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Valerie N.VN

Valerie N.

CEO - Transformation - Scale up

€1,500/day
Paris, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Valerie

Senior executive with 25+ years of experience leading growth, transformation, and go-to-market execution in IT enterprise SaaS; Proven CEO and General Manager with full P&L ownership, strong sales DNA, and a track record of restructuring organizations, restoring profitability, and preparing businesses for scale and exit in private equity-backed and group environments.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Italian

    Conversational

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

Experience

  • (ex-InWebo Group) (+70)
    TRUSTBUILDER
    January 2025 - January 2026 (1 year)
    Paris, France
    • • Full P&L ownership across strategy, Sales, GTM, product, finance, and operations in a regulated enterprise SaaS environment.
    • • Turned around financial performance: EBITDA improved from –€2.3M to +€1.4M in 9 months
    • • Redesigned and executed the full sales strategy
    • • Delivered sustainable SaaS growth: +7% ARR growth, driven by improved pipeline quality, renewal execution, and sales accountability.
    • • Expanded gross margin from 75% to 83%, through product rationalization, cloud cost optimization, and delivery efficiency.
    • • Led end-to-end launch of a new strategic product (Safe-T): product positioning, value proposition, GTM strategy, and early customer adoption in regulated enterprise environments.
    • • Redesigned executive governance: complete CODIR restructuring, clarifying ownership, decision rights, and execution cadence.
    • • Rebuilt board-level confidence through improved reporting, predictability, and execution discipline.
    • • Acted as primary interface with board, shareholders, strategic partners, and Tier-1 enterprise customers.
  • CERTEUROPE (InfoCert Group) (+70)
    CEO
    January 2023 - January 2025 (2 years)
    Paris, France
    • • Full P&L responsibility for a group subsidiary operating in regulated trust services and digital identity markets.
    • • Successfully completed the carve-out from Oodrive, securing operational autonomy, contractual separation, and continuity of service for clients.
    • • Improved financial performance: EBITDA increased from €4.6M to €5.3M, driven by cost optimization, operational efficiency, and tighter governance.
    • • Delivered profitable growth: +3% ARR growth, from €14.8M to €15.3M, while stabilizing the customer base and reinforcing enterprise contracts.
    • • Restructured Business Units
    • • Automated core operations (processes, workflows, reporting), improving scalability, reliability, and margin contribution.
    • • Designed and implemented a renewed governance framework, strengthening decision-making, reporting, and alignment with group strategy.
    • • Reinforced enterprise sales execution and delivery discipline in a post-carve-out context.
  • VMWARE
    Senior Sales Director & Channel Director Roles
    July 2014 - September 2023 (9 years and 2 months)
    France
    • • 10+ years in enterprise sales leadership.
    • • Senior Sales Director – Strategic Accounts.
    - Sales Director in charge of SMB and Mid Market Accounts
    -Channel Director

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