Directeur Général

Demeteris is a consulting and services integration company in aviation & defence. Based on innovative answers born out of its consultants ingenuity, Demeteris (www.demeteris.com) proposes as clever and simple solutions as possible, to manage complex missions associated to tight budgets. As main reference for its activity, Demeteris, representing US based ATAC (a TEXTRON Group company) managed the purchase and delivery as well as supports the return to flying condition of French Air Force fleet of 63 Mirage F1 fighters. These aircraft will be operated on US Department of Defense contracts as "aggressors" for F16, F18, F22 & F35 pilots training. Demeteris also specializes in new Low Carbon Emission projects management through electric, hybrid and other technologies applied to commercial and general aviation.

C.A.S.I. specializes in acquiring, renovating and supporting classic and vintage airplanes on the international market. We currently manage SOCATA TB30 Epsilon overhaul and renovation.

PASM is a full aviation maintenance company dealing with single and multi engines pistons and turbine aircraft. Most of our customers are N registered aircraft, but we are also EASA Part M/F certificated to deal with European registered fleet of light and medium single and twins. Beyond Maintenance, we aim at modernizing these fantastic General Aviation aircraft through glass panel upgrade and full interior.

Batard & Partners was the Swiss based sister company of Demeteris, dedicated to supporting the implementation in Europe of medium size technological businesses.Batard & Partners mostly dealt with European development of software companies in the fields of security and Financial Services when Demeteris targeted aviation and defense projects.

Defining a consistent offering using existing ranges of technology productsRedesigning Bull strategy toward business partners (ISV, SI) through buildup of infrastructure centric solutions, hence changing the Go To Market model of countries from platform deliveries to integration projectsPromoting Bull expertise in infrastructure development and management to support chosen solutionsDefining operational marketing approach and tools to allow countries to reach new prospects

Director of Intel based NovaScale servers platforms including Microsoft R&D, Partners, Alliances, Business development and marketing with responsability of worldwide revenue and OEM.

Co-founder of Batard & Partners, a Geneva based consulting network assisting medium size High Tech and Financial Services companies in implementing their international operations through market study, partnership research & direct business development

Marketing structure adaptation in line with new market factors (budget cut of 42% and headcount down 50%) while improving operational marketing offering and alliances. Implementing new Corporate directions inside local geo. Tools and methods redesign.

Repositioning of Sun Microsystems France in Banking , Insurance and Finance markets.Revenue growth : Revenue grew from 14 to €92M (including international sales). Grew this market from 4 to 13% of Sun France turnover.Hired and grew new teams, built a new strategy (targeting new market segments), found new customers (SocGen, AXA, BNP Paribas, AGF,…) and new partners (CSIs, ISPs, ASPs, ISVs, VARs).

Growing Unisys business from pure infrastructure sales to projects based revenu in a strategic field for the company. Stabilized the turnaround at 30M$ per year in a declining company

Various position in sales (services, consulting, hardware) and sales management (large Insurance accounts) during 8 years with the company