Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Senior executive with a solid skill set in business development, business consulting, program management and general management, having worked for Fortune 500 companies as well as startup ventures Strong business acumen and leadership skills. Developed and managed with full P&L responsibility several consulting, software and services businesses for international companies. Used to work in fast-paced, collaborative environments. A solutions seller who thinks strategically and always puts clients first, and a well connected professional who can take advantage of a solid network of contacts at executive level in Europe, USA and Canada, built during 10 years at research firms Forrester and Gartner in client facing roles Thought leader in the domain of digital transformation, digital strategy, data strategy and monetization, ecommerce and mobile. Great communication skills and ability to present at senior executive level. A regular presenter at events and conferences Experienced program manager having managed complex multi-million dollar transformation programs, including Enterprise software selection and implementation, IT organization redesign and development processes automation. Internationally focused professional who understands and adapts very quickly to different cultures and work practices. Worked with private and public sector clients in 15 different countries Bilingual French (native), English (fluent), with some basic Dutch, currently home based in Montreal, Canada. Master's degree (5 years) in Business Administration / Finance (SOLVAY Business School, ULB Brussels – Belgium)
Responsible for corporate, partner and ecosystem strategy. Dawex is pioneering the data economy. Its Data Exchange Platform technology allows corporations, governments and consortia to operate their own data marketplace, facilitating data exchange and monetization, whether internally between business units and subsidiaries, or externally within their partners ecosystem (key clients, suppliers). Dawex received the Technology Pioneer 2020 award from the World Economic Forum, contributes to their Data Policy platform, and was invited to speak on the importance of Data Exchange at Annual Meeting in Davos 2022.
Founded in 2001, Clever Age is a Digital Technology and Customer-centric design Agency with 250+ employees and operations in France, Switzerland, North America, Singapour and China. Clever Age assists private companies and public organizations in business transformation covering the end-to-end digital chain across multiple channels, countries, languages and devices. Activities are 40% strategy/consulting/advisory and 60% project implementation.
As a Senior Advisor for the Forrester CIO Leadership Board, a community-based service for CIOs and Technology Leaders, I advised, coached and helped CIOs of large and medium size organizations in the private and public sector across Europe and North America. Typical areas where I’ve been actively providing advice include: IT Strategy & roadmap, IT organization re-design, IT governance, Business/IT agility, the Business value of IT, Innovation, Digital strategy, Mobile strategy, Cloud Strategy, Data Strategy, Internet of Things.
In charge of designing and organizing CIO meetings, conferences and briefings on specialist subjects, as requested by executive program members in France and Switzerland (Governance, Security, Development, Standards, Data, Infrastructure, Sourcing, HR, Finance, Legal). Facilitating networking opportunities within member community. Acting as a 'trusted advisor' among members
Sonic Partners Solutions, LLC is a consulting, software and services start up venture with operations in Paris and Los Angeles, CA targeting the media & entertainment industry, with clients amongst midsize and major entertainment groups, music publishers, studios & film production companies, etc. Sonic Partners solutions include web-based solutions for streamlining licensing processes between licensors and licensees, as well as assets, contracts and royalty management applications. The company provided also business affairs services (contract negotiation, licensing agreements)