Jean-Christophe Harel Email & Phone Number

Paris, FR

• HRL PROJECT is your strategic and operational partner, providing CEO / Chief of Staff / COO / CMO level executive support, strategic planning and project management services to high profile companies, luxury groups.
• Focus: project leadership, sustainable impact, premium value and luxury, arts & culture, creative input
• Client list includes Lalique Group, Richard Geoffroy (IWA, Dom Pérignon), ColAAb, SXSW, J.P. Morgan, Paris Photo, Chanel, Havas, Le Centre Européen de Musique, The Walt Disney Company

Austin, Texas Area

• Mentor, “French Tech” program in the US, close collaboration with Capital Factory

Austin, Texas Area

• Art Program - founding member

Austin, Texas Area

• Contemporary art made accessible
• Co-founded in 2015 by Chairman Brian Sharples
• Chief Marketing Officer: hired to define brand strategy and market positioning, media and PR set up, agency management, key strategic partnerships, marketing plan, paid/owned/earned online channels
• Head of the Art Program: artists acquisition and content strategy
• Achieved +$20 million Series A round - GV (formerly Google Ventures), RedPoint and IVP

New York, NY

• New position created as part of the CEO vision, to develop new revenue streams
• Senior team leader, executive member of the Global PWC Operating Committee
• Built and successfully conducted an effective global marketing strategy encompassing the full three sale channels (Auction, E-Commerce and Private Sales) across all key regions, including Asia and Middle East
• Achieved historic sales of £1.7 billion for the department in 2014 (+33% in sales), establishing strong and sustainable market dominance
• Part of the leading team who created a revenue producing system, generating a historic +$1 billion week at Christie’s New York in May 2015
• Developed successful cross-functional partnerships and revenue streams online/offline, creating synergy and corporate buy-in, P&L responsibility

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Created and successfully launched the first international edition of the Paris-based art fair, 72 galleries and art publishers, +13,500 international visitors
• Global operations, created innovative content and marketing strategy and partnership with the Paramount Pictures Studios, a premiere in the Art world
• +80,000 ft2 floor plan, matrix management +100 employees
• VIP/collectors outreach initiatives, supervised PR, sponsorship and fundraising activities
• Brand partnership management with Armani, BMW, KCRW, LA Weekly, Clear Channel Communications

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Head of the French Cultural Services, championing art, culture, music, literature, education and academic partnerships
• Bridged French and American communities through successful strategic alliances with key institutions: L.A. Mayor’s Office, USC, UCLA, Getty Trust, LACMA, MOCA, Hammer, CalArts, Otis, Art Center and Coachella Festival
• Fundraising of over 90% of budget dedicated to projects and operations
• French diplomatic representationPrograms created:
• “Ceci n’est Pas …”: French season in visual arts, over 30 artists collaborations
• “F.L.A.R.E.”: French Los Angeles Residency Exchange

Paris Area, France

• Head of marketing for the French market, part of European senior leadership
• Repertoire included Island Records, Island Def Jam, Mercury (global), Disney Music Group, Polydor, Universal Music Europe, Australia and Asia
• Representing key international artists: U2, Paul McCartney, Miley Cyrus, the Jonas Brothers, Metallica, Mariah Carey, Paul Anka, Elton John, Taylor Swift, Fall Out Boy, Lionel Richie, Bon Jovi, Shania Twain, Andrea.
• Successfully initiated new business and revenue streams through creative partnerships with major consumer brands: Dior, Disney, Coca-Cola, Lufthansa, Apple, Microsoft, Revlon

Paris Area, France

San Francisco Bay Area

• Managed the first official internet & online developments for the French speaking community in the Bay Area

Paris Area, France

Institut D'Etudes Politiques De Paris ("Grande École"), Political Sciences & Strategy, Marketing, Business Administration, Communications & Human Resources

Activities and Societies: Collaboration with French Prime Minister’s communications office (SID)

Master Of Advanced Studies / Dess, Media And Communications, Business Administration, Marketing, Graduated With Highest Distinctions

Media and Communications Business Administration