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Yann

Strategy and Digital Innovation

Résumé

8 years of high growth in B2B software startups: 2 times from 0 to 30+ M€
8 years of strategy and M&A for large businesses: small (30M€) and large (2B$) deals
4 years of field innovation in startups, startup/digital factories and technology consulting
Last position in large corporation: VP Strategy of a 5.7B€ business
Last experience in startups: business development and coaching of 2 startups factories

. Skills in strategy, M&A, marketing, innovation, R&D, digital and management
. Perceptive, steadfast, demanding, fast learner, French, fluent in English (TOEFL iBT: 108/120)
. Executive MBA from HEC, Engineer degree from Telecom Paris
. Both startups and industrial group experiences
. Major contributor to new business launches
. Successful external growth implementations. Can de-risk yours

Expériences professionnelles

It strategy & performance consulting - partner

Sopra Steria Next , Paris la défense

Depuis le 01 janvier 2021

Technology strategy consulting senior manager

Accenture , Paris

De Octobre 2018 à Décembre 2020

. Designed TOTAL’s Digital Factory (300 people): project selection, governance, deployment. (30+ M€)
. Designed and deployed an “ innovation for all ” plan for Avanade (JV Accenture/Microsoft).
. Delivered IT outsourcing, lean-agile IT, cloud strategies

Startups, accelerators and digital factories consultant

CONSULTANT / FREELANCE , (indiquez au préalable le code postal)

De Avril 2016 à Septembre 2018

Tookup various innovation positions as consultant and CEO. 5 startups fundings (70k€ to 1M€).

. Developed and coached 2 startups/digital factories. (Business development, Project mgt.)
. Drove the user reseach (UX) to reshape the ‘e-commerce’ experience for a B2B products distributor.
. Set up a startup accelerator. Designed and delivered the service. Recruited and coached 20 startups.
. Launched a startup (educative videos app for 3-6 years olds). Reached an ‘insight’ on start-up spirit,
methodologies and hard skills (customer Interviews, mobile application, server, scrapping, user
acquisition, analytics,...

Strategy vp

Schneider Electric Industries SAS , Rueil malmaison cedex

De Octobre 2010 à Mars 2016

In charge of the marketing intelligence, strategy, M&A and partnerships for the business unit:

. Defined the 3-year strategy plan in coordination with the different activities and countries.
. Conducted specific strategic analysis and take-off plans for new activities.
e.g Strategic move in the smart grid software arena leading to a 2B$ acquisition of a listed company
(Telvent)
. Led deep dives on corporate and business strategy topics.
e.g on corporate: smart grid, asset management, accelerator set-up,...
e.g on business: service activity, transformers activity, internal performance, USA,..

Strategy director

Areva T&D , Courbevoie

De Mai 2008 à Septembre 2010

Member of the product line executive committee, in charge of the strategy and external growth.

. Led the general and regional strategies and follow-up plans for the core business and new areas.
. Led the external growth activities from screening to binding offers, including negociations and
integration plan design. (e.g 30M€ acquisition. synergies delivered.)

Marketing project manager

Alcatel-Lucent , Paris

De Mai 2006 à Avril 2008

. Defined and controlled a ‘network transformation’ marketing program through 12 divisions.
. Designed strategy recommendations for different product lines (FemtoCell, Wimax, etc.).

Product line manager

Nextenso , Antony

De Janvier 2003 à Décembre 2004

Managed a product line of mobile innovative software services (MMS, SMS, Charging, etc.).
In charge of pre-sales efforts and software product management with a team of 5.
Turnover: 2 times from 0 to a 30M€.

. Managed the product marketing team and coordinated 70 R&D people, the international sales forces,
and central communication to achieve the activity take-off.
e.g won the Orange France bid and group recommandation on the ‘Presence Server’ software.
. Designed and implemented the marketing plans (market analysis, product positioning, communication
plan, etc.).
. Managed 7 products life cycle (product launch decision, products features definition, etc.).

R&d team leader

Nextenso , Antony

De Janvier 2000 à Décembre 2003

Developed the Multimedia Messaging (MMS) and charging software products with a team of 10.
This allowed Alcatel to penetrate the mobile service business. 70+ platforms deployed across the world for
various telecom operators

Development engineer

ALCATEL ANSWARE , Massy cedex

De Janvier 1998 à Décembre 2000

Designed the architecture of high capacity web systems. New technology surveys.

Formation complémentaire

Engineer

Telecom Paris Tech - Computer Science, Telecommunications

1995 à 1997

Parcours officiels

HEC – EMBA HEC

Langues

Anglais - Courant

Français - Langue maternelle

Compétences

Strategy
Acquisition (M
Marketing
Innovation
Software / R
management
Intrapreneurship
Entrepreneurship
startup growth
Digital
digital factory
Startup Factory
Stratégie IT / IT Strategy
agile methodologies
agile scrum
IT Consulting
IT Outsourcing
Stratégie
M&A
Market Intelligence
Corporate Strategy
Business Strategy
partnerships strategy

Centres d'intérêt

  • Mountain Biking
  • Wine Tasting
  • Strategy/Board Games