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ANIMALOGY is my owned advisory firm, exclusively dedicated to Venture Capital, Private Equity & Family Offices. Key Initiatives and Results• As Operating Partner, I work in the business, not on the business. Trying to embody the alignement of interests between investment firms and founders by catalyzing growth and maximizing value creation. • Bespoke and insight-driven analysis on go-to-market strategies and business development, due diligences, M&A & LBO, business portfolio & management team reviews. Pre-and post-deals.• Specific expertise in B2B and DTC in the Consumer/ Animal Nutrition / Health Care Consumer across Europe and US• Investment vehicule (own money) in early-stage startups with impact-as-a-purpose in the Petcare / Mobility / Health Care industries. 500k€ invested so far.

Creation of a mission-driven business in Petcare. Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) model. First located at Tomcat Factory (Levallois-Perret), then incubated at EuraSanté (specialized in Biotechnologies & FoodtTech) and part of EuraTechnologies Hub in Lilles (Top 30 Europe Start-up Hubs by Financial Times).• leading the charge in the Alternative/Novel Proteins field: insect-based, plant-based and algae-based petfood• leading a team of 7 people• our purpose: “reconcile animal wellbeing with sustainability”Key Results• Conversion rate, Average Order Value and Retention ratio above market standards• Implementation of a selective distribution strategy (50+ stores internationally) on top of DTC operations• Main Customers : Petstores, Veterinary Clinics and Groomers • Mission-driven company (“entreprise à mission”) and B-Corp Certification PendingShutdown of activity due to lack of funds (Q2 2023)

Launching of the brand from the ground up in the fast growing and ultra-competitive healthy snack category across key markets in EMEA. Full P&L accountability with a reporting line into the Global VP Business Development. Key Results• Recruitment & development of 12 direct reports in sales & marketing across 6 countries• 35,000 points of sales opened in 18 months.• KIND brand gained the leading position and/or category driver role in 6 key markets, incl. FR, BE, NL, IT, SP and Israel• Key customers : Carrefour, Auchan, Monoprix, Esselunga, Delhaize, Eroski, Relay, Prêt-à-Manger, Starbucks, Cojean, Selecta, Gaumont, Autogrill, Q8, Repsol, David Loyd, Barry's,..• Building brand awareness by reaching over 200million contacts via media mix model: social media, street marketing, partnerships (Deliveroo/Waze..), urban billboards and tastemakers (premium fitness clubs, micro/macro influencers, boutique hotels).

In a context of digital transformation of a 3.5b$ business, I started the Global Digital Practice and acted as a leading force by recommanding and sharing why we should transform, to what extent, and how we should do it.Member of One Mars Global Digital Team (petcare, chocolate, gum) and reported into Global CMO. Key Results• Global Digital roadmap including Direct (DTC) and Indirect eCommerce + Omnichannel strategy, Portfolio differentiation + Strategic Revenue Management• Creation and development of global eCommerce and Digital Marketing team• Creation and direct management of the 1st digital factory at Mars Inc. (30+ people).in eCommerce :• I became AMAZON Global Key Account, leading the strategic customer relationships agenda wordwide.• With my team, we elevated the brand experience through a dedicated brand store on Lazada (ALIBABA) in Singapore, later replicated in Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Philippines.• Set up of a Perfect Digital Store program to harmonize brand identity/digital assets and improve brand execution : adopted by all markets • Key Customers : Zooplus, Fressnapf, Pets At Home in Europe, Amazon & Chewy in the US, Alibaba in China and Pet Circle in Australiain Digital Marketing• Global Rollout of the new website under the same CMS (Sitecore) in 30+ countries, resulting in increased organic traffic (+15%) and share of search on Google (+5pts yoy) • Together with Google team based in London, we co-created a "C-Suite program" to raise digital awareness among the Global Leadership Team and among senior leaders in the organization

The challenge was to completely restructure the business and come back to double-digit growth.I was in charge of both demand & supply management teams, reporting into VP Europe. Key Initiatives• Reshaped and re-energized the local management team with redefinition of roles & responsibilities. Gallup engagement score went from 3.2 to 4.8 (out of 5) in 3 years.• New Go-To-Market : from indirect distribution to 100% direct distribution in 3 sales channels (Veterinary market, Petstores and Breeders) in 18 months.• With a hands-on and customer-facing approach, we managed to attract Europe #1 eCommerce player (Zooplus) to accelerate operations in PolandKey Results• From 0% growth to +15% net sales (CAGR) and profitability level x1.8 in 4 years• Business size x2, exceeding 100m$ with nearly 300 employees (supply/sales/office)• From 12.5% to 25% eCommerce sales into total P&L • New production line (40k tons annually) to become 3rd largest factory within Royal Canin Supply network.

The challenge was to set a business unit...from scratch.In my position as GM, I was member of the Emerging Markets Leadership Team and was reporting into the Global VP Business Development.Key Initiatives• Creation of 2 legal entities from my hotel room in Bucarest• Recruitment of 40+ collaborators, including multi-functional management team• Set up of the very 1st Vet Business Forum to educate Vet Professionals on Sales & Marketing best-practicesKey Results• We reached 10m$ in Net Sales after 3 years, with profitability from Year 1• Integration of sole distributor and creation of 4 Distribution Centres • Development of a customer-centricity program for selected veterinary clinics to improve customer experience (post-implementation sales between +40%/80%). Key Customers : MaxiPet, Hornbach, Animax and Zoomania

My challenge was to share and infuse the brand DNA and culture into the newly created Japanese business unit.I was member of the local management team (only foreigner), reporting to RC Japan President.Key Initiatives and Results• Development of marketing team from 3 to 17 associates, including in-store visual merchandising, scientific communication and training, promotion and events, customer care• Support the Sales team in the management and improvement of our Distributors' network• 6-month assignment in the APAC region (China, Thailand, Taiwan & South Korea) as coach for Best-practice sharing in online sales and in-store gold merchandising

Portfolio development and management of Dog and Cat product both for Modern Trade and Specialized channels. Reporting into the Global CMO. Team : 3 people.Key Initiatives and Results• New product creations, including world premieres with the Indoor/Outdoor ranges disrupting the historic lifestage approach (junior/adult/senior) in the category + Kitten 1st age product + exclusive nutrition for Pure Breed cats : Maine Coon & Siamese• Private Label developments for Key Customers : Auchan, Carrefour International and Fressnapf

Key Missions• Annual Trade Terms negotiations • Merchandising performance (on-shelf + off-shelf visibility and rotations)• Pricing & Promotion management Key Customers : Leclerc, Auchan, Carrefour, Intermarché and Continent

Key Missions• Sales of Fresh Poultry prodcuts + Fresh Pizza + Mexican Food + Chinese Delicatesen• Negotiation of Sales Terms and Conditions for 200+ Supermarkets and Hypermarkets• Key Customers : Auchan & Leclerc• Winner of National Merchandising Contest

The challenge was to contribute to the follow-up advertising campaign of one of the most iconic TV ads of the 80's. Key Missions• Support my line manager - Group marketing manager - on the new TV campaign• From ideation with media agency to post-campaign media analysisKey Results• Post-campaign sales uplift +8% year on year

During my Businss School studies, I held internship positions within high-profile/premium organizations, whose roles included • HERMES : PMO on a Tie Project (Faubourg Saint Honoré/Pantin 6 months) + in-store sales ambassador & accountant (Munich 2 months)• READ-RITE CORP (magnetic recording heads) : market analyst (Silicon Valley - 4 months)• AIR FRANCE : market analyst (Paris 3 months)• SUNTORY BEVERAGE: retail panel analyst & consumer insights (Marseille 3 months)