Jean-Philippe Damon Email & Phone Number

Valence, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France

ABSRA SAS est une société commerciale composée de 11 entreprises actionnaires mettant en commun leurs forces pour proposer des combustibles bois (plaquettes forestières, bois SSD, mixtes produits, connexes de scierie, bois rond, granulés) aux chaufferies urbaines, réseaux de chaleur et industries.80,000T de produits sont commercialisés chaque année sur les régions Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne Franche Comté et PACA.Co-fondateur, actionnaire et Président de la société, j'assure son développement par sa structuration juridique, commerciale et financière.--ABSRA SAS is a commercial company owned by 11 shareholder companies pooling their strengths to offer wood fuels (wood chips, A-class wood, mixed products, sawmill byproducts, roundwood, pellets) to district heating networks and industries.80,000T of products are marketed each year in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne Franche Comté and PACA regions.Co-founder, shareholder and President of the company, I ensure its development through its legal, commercial and financial structuring.

Saint-Julien-La-Vêtre

Sylvéo est une société d'exploitation forestière et de production de combustibles bois installé en Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Grâce au savoir-faire et à la passion de son équipe, Sylvéo fournit du bois rond aux industriels et des combustibles extra sec de qualité aux distributeurs du quart Sud-Est de la France.Co-fondateur et Président de Sylvéo (2M€ investissements, objectif 2M€ CA), je suis en charge du développement commercial et stratégique de l'entreprise, avec pour objectif principal d'accélérer la croissance.---Sylveo is a forest operator and wood fuels producer installed in Lyon area (France). Thanks to the know-how and passion of his team Sylveo supplies round wood to industries and extra dry wood fuels to retailers of South-East France.Co-founder and CEO of Sylveo (€ 2M investment, € 2M CA targeted), I am in charge of business development and strategy of the company, with main objective to accelerate its growth.

Charleroi Area, Belgium

Leveraging more than 10 years of experience, Xylowatt has developed the NOTAR® cutting-edge technology, which efficiently turns biomass or waste into a clean and cold gas fit for powering a cogeneration engine or for replacing fossil fuels in an industrial furnace. With more than 26,000 hours of operation, Xylowatt’s NOTAR® technology is internationally recognized by major industrial partners and clients as producing a tar free gas and has been successfully processing highly contaminated and difficult biomass waste such as creosoted wood, radionuclides contaminated wood and sewage sludge.As Area Sales Manager in charge of developing commercial opportunities, I contribute to Xylowatt development by:- having the responsibility of UK and German markets- developing knowledge of legal framework, green energy support schemes, mecanisms on these areas- identifying and collaborating with EPC contractors and integrators of energy solutions- developing partnerships with key actors- contracting and accompanying EPC contractors and integrators to offer the full energy solution to their customers

Charleroi Area, Belgium

Xylowatt is a technology provider of an efficient biomass gasification process, which turns biomass into a clean and cold gas. Different type of applications are possible, from cogeneration engine to fossil fuels replacement in an industrial furnace.As Sales Engineer, I was in charge of key project developments in Belgium and France. Pre-feasibility studies, basic engineering and detail engineering follow-up were composing my position, together with supporting the customer through permitting and financial process.I developed skills in project development, project management, basic engineering, sales relationship and pre-contractual documents.

Développement commercial: prospection, gestion et suivi de clientèle, réponse aux appels d'offres. 150 clients dont 30 nouveaux, CA +23% de l'activité en charge (195 k€).Pépinières de production de plants forestiers et de sapins de Noël (CA 270 k€) - Clientèle de professionnels et collectivités publiques.

Master'S Degree, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

Master'S Degree, Agricultural Engineering