Managing Director at ENDRIX (2026-01 – Present)
1000 employees – 130M of turnover
CEO of France at LEFEBVRE DALLOZ (2024-02 – 2025-10)
1200 employees – 310M of turnover. Main objectives: AI integration and becoming a commercial organization
- Integration of generative AI: "GenIA-L" has been launched.
- New commercial organization: Big Accounts by markets vs Middle Accounts. Cross sell between publishing and training activities
- 3 divisions: publishing (230M), software on SaaS (30M), training (50M)
- New drivers of growth to stop having the Topline declining
- Acquisition of TOOVALU, a software company in CSRD.
Managing Director Central & Southern Europe (France, Spain, Italy, NL, Belgium, Greece, Israel) and CEO of France at KANTAR (2021-03 – 2024-01)
- Thanks to the commercial reorganization, I have led, we achieved sales of 350 million euros (+10%) by 2022.
- Transforming the team, I have reduced staff costs by 20%, which has enabled us to gain 5 EBITDA points
- New automated products such as Marketplace (Saas solution) have been launched with great success, reducing time spent on basic tasks and adding value for customers.
- The acquisition of Memo² in the Netherlands and its integration into our teams has made Kantar the leader in Cross Media.
CEO of Kantar Insights France at KANTAR (2018-03 – 2021-02)
Main objectives: Strong plan of restructuring and Toplines growth
- I led the merger of Kantar TNS and Millward Brown, which strengthened the expertise of our teams.
- I initiated the sale of Cati and Face to Face Fieldworks: their closure would have been productive for Kantar by reducing fixed costs.
- Implementation of a cost-cutting plan in 2018 (15% of payroll)
- Culture change: becoming more ambitious and responsible and reinvigorating the company with a "test & learn" / more digital culture.
- After eight years of decline, in 2019 sales grew by 10% and we started to make money, reaching 12% EBITDA in 2022.
CEO of CSA at HAVAS group (2012-02 – 2018-02)
Main objective: Integration of CSA in HAVAS: the DATA pilar
- Integration into HAVAS with a new DATA / DIGITAL positioning
- A Client Centric positioning: integrating our clients' budget constraints (how to do more with less and quicker)
- Development of internal growth on the new Consulting Positioning
Deputy Managing Director at IPSOS / SYNOVATE France (2006-02 – 2012-03)
Main objective: Prepare the sale of Synovate / Restructure
- Achieved profitability in 2007, and growth as projected after 2009
- Diverse responsibilities in development strategy: Quali-quanti synergy, online CAPI land investments, development of trade-off solutions / positioning of Synovate France in the corporation
BASES / RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL (1998 – 2006)