General management mandates in B2B SaaS & Data
French subsidiary of 3E (world leader in regulatory management and chemical product traceability) after its acquisition in April 2024. Regulatory services platform for chemical product management, supporting organizations' compliance and workplace safety.
- Led comprehensive post-acquisition integration: operational, product and commercial
- Secured client base and maintained churn below 5% during transition
- Coordinated with group teams in an international matrix environment (~1,000 people)
- Structured a European growth strategy
General management of the French operations of a European professional information, digital media and professional training group. Revenue €50M, 300 employees, 7 operating companies.
- Led multi-entity portfolio: CMT, Lexagri, COMUNDI, Ed. T.I., Ed. WEKA, Ed. TISSOT, WEKA Services
- Created and chaired the bi-monthly WEKA France Executive Committee (CFO, CHRO, CIO and 6 MDs)
- Chaired the Group Works Council (CSE) within a Single Economic and Social Unit (UES) framework
- Primary liaison with WEKA Europe holding and shareholder for budget, forecast and monthly reporting preparation
- Led quarterly business reviews with the shareholder
- Full transformation to 100% digital subscription and sector diversification
- Growth and diversification through build-up under family office ownership until 2019
- Active participation in the sale of WEKA Group to Paragon Partners in July 2019
- Personal co-investment in the LBO transaction through the Paragon Partners management package
- Value creation through organic growth and cost reduction under PE Paragon Partners (2020-2024)
- Active support across 6 divestment processes (2022-2025)
AgTech company specializing in digital solutions for agricultural data, regulatory compliance and food chain traceability.
- Built an AgTech data platform through strategic M&A (CMT Agro + Agricommand + Agrobase-Logigram)
Leading French provider of professional training, seminars and conferences for managers, executives and senior leaders in the private and public sectors. Acquired from Intescia on 1 April 2014.
- Served as operational Managing Director for 8 months to lead post-acquisition integration, prior to the decision to appoint a dedicated Managing Director in November 2014
- Merged all WEKA Group training activities (TISSOT Formation, ETI Formation, WEKA Formation) into Comundi
- Acquired LexisNexis SA's Training & Conferences division (August 2015) under the Legal&Network brand — 300 products, serving lawyers, notaries and corporate legal teams
Specialist in legal and regulatory information for public sector organizations (hospital and local government). Appointed CEO in January 2011 as part of his appointment as CEO France of WEKA Group.
- Served as operational Managing Director until mid-2013, prior to the decision to appoint a dedicated Managing Director
- Served as interim Managing Director twice during subsequent management transitions
- Launched the wekajob.fr job board
- Shifted the business model to a date-to-date subscription
- Restructured the offer and moved upmarket
Leading French-language online platform for technical and scientific information, serving engineers, engineering students, design offices and research centers. Appointed CEO in January 2011 as part of his appointment as CEO France of WEKA Group.
- Served as operational Managing Director until mid-2013, prior to the decision to appoint a dedicated Managing Director
- Served as interim Managing Director once during a management transition
- Resumed the operational Managing Director role from September 2022 to July 2024
- Launched the first AI assistant on a scientific and technical documentary knowledge base
- Shifted from a consumption + subscription model to 100% subscription (x3 on NRR)
Shared services entity of WEKA Group France, providing HR, Finance & Corporate and IT functions (development, production and maintenance) for all operating companies within the group in France.
- Operational management of shared support and IT functions serving all group entities: Editions TISSOT, Editions WEKA, Editions TI, Comundi, Lexagri
- Maintained high service levels across operating companies while continuously optimizing the cost structure
- Integrated 5 acquisitions into group tools and systems
- Managed TSAs (Transition Service Agreements) in the context of divestments
- ERP migration
- Deployed a SaaS HRIS
- Deployed a SaaS expense management solution
- Rolled out remote working and right-sized office footprint
First general management mandate within WEKA Group. B2B specialist in legal and regulatory information covering employment law, health and workplace safety.
- Operational Managing Director from 2008 to December 2014
- Appointed CEO in January 2011 as part of his appointment as CEO France of WEKA Group, taking on the leadership of all group companies in France
- Appointed a dedicated Managing Director in December 2014
- Digitalization of editorial and production processes
- Developed a targeted content marketing strategy