Damien

As an accomplished executive, Damien now serves as the CEO of HORIIZON, providing Chief-as-a-Service missions across diverse industries. His leadership encompasses shaping strategic vision, optimizing revenue streams, and fostering collaborative ecosystems.

Damien spent 15 impactful years at Microsoft. On the B2B side within the Enterprises Group, his collaborative efforts extended to both public and private companies, where he played a pivotal role in shaping strategic partnerships for IT infrastructures and cloud platforms. Thousands of businesses benefited from his expertise. Later, on the B2B2C side within the Entertainment & Xbox Group, Damien ignited gamer engagement on Xbox Live by championing innovative multi-screen TV platforms. Simultaneously, he orchestrated millions of subscriber acquisitions for PayTV, telecoms, and mobile operators across the EMEA region.

Damien’s decade-long tenure at Ericsson was equally transformative. As the driving force behind EMEA sales, he engaged with strategic and global accounts. In 2018, he joined Ericsson’s leadership executive team, playing a crucial role in the 51% spin-off of the $400M and 2400+ people media business unit into MediaKind, collaborating closely with a private equity firm. His unwavering focus shifted toward accelerating cloud transformation and fostering widespread adoption of streaming technologies among operators, broadcasters, sports rights holders, and direct-to-consumer services.

At Airties, Damien assumed the role of Chief Revenue Officer, coinciding with a new private equity acquisition of $300M. As a key member of the senior leadership team, he led global sales, business development, marketing, and supply chain functions, serving a staggering 50 million subscribers through SaaS B2B platforms.

Damien’s journey evolved from his tech-based engineering background to diverse business and management roles. He has held positions such as Head of Sales Engineering, Head of Technology and Innovation, Head of Business Development, Head of Region, Head of Global Sales, and CxO. His visionary leadership spanned sales, solutions sales, business development, marketing, sales enablement, revenue operations, and customer success teams, managing up to 600 people and driving annual revenue exceeding $300M.

Damien holds a master’s degree in computer science and graduated from the TRIUM Global Executive MBA (HEC, LSE, NYU Stern). His commitment to lifelong learning and adaptability underscores his success in navigating the ever-evolving landscape of disruptive technologies and trends.