel in leading in uncomfortable environments: fast pace change, accelerated growth, significant transformation. Do not strive in the status-quo* Excellent blend of analytical and strategic thinking combined with strong communication skills* Skilled at creating and developing high performing teamsNotable achievements* P&L Management and Operational excellence: Rimini Street COO (~$400M revenue Rimini Street; in charge of all regional operations and global revenue functions); Rackspace Applications, Security and Professional Services EVP and GM; President of $400M EarthLink Enterprise and Mid-Market Business Unit; COO of HP's ~$3B software business; CEO of HP's Rich Media Mgt software business (Created the business in 15 mths); Global head of Operations at Visa* M&A execution: created HP's M&A integration organization, oversaw 16 acquisitions and led EDS $13B integration, achieving board committed synergies* Board participation: 2.5 years on the board of MPhasis (~$1B) and 3 years on the board of a non-profit organization (PCRC)* Global management and expansion: worked and lived in Europe and the USA, led global organizations (from 10 to 2,000 reports). Selected, negotiated and launched 4 new HP entities in the Americas, Asia and Eastern Europe* Start-up launch and growth: Advisory board of 6 SaaS start-ups and investor* Engineering and product development: 10 years managing software development teams* HR functional expertise: led HP's global workforce management; created workforce planning function

Gerard Brossard's Current Company Details
Denison Consulting

Denison Consulting

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CEO, COO: driven leader with proven ability to manage large-scale operations across global markets and small start-up businesses and deliver significant financial and operational results. Do not strive in the status quo.
Gerard Brossard Work Experience Details
  • Denison Consulting
    Ceo
    Denison Consulting Sep 2023 - Present
    Ann Arbor, Michigan, Us
    Our Belief: Meaningful, lasting operating and financial performance can only be achieved through successful culture and effective leadership.For 25 years, Denison Consulting has assisted thousands of organizations around the world on their improvement journeys. At the foundation of the firm’s success is a unique approach to measuring and improving the elements that drive culture and leadership effectiveness and that more directly link to operating and financial performance. This has resulted in the most robust culture benchmarking database in the industry which includes thousands of organizations across regions and sectors, an analytically driven and practical leadership assessment/development methodology, and expert and data-driven professional services and best practices that guide clients and partners on their journeys.
  • Vc'S
    Limited Partner
    Vc'S 2017 - Present
    https://illuminate.com & https://decibel.vc & https://newfundcap.com
  • Illuminate Ventures
    Business Advisory Council
    Illuminate Ventures Jan 2014 - Present
    Oakland, California, Us
    New Thinking in Venture CapitalExecutive In Residence from January 2014 to September 2014 then Member of the Business Advisory Council since October 2014.
  • Multiple Start-Ups
    Board Of Advisors And Early Investor At Multiple Entreprise Saas Start-Ups
    Multiple Start-Ups 2013 - Present
    @Paxata (Acquired by DataRobot) - Intelligently empowering business consumers to transform raw data into ready information, instantly and automatically, with the industry’s leading enterprise-ready Adaptive Information Platform.@Talentoday (acquired by Medix) - People analytics to promote career success.@LoungeBuddy (Acquired by American Express) - Revolutionizes the airport experience by giving any traveler the ability to discover, book, and access premium airport lounges worldwide.@ClinCapture - World's fastest growing Electronic Data Capture for Clinical Data Management.@Chime Media - Aggregates, normalizes and cleanses data for media companies.@TheBankCloud - Innovative mobile banking applications.@Qwalytics - One click solution for everyday analytics.@Comeet (Acquired by Spark Hire) - A New And Better Way To Acquire, Engage And Hire Talent (SaaS)
  • Rimini Street
    Coo
    Rimini Street Jun 2020 - Jun 2022
    Las Vegas, Nv, Us
    ~$400M Rimini Street COO with entire revenue operations responsibility globally (6 regional GMs and all global revenue functions (CMO, CPO, Renewals, Client Success, Revenue Operations, Sales Enablement)Rimini Street (NASDAQ: RMNI) provides unified support services for enterprise software, including Oracle, SAP, Salesforce®, IBM, and Microsoft products. We deliver superior, client-centric service experiences at scale and help enterprise software licensees extend the life and value of their software investments. To date, Rimini Street clients have saved nearly $5 billion in total support costs, enabling them to invest in innovation and drive competitive advantage and growth. Over 3,500 organizations, including Fortune Global 500, large enterprise and midmarket organizations from a broad range of industries, have depended on Rimini Street as their trusted support provider.
  • Rackspace
    Evp And General Manager, Rackspace Solutions And Services
