Directeur Commercial - France & Monde

Supporting Business Development activities in EMEA of large and SME scale ups in the Payment, mobile, Media and tech ecosystem as Bizao (Fintech focused on Mobile payments in Africa), LoginID, Netsmart Payment for Digital entertainment companies), Terrascope (Carbon Foot Print), Lenderwize (Fintech), France Media Mondes (Regie RFI), Digital Virgo (M&A activities in Asia).

3rd largest Operating System for mobile phones, present already in +100 Mobile phones. Company is backed up by Google, Orange, TCL, Reliance, Cathay Investment. Within less than 2 years, over 12 markets have been opened across the region (MEA), partnering with mobile operators, OEMS, Mobile contentpartners. Hired and trained new staff in Africa (Nairobi, Johannesburg, Lagos). Traveling from London in the region 50% of the time.

(Paris, London)

• Stareach Europe is a consultancy firm supporting Start-ups and Global Organization to increase their foot print in EMEA especially in the Telecom, Mobile Payment Industry
• Signed customers: Boku (USA), Netsmart (Cyprus), SIMPLUS (Romania), Stareach Asia (Singapore), RoboCARE Lab (France)

• Coordinating partnerships with all NFC Mobile Payment ecosystem actors including Mobile Operators, SIM card manufacturers, TSM suppliers, Internal and external card issuers, POS manufacturers

(Singapore, Barcelona)

• Set-up and managed carrier billing connections deals across all continents (over 60 countries) Collaborated with San Francisco technical based teams to create product generating growing revenues
• Increased Online growing merchants such as Facebook, Riotgames, Stardoll, Sony Mobile by working closely with +240 Mobile Operators across the world
• Liaised with MNOs direct connections and signed up local partners in Europe, Middle-East, Asia, Latam
• Located in Singapore from 2008 - 2010, before being transferred in Europe to support the EMEA development

(London, Singapore)

• Negotiated strategic partnerships with aggregators and bulk SMS purchasing to operators all round the world
• Championed mblox Asian growth and negotiated bulk SMS deals with operators in all continents
• Transferred from Europe to Singapore in Aug 2006 to head the Sales & Marketing Division

• Responsible for 8 people including 5 sales and direct responsibility with strategic customers (Orange)
• Won 12 new contracts with Telecom Operators in Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Latin America, Africa

(Formerly Gemalto and Gemplus International – Marseille, Dubai, Cairo)

Hired in France (1996) and transferred in Dubai (1998) and Cairo (2000) to develop and coordinate regional growth.

Regional Sales Director with full P&L responsibilities

• Results included achieving a USD$15M turn over in 2000 and 2001 which was over 70% market share
• Responsibility for major telecom customers and strategic partnerships to supply turnkey solutions to operators
• Achieved 90% turn over via direct sales and managed agents and VARS network for non-Telecom segments

(Formerly FRANCE TELECOM Paris)

• Remit included overseeing the selling of products and services range to medium and small companies, including PABX, mobiles and fixed lines (broad & medium band).