Elodie: COO/Managing Director - France
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Position: COO/Managing Director
Nationality: France
Home Country: France
Experience
25 years experience in retail,
8 years as Managing Director : The Disney Store, Le Cèdre Rouge, The Nuance Group
7 years as interim executive
Trained mediator and negotiator
Major Achievements
Restructuring a 350 employee subsidiary of a multinational.
Leading 2 redundancy plans, meeting deadline and budget objectives. At the same time, federating teams to make the best out of a difficult situation.
In a challenging environment, maintaining turnover (comparable) : +1%; improving conversion rate (+7%) and average spend (+4%).
Most of all, this experience made me realize my ability to lead operations in turmoil and to negotiate efficiently both with steering committee based in the UK and with local teams.
This experience was my last as permanent contract and was a stepping stone to interim management.
Industry Sector Competencies
• E-Commerce/Internet• Consumer Goods
• Healthcare
• Private Equity
• Fashion & luxury
Professional Objectives
• Function: CEO, managing director, Chief operation officer, commercial manager• Interim Manager: Yes
• Permanent Position: Yes
• Operational: Yes
• Availability: Full time, Part time, Coaching on demand
• Prefered Locations: Paris
Additional Professional Interests
• Operational Coaching on demand• Non Executive Director Assignments
Countries Covered
• Canada• France
• Singapore
• UK
• USA
Operational Competencies
• Business development (Professional)• Acquisition and shadow management (Expert)
• New product or service launch (Expert)
• Geographical expansion (Expert)
• Company rescue or turnaround (Expert)
• Close down or sell off (Professional)
• Pre or post investment audit (Expert)