Pascal Guignard Email & Phone Number

Le Thoureil, FR

Trélazé, Pays De LA Loire, France

• Develop and deliver courses in luxury and international hospitality industry, business English, communication, and marketing for Bachelor and Master's students at OPEN CAMPUS in Trélazé, Pays de la Loire, France.
• Implemented innovative teaching methods to engage students and enhance their learning experience.
• Collaborated with industry professionals to provide real-world insights and practical knowledge to students.
• Successfully mentor and guide students to achieve academic and professional success.

Angers, Pays De LA Loire, France

BTS Commerce International - relation commerciale internationaleBTS PI CJN BCC - Business English

Nantes, Pays De LA Loire, France

Mastere - International LogistiqueMastere - Stratégie de CommunicationMastere - Techniques de communication en pilotage de projetBTS MCO

Nantes, Pays De LA Loire, France

BTS CI - Développement de la relation commerciale dans un environnement multiculturelMastere - International Financial Risk ManagementMastere - Budget Planning and Financial ForecastingMastere - Channel ManagementMastere - Understanding Job Challenges - CEO

Le Thoureil, Pays De LA Loire, France

London, England, United Kingdom

Angers, Pays De LA Loire, France

• Led the advisory board services unit as a member of the leadership team, focusing on French speaking markets.
• Provided interim management consulting opportunities for European assignments, driving strategic decision-making and operational efficiency.
• Collaborated with C-suite executives to develop and implement innovative solutions for business growth.
• Utilized strong communication and negotiation skills to build relationships with key stakeholders and drive successful outcomes.

Ascot, England, United Kingdom

Ascot

Le Thoureil, France

Non Executive Director, Member of Advisory Board, Temporary General Management Roles, Strategic Investor, PE and Strategy Consultancy

Paris, Île-de-France, France

France

County Cork, Ireland

Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Le Thoureil

• Founded to support Fintech Start-ups, PE fund raising and other high-level consulting and advice activities.
• Appointed as Co-chairman for the Lafferty International Card and Payment Council, drawing on a substantial experience of the industry to empower forums and individuals to engage in critical discussions, forward.
• Delivered independent project oversight and strategy to a Russian company staging a bid to compete with the likes of AMEX in delivering a super premium payment, lifestyle & loyalty product. Helped the board define.
• Member of the Corporate Advisory Board for Bink, helping define and deliver strategy for their ambition to link customer loyalty cards to contactless payments – allowing reduced friction for customers to use retail.
• Advisory board member and Investor for Rugby Division SAS, a disruptive SME leisurewear company. Built a business case to (Subsequently successfully) drive inward investment. Restructured the company and advised on.
• Advisor to the CEO & Founder of GlobCoin, a global prepaid and FX solution provider. Defined the commercial expansion strategy and submitted recommendations for the creation of a suitably structured Advisory Board

London, United Kingdom

• Appointed to expand the business into major retail banks and accelerate the brand penetration across the premium and super premium card payment segment
• Commenced negotiations to secure a major French bank deal (Please see legacy point above).
• Headed negotiations with Russian Government at Ministerial level for national payments in Russia. Paying regard to the appropriate compliance points – Data protection, Money laundering etc.
• Led an internal audit of all underperforming issuing and acquiring partnerships across the region and re-engineered engagements to increase profitability and sustainability. Legacy: Signed 26 franchised deals with.

London, United Kingdom

• Appointed to serve AMEX’ venture into developing markets. Creating, maintaining and sustaining relationships with key commercial partners.
• Developed long term collaborations with key stakeholders in Russia, signing the first ever card issuing deal for AMEX in Russia with Russian Standard Bank – Effectively doubling merchant coverage in Russia.
• Created a robust foundation for joint venture projects with key financial institutions in the UK, Greece, Hungary and the Czech Republic.
• Generated some $50m revenue in Franchising and Licensing fees across Russia, CIS, Baltics, Central, East and South East Europe, and Africa. Legacy: Restructured and sold all American Express card issuing and merchant.

Responsible for the selection and appointment of all new licensees and franchisees on the American Express Global Network (Issuing & Acquiring)

Horgen, Zurich, Switzerland

• Seconded to support the brand-new joint venture between AMEX and Credit Suisse. Developing an authentic customer first attitude in growing the markets (Switzerland & Liechtenstein)
• Re-invigorated the Merchant Acquiring Division, developing a portfolio of upwards of 5000 new merchants resulting in an additional income of some $15m and a 20% year on year profitability increase.
• Played a key role in the digitisation of transactions, allowing merchants to realise their payments in a few days, with increased fraud and credit risk control for the payment network. Legacy: Signed a card acceptance.

London, England, United Kingdom

Develop a global strategy to enrol Banks to recruit and service merchants for the American Express card acceptance network. Signed up partners in France, Sweden, Taiwan and Canada

London, England, United Kingdom

Definition of the Merchant Acceptance Value Proposition, provision of support to the European merchant acquiring sales forces to includes data analytics, training, collaterals, communication and marketing materials

Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany

Define and Launch the American Express new merchant acceptance strategy targetted at the European Top 100 hold-outs (includes supermarket, travel & tourism operators, mail order merchants, hotels & restaurant chains, etc..)

Brighton, United Kingdom

Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Düsseldorf Area, Germany