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Vincent Birbès

Direction générale

€1,200/day
Paris, FR
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Vincent

Bonjour,

Je m’appelle Vincent Birbès, j’ai 47 ans. Mon parcours s’est déroulé pendant plus de 20 ans dans le secteur de l’Entertainment chez Sony Music, la maison de disques. Mon dernier poste était Directeur Général Digital et Développement Commercial. J’ai créé par la suite ma société de conseils aux missions de business development variées auprès d’acteurs innovants de ce secteur.

Comme vous le savez, le marché de la musique a connu une véritable révolution pendant plus de 10 ans en perdant plus de 65% de sa valeur.
C’est dans ce contexte de profondes mutations que j’ai bâti mon parcours et connu 3 temps forts :
Le premier en dirigeant divers départements stratégiques pour la rentabilité d’une maison de disques.
Le second en créant deux Business Units en partant de zéro, deux labels digitaux innovants, SMART puis LOAD. Ma compréhension des nouveaux modes de monétisation avec l’arrivée de nouveaux partenaires comme Spotify ou Deezer ont permis à ces entités de devenir rapidement des références du marché digital de la musique, générant un Ebitda de plus de 25%.
Le troisième fut de construire un plan stratégique en dirigeant la transformation digitale de Sony Music France en lien avec la maison mère internationale. Cela a permis de regagner 2% de part de marché et une hausse de 10% des revenus.

Je peux résumer mon parcours autour de 3 compétences majeures :
1. Une très grande adaptabilité
2. Une résistance et une combativité éprouvée dans un secteur fortement disrupté
Et
3. Un leadership positif, basé sur le collectif qui sait écouter et fédérer
Je suis un acteur passionné de la transformation, du business développement, de la performance économique, la page blanche ne m’effraie pas.

J’ai une longue expérience ayant toute ma carrière appris à convaincre des créateurs à s’adapter aux changements mais aussi à mener des transformations lourdes dans l’industrie qui fut la première bouleversée par la révolution numérique.

Vincent Birbès
  • French

    Native or bilingual

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

Experience

  • Interim manager / Creative industries, media and Entertainment consultant
    Entrepreneurship : Up To Action
    January 2022 - Today (4 years and 5 months)
    Paris, France
    Building strategies and creative execution to transform SMEs and BUs Developing market and competitive assessments to identify and secure new opportunities. Leveraging datasets extracted from varied sources to forecast and devise actionable insights for key decision-making. Missions : Business Development : InLIveWith / InLiveMe / InLiveStore, digital platforms BPO solutions : Hitshot : musical app Looking for new business opportunities and content : major media partner
  • Sony music entertainment
    Senior Vice President Digital and Sales Development
    January 2016 - January 2021 (5 years)
    Paris Metropolitan Area, France
    In my most recent role as SVP Digital and Sales Development, Major responsibilities include:
    - Steered all facets of transition and transformation of traditional retail business to digital on a declining market (-65% in value between 2002 and 2015):
    - Set-upped digital transformation, reorganizing digital sales team and creating new departments : Data, Audience Development, Content, New Business and Innovation.
    - Provided effective services to BUs and artists by working with audience development and social networks team, using labels to diversify digital incomes.
    - Restructured traditional retail business and optimized its business model (stock consignment and VMI implementation, strong push on B2C and e commerce strategy)
    - Digital platforms and retail business Commercial Director
    - Management of 3 BUs
    - Creation of one BU called LOAD (audiobook business income diversification) Highlights of my contributions include: ► Enhanced profitability of 3 business units ► Multiplied 3 times operating ebit through the reorganization of Smart Label ► Improved more than 2 points market shares in 2 years (2018/2020) and saved 30% payroll through proven expertise. ► A profitable proof of concept established with LOAD Label Member of Sony Music France Executive Committee, leading, training and mentoring 60 people
  • Sony music entertainment
    Managing Director Smart Label
    January 2008 - January 2016 (8 years)
    Paris Metropolitan Area, France
    In my past role as Managing Director Smart Label, Major duties include: Created a new digital and innovative BU within SME France Maintained positive and trust-based relations with business partners and artists. Managed marketing, content and media team, comprising 15 people. Developed major media partnerships to reach greater audience. Led digital transformation of retail business. Drove financial forecasting in partnership with finance department. My top achievements within this role include: ► Achieved 18% of profit contribution against revenues on 8 years : an average of €3,5m Operating Ebit every year ► Closed a major licence deal with Credit Mutuel ► Improved cost efficiency, profitability and market share by developing and executing effective business strategies (a peak of €5,2m Operating Ebit in 2010) ► Secured international rights, closed deals in an international working environment Member of Sony Music France Executive Committee

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Education

  • Master's degree, Marketing - Sales
    KEDGE Business School
    1998
    Master's degree, Marketing - Sales
  • Preparatory Classes , Exams to French Graduate Schools of Management
    Lycée Ozenne Toulouse
    1995
    Preparatory Classes , Exams to French Graduate Schools of Management

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