    Rackspace Nov 2018 - Sep 2019
    San Antonio, Texas, Us
    Reporting to Rackspace CEO, lead all products, solutions and services organizations: Public Cloud Services, Managed Hosting and Private Cloud Services, Security, Applications and Professional Services, OpenStack Public Cloud:• Defined and executed Rackspace’s first Application Services Strategy. Identified and executed one M&A transaction and completed the integration of another recent one to help position the company in this space. Combined existing original application groups and these acquisitions under one operating model, leading to a very strategic and fast profitable growing business. Accelerated growth of this business in 18 months• Key driver of the definition of Rackspace’s new corporate strategy• Reorganized Products, Solutions and Services organizations to focus on integrated services versus individual product, rationalized and refocused R&D as a % of revenue to the most strategic, fastest growing markets and created the first truly integrated customer centric Products and Services Roadmap• Expanded original, applications services only, India operations to become Rackspace’s global delivery center across all of the company
  • Rackspace
    Evp And General Manager, Enterprise Applications Services And Openstack Public Cloud
    Rackspace Jan 2018 - Oct 2018
    San Antonio, Texas, Us
  • Rackspace
    External Consultant
    Rackspace Aug 2017 - Dec 2017
    San Antonio, Texas, Us
    M&A consulting (Due Diligence, Intergation)Operating Model and Organization Assessment
  • Earthlink
    Evp And Managing Director, Enterprise And Mid-Market Business Unit And Information Technology
    Earthlink Apr 2015 - Mar 2017
    Atlanta, Georgia, Us
    (Acquired by Windstream in February 2017) Reporting to EarthLink CEO, managed full end to end Enterprise and Mid-Market Business Unit P&L ($400M revenue, 700 people) including strategy, product and services, entire go-to-market (Marketing, demand generation, sales), delivery and operations. Hired to lead and transform the business in the following ways:• From a CLEC to a Services business, redefining the entire business and operating model, product/services strategy, delivery model, executive team, to drive reduced customer churn (10%), increased sales (20%), pipeline (90%), sales productivity (30%), acquisition costs (10%)• Implemented a new demand generation program with marketing automation capabilities leading to increased pipeline and sales• Implemented a whole new customer retention approach across the entire organization from the sales model (separating new sales from existing customer management), customer support (including new renewal management process), analytics development (driving a much better 360o understanding of our customers (who they are, what they buy, why they leave or stay, what product works, what solutions sticks, etc...) leading to an improved churn and renewals of 10% in 18 months, reducing our cancel rates after sale by more than 40%• Providing the following product and services to customers: Managed Network Services (SD-WAN, Hybrid WAN, MPLS, Wifi, Cloud Connect, Internet); UcaaS; Security; Professional Services including recently acquired BRP consulting services; Analytics.Managed the entire Information Technology organization for 1 year; recommended key operational changes and hire an experienced and well recognized CIO.
  • Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center (Pcrc)
    Member, Board Of Directors
    Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center (Pcrc) Oct 2013 - Oct 2016
    San Mateo, Ca, Us
    Communication and dispute resolution non-profit organization. We assist clients in solving their most complex personal, organizational and social challenges.
  • Visa
    Senior Vice-President, Global Head Of Business Planning And Operations
    Visa Aug 2014 - Mar 2015
    Foster City, California, Us
    Reporting to Visa, Inc President, lead the business planning and operations function across all regions (Including sales operations):• Work closely with other stakeholders to drive strategic initiatives, evaluate business performance, build financial models and craft concise data-driven recommendations that optimize business operations and performance• Play a vital integration and coordination role; partner with a broad variety of global stakeholders across Sales, Business Development, Marketing, Product, Finance and Technology; ensure business results are achieved and balanced with financial, capacity, risk and other regulatory considerations• Identify best practices and drive enterprise-wide innovative approaches to customer retention, market coverage, sales structure, segmentation and coverage, technology advancements, business planning and investment prioritization• Drive enterprise action planning that results from routine business reviews; ensure regions and teams are adequately resourced and where necessary, coordinate enterprise and cross-region activities
  • Hewlett-Packard
    Ceo Rich Media Management And Bpm
    Hewlett-Packard 2011 - Dec 2012
    Houston, Texas, Us
