Résumé
Business Developer, Strategist, Advisor and Mentor, I am passionate with Innovation and Entrepreneurship. I have worked for the Private and Public sectors in Western Europe, Norway and the US: I like to open the doors, facilitate contacts and close deals!
As Country Manager and Sales/Marketing Director, I have contributed to the success and setting up of Nordic/European companies (SMEs and startups) in France. And Then as Head of Business Development France and Benelux for SelectUSA, based at the US Embassy in Paris, I have assisted companies from France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, to set up operations in the U.S.
I like to advise companies, especially startups and disruptive SMEs, on their Marketing and Business Development strategies: I am proud to be a Jury member of HEC and Trium NYU/LSE incubators as well as of AmCham/NextGen startups competition.
Expériences professionnelles
Expert evaluator
European Commission , Brussels
De Novembre 2016 à Aujourd'hui
Expert Evaluator at European Commission Executive Research Agency for ICT Open Disruptive Innovation - SME Instrument - Horizon 2020. Evaluation of funding proposals for high growth European Start Ups and SME's for funding grants of EUR 50K to EUR 2.5M.
Senior advisor - international development
ALL YOU NEED FOR GROWTH™ , Paris - Profession libérale
De Mai 2018 à Aujourd'hui
All you need for Growth provides the most demanding entrepreneurs, at all stages of growth, a 360 advice solution in their decision making and the execution of those solutions. Services include legal support, strategic planning, the search for funding or strategic partners, communication strategy and international development.
Head of business development france and benelux
SELECT USA - US Department of Commerce , Washington - CDI
De Mars 2015 à Mai 2018
For 3 years, I have advised more than 300 companies with FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) plans in the U.S (green field, daughter company, M/A). Since 2015 I have led French delegations of 40 companies to the "SelectUSA Investment Summit" in Washington D.C, gathering 3,200 companies from 70 countries.
I work in close collaboration with U.S consulates in France and abroad, as well as partners (lawyers, CPAs/tax experts, consultants, chambers of commerce, clusters, etc.) to inform/advise companies about their development strategies in the U.S.
I organize roadshows and seminars (startups competitions, business sector conferences) and participate to major exhibitions (Web Summit, CES, Paris Air Show etc.)
Area manager usa-canada-carribean
Ministère de l'Economie, des Finances et de l'Industrie , Paris
De Septembre 2011 à Mars 2015