Laurent David is a Founder at Wine Angels. He possess expertise in mobile operators, handsets, mobile technology, smartphones, mobile communications and 12 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "I would like to recommend Laurent David When I was COO Nokia France I decided to recruit an expert in Mobile Data Communications as we then called them(!) and naturally asked one of the top HeadHunters in France to assist Nokia in this mission It seems so obvious today with the likes of RIM's Blackberry,Apple's iphone and tablet,Samsung's galaxy range and more and the droves of Prosumers and Consumers alike accessing their mail and exchanging with their community,both for Business reasons as for Social Networking with Friends... but "back then" these were uncharted terriitories and unknown opportunities...so the task was somewhat daunting and the challenge exciting to those that dared take it. In any case i ended up recruiting Laurent David because of his intuitive understanding of the potential both areas had if developped actively and protitably.Laurent's backgroud was as a successful Business Developper,with acute knowledge of the tools and knowledge required to "branch out" into this new and bold Industry with Nokia's strategic outlay and the products AND new services(today called apps)it was preparing,zooming down on the Communicator and RingTones. Our intent,successfully carried out by Laurent,was to sign Revenue Share agreements on RingTone Distribution with ALL 3 Mobile Operators and this was achieved, "summa cum laude",France being the 1st Country where Nokia had signed a DIRECT and very favorable Contract with ALL Fixed and Mobile Operators in the Territory. The rest is history but this goes to show how Laurent could grasp new dimensions and opportunities in a business today everybody recognizes as being the cashcow to its future. Laurent very understandably seized the challenge offered by Apple to capitalize on the relationship Laurent had established with the Mobile Operators and the strategic opportunities an intelligent and remarkably friendly platform the IPhone has shown to be,taking the world by surprise and running far ahead of any of the Mobile Device Manufacturers in opening the world of the Web to all. I have the greatest respect for Laurent. Serge Ferré Former COO Nokia France Former VP Strategy Nokia Group" and "Laurent David has a charming personality and is driven entirely by his commitment and dedication towards his passions. He’s always full of ideas and has the strong drive to implement them. He’s an excellent business developer. He has been my boss in France when I was working as a business manager at Nokia."