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Gilles - COO/Managing Director - France - iCEO #22363
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Gilles's Profile
iCEO #22363
Position: COO/Managing Director
Nationality: France
Experience
Technology-savvy, results-driven professional with more than 20 years of outstanding performance in driving growth and profitability for process-based and service industries in global markets. Expert at developing and implementing strategic and tactical solutions that improve service capabilities, competitive advantage, financial performance, market share and revenue growth.
Major Achievements
Restructured a $1 billion business unit with 15 product families, 300 employees, and 12 plants located throughout France, Germany and the UK. Defined and implemented the business strategy, with full P&L accountability, overseeing all aspects of production, sales, safety, customer satisfaction, vendor relations, and portfolio optimisation. This included investment in new plants and the divestment of specific lines of business. Successfully restored profitability, bringing the unit from a $4 million loss to a $40 million profit, by doubling sales, increasing production, and slashing fixed costs. In addition, facilitated the seamless integration of a newly acquired German company into the business, which doubled the size of operations and capital.
Industry Sector Competencies
Telecommunications
Energy-Oil-Gas
Plastics
Chemicals
Energy savings
Professional Objectives
Function: General Management
Sector: Industry, Engineering Services
Interim Manager: Yes
Permanent Position: Yes
Operational: Yes
Availability: Full time
Prefered Locations: Switzerland, France, Dubai, Asia
Additional Professional Interests
Non executive director assignments
Personal financial investment:150-350K USD
Countries Covered
France
Operational Competencies
Technologies to market (Professional)
Business development (Expert)
Geographical expansion (Expert)
Company rescue or turnaround (Expert)
Nationality
France
Home Country
France
Availability
Full time
Education
MSc & MBA
Languages
English, French
Management Experience
More than 15 years
Company Size
Start-up, Multinational
Interim Manager
Yes
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Professional Matching
a timely professional matching process to identify and present the right international executives with relevant local expertise amongst our interim managers, executives, and executive investors.
Fast Selection
a unique cross-border reactivity with a first selection of international executives submitted to our clients in less than 10 days through an executive search amongst our executives and interim managers.
Contractual Flexibility
for any executive recruitment, the clients have the flexibility either to sign a few months interim management agreement or to hire directly our vetted executives for a permanent position.
Competitive Fees
100% success fees based on executive recruitment closing. A fixed recruitment fee specific by region and unique for any salary. No retained fees. No exclusivity.