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David Marchand

Direction générale, manager de transition, CEO

€1,500/day
Paris, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About David

CEO experimenté en start-up an France et aux Etats-Unis (10-20M€ de CA, 50-120 peronnes). General Manager en grands groupes (BU de 70 à 200 M€ de CA, 300 à 1200 personnes). Expertise développée depuis plus de 15 ans dans les domaines SaaS, ERP, SAP et Salesforce. Gestion de la supply chain dans le manufacturing.
Restructuration d'entreprises (pivot technologique, changement de business model, amélioration de la productivité et de la profitabilité). Forte experience dans la gestion de conseils d'adminstration complexes (Private Equity, VC, Family office, institutionnel, business angels). Approche humaine avant tout, développement des leaders et des experts métiers.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)

Experience

  • SONERGIA
    Chief Executive Officer
    October 2025 - December 2025 (2 months)
    Marseille, France
    • • Reduction of workforce (25% of the staff) - launch of a "PSE" (Plan Sauvegarde de l'Emploi)
    • • Shut down of a bankrupt subsidiary (Liquidation Judiciaire)
    • • Launch of a new commercial offer for B2C customers
    • • Implementation of a fraud detection management organization
  • SOMEI - AKA: VEOLIA SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS
    Chief Executive Officer
    November 2023 - September 2025 (1 year and 10 months)
    Marseille, France
    Hired on a mission to transform the business from an IT subcontractor to an IP software vendor. Achievements:
    • • Increased customer satisfaction by 40 points (NPS)
    • • Improved gross margin by 20pp
    • • Transform technology stack from hosted to full cloud
    • • Increased recurring and subscription revenue by 200%
    • • Expanded market shares in France (+20%) and Morocco (+300%)
  • DM Impact Holding
    Interim CEO (Manager de Transition)
    January 2023 - Today (3 years and 5 months)
    Paris, France
    Interim CEO missions. Expertise in crisis management, turnover, business model pivots and digital transformations. SaaS B2B, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Salesforce, SAP Short to mid term engagements anywhere in Europe, US and Asia, Contact: [email protected]

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Education

  • Stanford Executive Program, General Management
    Stanford University Graduate School of Business
    2012
    Stanford Executive Program, General Management
  • MBA - Supply Chain Management (ISLI), Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
    KEDGE Business School
    1996
    MBA - Supply Chain Management (ISLI), Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management

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