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Canada

Issy-Les-Moulineaux, Fr

Ecosystem of consulting firms specialized in digital transformation, listed Euronext PARIS code AAA.Independent member of the board of a listed company, financial audit compliance.

Consulting company - Mandate for a Montreal base manufacturing company specialized in textile print and lighting. Perform an audit and structural deep dive, lead restructuring of the company and establish a new organization. Develop the marketing strategy (including sales tools, website and social media), structure a new sales team and design a roadmap with a full 2024 plan to reach market share in adequation with the potential of the technology own by the company and their products lines.

Subsidiary of BELL MEDIA (BCE group) – Market leader in Out-of-Home (OOH) with 50,000 adverting faces deployed coast to coast in Canada.Started as Business Development Director, then Real Estate Director, I was promoted GM in January 2021 to lead the company - 200 employees, P&L of $250M and 1,500+ concessions under management.• Multiplied the revenue of the company by 2.5 in 10 years and preserved EBITDA above 30% - Made Astral the #1 OOH company in Canada.• Completely revolutionized the airport media offering with innovative digital advertising infrastructures - 40 M$ of Capex invested in 5 years to support the vision.• Maintained a 75% success rate in real estate RFPs during my 10 years of service.• Managed relationship with the 6 key concessions of ASTRAL - Toronto, Vancouver and Montréal’sairports, subway transit in Montréal (STM) as well as city of Toronto (TSF) and city of Montréal.• Performed 7 acquisitions in tandem with Bell M&A. Oversight of the due diligence process (finance, legal and operations), analysis of profitability post acquisition, execute the integration plan.

ENVU : 3rd largest US digital media company specialized in shopping malls.Start-up with a P&L of 10 M$ in 2013, 20 people, operations in 4 offices (NYC, Chicago, LA & Tampa).• Raised 10 M$ through the identification of a strategic partner, based on IP valuation and the deployment of an advertising network, negotiation, closing of the transaction.• Renegotiated the advertising rights with the 3 largest malls management groups (Simon, GGP, CBL) representing 60 M$ in contracts, adapted the value of the rents to market’s reality.• Deployed the ENVU solution within 140 shopping malls across the United States.

Subsidiary of Neo Media Group (based in Switzerland) - Company specialized in DOOH, precursor in its field in 2006.Media company with annual revenues of 4 M$ in 2010, 15 people, operations in 3 offices (Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver).• Acquired DAN Media’s assets (for 1.5 M$) and created Neo Advertising Canada, negotiated commercial agreements with 60 shopping malls.• Developed a new & innovative digital product perfectly adapted to the food court environment, raised 3 M$ to finance its deployment.• Signed a strategic alliance with a competitor to increase sales and reduce OPEX, become the largest media operator specialized in shopping malls in Canada.

Montreal, Quebec, Ca

Technology company specialized in the development of software dedicated to DOOH.In charge of the business development, sales, marketing and technology innovation.• Positioned the company as a worldwide benchmark in the digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) market by developing a new distribution strategy and negotiating 7 key partnerships with distributors.

Neuilly-Sur-Seine, Fr

Canadian subsidiary of ALTRAN: World leader in Innovation & Advanced Technology Consulting (30,000 employees - 20 countries).Emigrate in Canada to create & develop the new subsidiary, adapt ALTRAN's business model in Canada.• Reach 6 M$ in annual sales (2003) with an operating margin of 15%, hired 35 engineers.• Referenced ALTRAN in industry leaders in Canada (eg: Bombardier Group and Hydro-Québec).

Fr

Subsidiary of the ALTRAN Group specializes in automotive, aeronautical and space industries.Start as Sales Director then promoted VP, responsible for the development of a business unit. Managed 250 people including 15 Directors in direct report, member of the Executive Committee.• Annual sales budget of 25 M$ (with an operating margin of 40%), hired 250+ engineers in 2 years using innovative strategies, targeting new clients.• Opened an engineering office in Cannes (France) to outsource Alcatel Space Industries' projects, a pioneer initiative for the ALTRAN Group.Subsidiary of ALTRAN specializes in the automotive, aeronautical and space industries.Named "best coach of Altran" in 1999 and awarded for "best growth in number of consultants" and "best growth in operating margin" in 1998.

Fr

Worked as structure Engineer for a SEGIME’s client (RENAULT-NISSAN) in the X65 project (RENAULT Clio Phase 2).

Engineering, Mechanical

Master In Mechanical And Design, Mechanical And Design