Jan Blanchard Email & Phone Number

Grapevine, Texas, US

MOST is a payment technology solutions company at the intersection of fintech and travel retail. With offices in Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago and Dublin, MOST serves customers operating in fluid retail environments worldwide. With an agile team and advanced technology, MOST offers a modular suite of products and services for the mobility sector, including.

Dublin, County Dublin, IE

• Chief Commercial Officer leading Technology Division of 150+ people
• Leads Sales, Customer Success, Procurement, Product Management & Design globally
• Own P&L incl. financial projections, funding & budgetary control
• Responsible for the company strategic direction along with the CEO & CTO
• Drove successful product extensions & new product line (conception all the way to market entry)

Dublin, County Dublin, IE

• Initiated, developed and marketed the company's technology offering.
• Recruitment of the initial client base in all target markets.
• Positioned the company as market leader in the provision of onboard retail technology solutions
• Supported the acquisition and transition to LSG group
• Took overall leadership for the technology business unit which was formed at that point.

Initiator & leader of the Atlantic Way Food Programme which was supported by Irish government and minister for Agriculture. The scheme consisted in a multi-faceted pilot initiative to promote the production, distribution and purchase of sustainable local food in the West of Ireland.

IE

in 2007 Tourist Republic was one of the fastest growing community of travel enthusiasts. The high potential start up built its semantic recommendation engine in partnership with Academia, and received numerous International awards including Le Web and Seedcorn. Our ambition was to match content with people, promoting authenticity, and sending bookings to.

Company developed loyalty programs linking large European retailers and hotel groups. I was reporting to the owner and led sales, marketing, partnership and online strategy. The company experienced double digit growth, FTE grew from 20 to +120 and grew its market reach across Europe. It was acquired by US group, Affinion.

Hatch Street Upper, Dublin 2, IE

Advised governmental boards on renewable energy policies. Drafted the “Heat Pump chart” paper (recommendations for the proper implementation of a Heat Pump and renewable energy policy in Ireland). Keynote presentations at international conferences and various paper for Sustainable Energy Ireland.

Paris, France, FR

Deployment of Renewable Energy support schemes to the residential construction industry. Managed state fund grant. Established a partnership network of architects, engineers and electricians. Results outreached the national objectives by +270%.

I was responsible for the commercialisation of the Jean Francois Thurot brand in the Swiss and German markets. These high end Burgundy wines were sold via an exclusive high end clientele of +100 members (80% of Sales).

Lernaut and Hauspie specalised in voice recognition technology. I set up a distribution network in France, Switzerland and Senegal and recruited and managed a team of five.

International Marketing, International Marketing

Techniques De Commercialisation, Buisness Studies