    Accountable for the definition and expansion of Rich Media Management Software products including the Security and Surveillance solutions:• Accountable for business P&L execution• Define and implement the strategy to grow the Rich Media business across verticals and geographies• Deliver a unique platform that understands and acts on concepts in all forms of rich media, transforming structured and unstructured information into dynamic and actionable business assets• Establish and lead new business and teams (marketing, sales, R&D), market positioning and product roadmap (Virage MediaBin named a leader in Forrester DAM Wave), strategic, operational and financial plans.
  • Hewlett-Packard
    Vp Strategy, Planning And Operations At Hp Software
    Hewlett-Packard 2010 - 2011
    Houston, Texas, Us
    Reporting to the EVP HP Software, lead HP Software’s business planning, operations and strategy• Develop and lead the execution of the business operations, and work across the Software organization to establish an operating model that enables the organization to successfully deliver on its commitments. • As a key member of the EVP’s leadership team, work to enable key strategic opportunities such as the long term approach to selling and servicing and successful integration of key pieces of acquired technology
  • Hewlett-Packard
    Vp Strategy, Corporate Development And Integration
    Hewlett-Packard 2007 - 2010
    Houston, Texas, Us
    Directly accountable to the CEO and Executive Committee, lead HP’s global location strategy • Optimize HP's labor model and location footprint to create a competitive human capital advantage that better positioned the company to drive growth through improved sales coverage, more effective service delivery and lower costs. Lead the creation and management of a corporate-wide M&A Center of Expertise for all of HP, including development of an M&A playbook, performance scorecards, and a team of directly managed and extended personnel across all of HP’s businesses and functions. Directly accountable to the CEO and Executive Committee, lead as the Executive in charge the successful integration of the EDS acquisition, including: • Lead the definition of integration strategy, plans and budget • Lead a team of 500+ full time employees (and ~1,000 part time) from both EDS and HP companies during the integration planning phase (3 months) leading to flawless close, synergies definitions and ready to execute integration plans. • Lea the overall successful integration execution across all regions, businesses and functions (~2,000 people involved) for 15 months • Single point of accountability for driving timing and execution of integration plans through a global integration office
  • Hewlett-Packard
    Vp Workforce Planning And Staffing
    Hewlett-Packard 2003 - 2007
    Houston, Texas, Us
    Design and manage strategic and operational workforce planning program, processes and tools resulting in: • Creation of company-wide and business/corporate functions strategic and operational workforce plans aligned with business strategies allowing us to proactively manage impact on our workforce. • Definition of a workforce planning executive dashboard, operational monitoring of its execution and review of its progress on a monthly basis with the Executive Committee. • Successful definition and execution of global workforce transformation • Definition and implementation of a total cost of the workforce concept • Creation and/or refinement of a number of global programs and policies spanning severance, relocation, redeployment and contingent workers • Launch of a new company-wide university recruiting program for full-time hires and interns
  • Hewlett-Packard
    Director, Hr, Global Processes And Operations
    Hewlett-Packard 2002 - 2003
    Houston, Texas, Us
  • Hewlett-Packard
    Senior Manager, It, Global Hr Systems
    Hewlett-Packard Oct 1988 - 2002
    Houston, Texas, Us
  • Mphasis
    Board Of Directors
    Mphasis Jul 2010 - Dec 2012
    Bangalore, Karnataka, In
    MPhasis an HP Company, Board of Directors and member of treasury and compensation committees

Gerard Brossard Skills

Strategy Enterprise Software Business Development Management Business Strategy Integration Start Ups Mergers And Acquisitions Cloud Computing Strategic Planning Leadership Cross Functional Team Leadership Program Management Saas Business Intelligence Strategic Partnerships Go To Market Strategy Business Planning Mergers Acquisition Integration It Strategy Analytics Business Analysis Consulting Security Big Data Product Management Vendor Management Business Alliances Management Consulting Business Process Improvement Executive Management Business Transformation Human Resources P&l Accountability Service Delivery Crm Global Business Management Product Marketing Income Statement Solution Selling Mobile Devices Digital Asset Management Partner Management Unstructured Data Competitive Analysis Operations Management Software As A Service It Service Management Customer Relationship Management

Gerard Brossard Education Details

  • Externat Sainte Marie De Lyon (Maristes)
    Externat Sainte Marie De Lyon (Maristes)
    Mathematics And Physics
  • Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
    Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
    Computer Science

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