Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
I build high-impact organizations that create business value through Technology, Digital, Data and AI. Over 25 years leading large-scale transformations across mining, chemicals, agribusiness and energy, I have transformed fragmented IT functions into trusted business partners and high-performing teams. My focus is on building strong foundations, scalable operating models and data-driven capabilities that enable sustainable business transformation. I believe lasting results come from aligning technology, people and operating models with long-term business strategy. I work at the intersection of strategy and execution, equally comfortable at board level and in the field, across complex international and regulated environments. Fluent in French and English. Based in Paris.
Leading the IT transformation of a global specialty chemicals group. Scope: 150 sites · 55 countries • Redesigning IT governance and operating model • Driving enterprise platforms modernization, including SAP ECC to S/4HANA transformation • Accelerating data and AI capabilities across the Group • Optimizing infrastructure, sourcing and cybersecurity foundations
Rebuilt and repositioned the IT function, transforming a fragmented organization into a high-performing team recognized as a genuine business partner across 15 countries. Scope: Global IT organization · 17 sites · Africa, Europe, Asia, Americas Building the foundations (2018–2020) · Restructured the corporate IT organization from the ground up: new governance, staff transfers, global service catalogue with monthly cross-billing to entities · Led infrastructure transformation: cloud migration, FinOps, end-user services outsourcing, Digital Workplace rollout · Deployed a group-wide cybersecurity program: MFA, EDR, Active Directory hardening, 24/7 SOC · Defined and launched the Group's Data & BI strategy Enabling operational performance (2020–2022) · Reduced bottlenecks in manganese production and Trans-Gabon rail logistics through MES, data historian, and industrial analytics deployments · Rolled out GIS, geological databases, LIMS, and environmental monitoring across mining sites · Deployed group-wide EHS/CSR platform (safety, quality, energy, environment) · Supported strategic carve-outs and post-merger IT integration across multiple entities Developing new capabilities (2022–2025) · AI acceleration: delivered GenAI on engineering documentation to accelerate knowledge transfer for Lithium operations in Argentina, global AI/Agentic AI onboarding program · Built big-data / data science solutions for production optimization in Norway and the US · Designed and deployed rail traffic monitoring and optimization for the Trans-Gabon railway · Migrated SAP ECC to S/4HANA · Implementation of a Global Data Platform, Microsoft Fabric · Launched a Digital Employee Experience program across the Group (P2P, HR, Everyday GenAI)
Led IT through a period of rapid growth, doubling the size of the Group through M&A while simultaneously driving its digital transformation. Scope: Agrobusiness · 350 sites · Europe, Brazil, UK, Ukraine, Romania M&A integration · Managed IT due diligence, pre-merger planning and post-merger integration for all acquisitions over 5 years · Neuhauser (2,000 employees), full infrastructure and organizational integration · Pomme de Pain (600 employees), retail information system renewal post-merger · Multiple industrial site acquisitions across Brazil, UK, Romania and beyond Digital transformation · Created Farmi, a business platform and mobile app for farmers, from ideation to launch · Built and led an innovation structure (ideation program) for the Agriculture and Milling divisions · Served on the board of an investment vehicle supporting AgTech startups IT foundations & deployments · SAP ERP implementation across Central and Eastern Europe · Salesforce deployed as Group CRM · SuccessFactors as HRIS · Murex MX3 for market risk management · Renewal of crop collection & silo management system across 250 sites in France · Migration and change management from Lotus Notes to Office 365
Management of AREVA Mines Information Systems. Activities in Niger, Kazakhstan, Namibia, Canada, Gabon, Central African Republic, Mongolia, Australia - IT Strategic Planning - ERP Implementations in Kazakhstan and Niger - Roll-out of high availability VSAT networks and local infrastructure solutions in harsh environments - Definition and deployment of new standards in Mine Planning, Mine Design, Geology & Scheduling Tools - Cost invoicing to internal/external customers on a service-based approach, activity based costing
Re-alignment of IT with the group's new strategy. Design & implementaiton of a new federated IT organization (120 resources world-wide) In charge of worldwide IT Projects : - Infrastructure consolidation. Datacenter rationalization - Alignment of SAP processes with the new business model - Engineering tools (PLM, Software configuration Management) standardization & roll-out.
Management of the IT team (45 resources) Implementation of Global CMDB & Incident, Problem, Change management ITIL processes. Service desk creation. Standardization & centralization of Western Europe IT infrastructure. Roll-out of SAP ERP on European subsidiary. BPM strategy, enterprise data consolidation, SOA infrastructure build on .Net/WF technologies. Engineering tools, software development & methodology activities.
Project Manager for SAP implementation. - Business Process Reengineering, Core model definition with Business Process Owners - Administration & Finance FI/CO/PS/TR - Supply chain PP/MM/SD/QM - Human resources HR PA/TEM/TM/RCT