Benoit Ponte

General Manager Sephora France

Greater Paris Metropolitan Region

About

Focused on constant business results improvement with a solid business controller background, profitable growth as main target, while building committed and dynamic teams. Good ability to withstand pressure and adaptation to various international and multisites environments. Strong leadership and communication skills, result oriented and always ready for new challenges. Specialties: Business performance enhancement in retail and direct selling, manage and develop teams in an international environment, business model transformation plans, controlling, budgets and strategic plans

Experience

  • General Manager Sephora France & Belux at SEPHORA
    Apr 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

    Member of EME board General manager, in charge of retail (>300 POS) and digital activities for France. Leading extended CODIR, 5000 pax, full P&l accountability

  • Groupe Rocher (20 yrs 11 mos)
    • CEO Yves Rocher Ret@il international markets & Brand CXO
      Jul 2021 - Mar 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos

      Member of board Sales > 1,2 Bn € in 80 countries CEO Ret@il International markets (400 M€ yearly sales): Retail, e-commerce and mail order business models in 15 countries (North America, Central/Northern/Eastern Europe, Spain & Morocco) Head of corporate distribution chanels’ expertises: - Digital (e-commerce and market place) - Retail (2800 shops) - Social selling (300.000 members) - Mail order - CRM : core model (Salesforce) - Data ignition: tools & use cases implementation - Brand’s CX transformation management

    • CEO Yves Rocher Italy & Portugal
      Jan 2015 - Jun 2021 · 6 yrs 6 mos

      >200 M€ of yearly sales, 2 sales networks: retail (113 stores) and social selling (200000 dealers) - responsability of Portuguese subsidiaire since 09/2020 - operative management of the subsidiary & Salesforce (500 employes) - Definition and application of the brand's strategy on the 2 networks - Transformation plan on direct selling - Retail performances optimisation - neworks development (+50 new stores opened and social selling business X3 in 5 years)

    • Business Development Director Stanhome
      Oct 2010 - Dec 2014 · 4 yrs 3 mos

      - Business development of Stanhome World (350 M€ yearly sales) responsible of new markets (Russie, Philippines as subsidiaries and partners in 10 countries) - Project leader of the company's digitalization (transformation plan worldwide): CRM platform (saleforce technology) for the whole salesforce (200 000 persons) and e-commerce platform

  • Valeo (3 yrs 10 mos)
    • Business controller
      Feb 2000 - Apr 2002 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      In charge of the consolidation - branch Valeo Service

    • Business controller
      Jul 1998 - Feb 2000 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Business controller of the German subsidiary of Valeo Service