François-Noël LAURENT

Sales Service Leader - APAC Area at Arabelle Solutions

Greater Paris Metropolitan Region

About

Experienced sales leader with a proven track record in the Power Generation industry, I help clients find what best fits their needs, and manage how to deliver high-quality solutions that meets their objectives. As a sales leader, I have 20 years of experience working throughout Asia, Africa and Europe as a connection between international Power Producers or Industrials and my company. As everyone is unique, my task is also to understand the importance of Culture, Environment and their impact on how we do business.

Experience

  • Sales Service Leader - APAC Area at Arabelle Solutions
    Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Successful, result-driven sales professional with Nuclear sales and business development experience for APAC market trough: - Complex Problem Solving: Provide Commercial and Technical support to our Nuclear customers - Coordinating: develop communication and team collaboration - Service Orientation: Show importance of offering value to Clients in term of services and assistance.

  • GE Power (8 yrs 7 mos)
    • Senior Sales Manager - Export
      Jan 2017 - May 2024 · 7 yrs 5 mos

      Support and Animate the regional commercial network to Identify and Develop Opportunities and ensure alignment with the Regions (offering, tendering, pricing, actions) for a value of $40m p.a.

    • Head of Sales
      Nov 2015 - Dec 2016 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Head of Sales - Industry and Export Market Managing 6 persons, for 40M€ orders yearly

  • ALSTOM Power (15 yrs 1 mo)
    • Head of Sales
      2013 - 2015 · 2 yrs

      In 2013 I took up responsibility of the Sales Team in charge of offering Alstom services to the French Industrial and Export Market Energy sector. Head of Sales - Industry and Export Market Managing 10 persons, for 35M€ orders yearly

    • Export Sales Manager
      2009 - 2013 · 4 yrs

      Responsible for leading the Export sales team in the account planning, scoping and delivery of Alstom services to the Energy Sector. My mission was to: - Provide the best support to our customers; - Implement of new sales organization, customer orientated; - Define an export strategy and vision for Industrial and Utilities customers; As a result a 12% increase in export orders and 5% on domestic market despite a decline of the fleet.

    • Sales Manager - Asia Pacific
      2005 - 2009 · 4 yrs

      Service providers for power producers (Nuclear, Fossil, Industry), I was in charge of Egypt and Asian Markets (India, China, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan) for annual orders from 6M€ in 2005 to 9M€ in 2009. - Development of sales contracts, risk assessment , payment terms and other legal and fiscal aspects of contract. - Developing a strategy for implementing selling price increases.

  • Sales Manager at ABB
    1997 - 2000 · 3 yrs

    Local Sales representative of ABB Finspong factory (Sweden), I was in charge of the sales of Gas Turbines for French cogeneration power plants. A 25 MW Gas Turbine sold in North of France - Amount of 8,6 Millions d’Euros

  • Reserve Officer - Second Lieutenant at Armée de Terre
    Dec 1995 - Sep 1996 · 10 mos

    I served as a training officer (Cadet then 2nd Lieutenant) - Responsible of a section of 30 soldiers and sensitive equipment (weapons, radio, vehicules)