Description

Connecting & Amplifying Brands, People, Culture and Capital - 20+ years in Branding, Strategy, Innovation, Bus Dev, CX, Digital marketing, NewTech and VC in luxury & lifestyle.

Corporate strategist and ex-entrepreneur combining structured methodology with a start-up mentality to generate opportunities, connect the dots, shape winning teams and deliver results. Cross-functional project leader and team player with capacity to federate and empower diverse stakeholders to achieve common objectives. Solutions generator with can-do mindset and ﬁnancial prowess to drive and execute on strategic vision and KPIs.

Passionate about luxury, tech, culture, VC and the creative arts.

Lived in 12 countries, 5 continents: adaptive and multi-cultural with extensive global network.

Operating as a sparring partner of C-suite executives in identifying, analyzing & understanding opportunities, frameworking ideas and successful execution. My role was to lead each luxury pitch & project with a selection of experts from our EMEA talent pool to deliver on clients needs and expectations.

● Grew revenue for Luxury vertical from 12M€-14M€

● Hermès - HLab - Creation, Management and Curation of Innovation lab.

● Hermès - Innovation days - Management and Curation of 2-day annual event.

● Hermès - CX - Review and replace global CX system and POS interface.

● Kering - CSR - Co-management and Curation of Sustainability roadmap and team.

● Kering - Imagination Lab - Creation, Management and Curation of innovation lab.

● LVMH - Maison des Startups at Station F - Co-manage 20 startups x LVMH brands.

● LVMH - Launched the LVMH Shopify factory.

● Cartier - NewTech - AI/Blockchain/NFT workshops, POCs and roadmap creation.

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
French
Native or bilingual
Dutch
Native or bilingual
German
Conversational
Spanish
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km)

INCK ventures
Founding Partner
CONSULTING AND AUDITS
March 2024 - Today (2 years and 3 months)
Paris, France
Founding Partner - Strategic Advisory as a Venture Studio - accompanying founders and investors to accelerate & amplify relevance and results - luxury / tech / culture / wellness - Brand & Equity Storytelling / VC & Fundraising / Innovation & Transformation / Tech Acceleration (AI/Blockchain/Digital Assets) / Partnerships & Collaborations. Coaching NextGen leaders & founders.
Communication strategy Fundraising Pitch Business development Luxury sector
EY Fabernovel
Managing Director - Head of Luxury / Co-Lead NewTech / Shopify Alliance
LUXURY GOODS
January 2022 - January 2024 (2 years)
Paris, France
Managing Director - Head of Luxury / Co-Lead NewTech / Shopify Alliance

EY Fabernovel (EY Consulting acquired Fabernovel in July 2022) is a leading, Paris & Shanghai based, full-stack strategy consulting ﬁrm focusing on Corporate Innovation and Tech. Clients include some of the most iconic luxury groups & brands: Hermès, LVMH, Kering, Richemont, Cartier, Jacquemus…
Luxury sector Innovation Management Corporate Strategy Business plan
PUIG
Global Innovation Director - Fragrances / Beauty / Fashion
FASHION AND COSMETICS
January 2019 - November 2021 (2 years and 10 months)
Paris, France
2.5b€ rev (2021) family owned luxury group Paco Rabanne, Nina Ricci, Jean Paul Gaultier, Carolina Herrera, Dries van Noten, Penhaligon's, l'Artisan Parfumeur, Charlotte Tilbury and licensed brands Comme des Garçons, Christian Louboutin, Shakira and Antonio Banderas…
Driving Corporate Strategy & Innovation at group and brand level - reporting to CIO & CEO: Digital Acceleration
• Retail Tech
◦ CRM
◦ Sustainability
◦ Customer Experience
• Partnerships & Collaborations
◦ Incubation
◦ VC
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• Creation & Implementation of Puig Futures - Open Innovation team & roadmap
• Global Innovation coordination - Brand Directors and Regional & Country Heads.
• Digital transformation and implementation
• Analysis & POCs - New Business Models / CX / CRM / Web3
• Incubation : 2 new brand launches
• Investment : 3 due diligence / 2 investments
• Innovation budget responsibility: 1.5M €
• Team management (2 direct reports, coordination of 8 person team)