Audencia's Alumni Magazine

December is upon us, rounding off a tough 2020 that will go down in the books as an altogether peculiar year. Wishing to focus on better days ahead in 2021, and ever eager to resume our network’s regular activities, the Alumni Center thought it would be good to see what lies in store further down the line. That’s why this issue’s topic of “Tomorrow’s world” is more relevant than ever.

At a time when Audencia is already planning ahead for 2025 (see inside this issue), we are delighted to present you with our 15th edition of The mag.

Come and discover our selection of testimonials, undertakings and forecasts from fellow network members, as they share their analyses, aspirations and reasons to be optimistic about the future.

Looking forward to once again being able to meet up at one of our forthcoming events, where we can reflect together on our hopes for tomorrow.

Have a great read !

Matthieu Bonnamy, on behalf of the Audencia Alumni team

Both men have their own take on what tomorrow’s world will be like. Persuaded that the future belongs to those who are quick off the “provotype” mark, Martin Lauquin (GE 10 and MS MDC 11) is urging decision-makers to take a step back, to better grasp what’s happening in the current climate, so that they can then project themselves forward and shape their own future. As for Thomas Roulet (GE 09), he sees the school of tomorrow as being both inclusive and hybrid.

We all wonder what tomorrow’s world will be like, all the more so given the current climate.

“We are living in uncertain times. Therefore, our reference points and boundaries are being eroded away. This calls for us to broaden our perspective on things, to generate multiple possible scenarios and, above all, to provoke the future (provotyping),” explains Martin Lauquin.

He is employed to help firms incorporate creative practices into their organisation. For this thirty-year-old, it’s important to have the capacity to generate future scenarios, that is to say to make use of prototyping to visualise all possible future scenarios in 5, 10, or 20 years’ time. It consists in adopting “a leadership position and entrepreneurial stance” to “influence events” and commit towards “desired futures rather than those thrust upon us.” In other words, “to become the trailblazers of tomorrow’s world.”

Hybridisation, digitalisation, interaction

The current crisis also prompts us to rethink the way we teach. This is substantiated by Thomas Roulet. This 35-year-old teacher-researcher at Cambridge University (in organisation theory and sociology) has been forced to restructure his course contents and come up with shorter formats to cater for more online interaction. Looking ahead, this will inevitably impact the student experience, as it will the lecturer. So, what exactly will the school of tomorrow look like? It will be “inclusive,” replies Thomas. He goes on to say:

“The challenge will be to generate enough social mobility to in a position to communicate with those from every social stratum, and attract them towards higher education.”

The school of tomorrow will also be “hybrid”. That is to say “blended” education, with a mix of both face-to-face and online learning. “This model stands to become increasingly important.” Educational hybridisation will unsurprisingly need to be accompanied by digital transformation. In his view, over the coming 5 to 10 years, the technologies we’ll be using in education do not exist as yet, despite the fact that virtual reality has already been making inroads in a number of our schools. The goal will be to “establish a learner experience able to equip students for their future” which henceforth remains fraught with uncertainty.

Florence Falvy, Editor

As we meet up via video link on this morning of Friday 6th November, the face of the 46th President of the United States is fast emerging but yet to be substantiated. The world that comes after is lacking in certainties for Marie Barbezieux (GE 09), a professional coach and founder of Little Ecologists. The day before, she witnessed her adopted country leaving the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and is now bracing herself for stormy times ahead in an America that remains deeply divided, fallen prey to a violent upsurge in the pandemic.

This isn’t really the ideal climate in which to launch a new innovative project, yet still Marie, who settled in New York with her family back in 2016, has spotted some opportunities in the prevailing climate.

“America has reached a tipping point,” she explains, “a time when things can change dramatically. From an environmental standpoint, either the right decisions are made quickly and decisively, or we stand to find ourselves hurtling towards a catastrophe that will affect us all. Here, ecological consciousness resonates in a completely different way, and clearly education is a crucial lever if we are to bring about lasting change to the way we live and consume.”

Thus, Marie is pushing forward. In September this year, she started her Little Ecologists initiative, a series of workshops and classes seeking to raise awareness among children in the 4- to 10-year age bracket, on the impact they have on the world around them. During small group sessions, currently taking place remotely, the children take part in craft activities and readings, making headway as they build new patterns of behaviour that are respectful to nature, which they then go on to share with their families.

“The children are at the heart of this issue, even in large cities. They are experiencing the phenomenon of eco-anxiety, and that’s completely understandable: they see first-hand the effects of global warming on their own lives, for example by witnessing the fires in California. It’s tangible for them and part of life as they know it. What’s more, the children play a dual role as both the victims and actors of tomorrow’s world. This is why we have to be there to work alongside them, emotionally equipping them and enabling them to get into good patterns of behaviour.”  

This course is taught in French and, for the time being, is exclusively available online. Whenever there is a let up in the current climate, Marie intends to go into schools and support pupils in the classroom setting, however she also sees the value of dispensing classes remotely as this makes for a genuine diversity of pupils from different geographical areas, with children from a number of regions in Eastern America able to attend. She also welcomes online participants from France during her Saturday morning sessions, opening up the scope of exchange where they can swap stories on what is happening in each of the countries represented.

After getting off to such a good start, Marie Barbezieux is now looking to the future, and is entertaining the idea of starting a true Franco-American school of nature and life, so as to transform our relationship with the planet in a lasting way.

 

"It all begins with education,” she concludes, “it’s about loving yourself and others, having respect for yourself and others.”   

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Reading list: The Leader in me, how schools around the world are inspiring greatness, by Stephen Covey

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Florence Alix-Gravellier, Editor

This year Audencia is renewing its triple accreditation (AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB) for a five-year period. Joining us to share their insights, Katrin Erdmann (MSCPM student) and Christian Ashong (IMM student) who both took part in the student session of the EQUIS audit.

Replying to the EQUIS audit is optional. Why did you choose to respond?

Katrin Erdmann: In the main, students are fully aware of the ranking and accreditations held by the establishments where they study, yet don’t really know how they are awarded these recognitions in the first place. I find it interesting to see how schools like Audencia are granted their accreditations. I responded to the EQUIS audit to get a better grasp of the process and understand how it works.

Christian Ashong: Katrin and I are both class representatives. By responding to EQUIS on the quality of teaching received at Audencia, we are aiming to boost internship and job opportunities for our class peers and the school’s international students.

How do Audencia’s accreditations, such as EQUIS, raise the standing of your diploma and in turn assist your entry into the world of work?
 

K.E.: The school’s EQUIS, AMBA & AACSB triple accreditation is the main reason behind my choosing to pursue my Master here at Audencia. Very few management schools are accredited by three different institutions. As a student, the “triple crown” really raises the bar in terms of our expectations towards teaching and helps in seeking employment. Concerning the world of work, it can help you find a relevant job opening, especially abroad. It proves reassuring to companies and your qualification is more easily accepted in the country concerned.

C.A.: An institute of higher education with sound accreditations grabs the attention of students and businesses alike. It affords them a clear idea of the quality of instruction dispensed to students. This in turn guarantees that our CV has a certain standing.

What is your view on the work carried out by accreditation bodies like EQUIS?

K.E.: This work is tremendously important. That’s why Audencia has been trying to raise cross-cultural and cross-curricular involvement, so as to generate a representative sample of students who respond to this survey.

C.A.: By taking part in this audit, we have endeavoured to do our bit to spread the word, on the quality of education and career support provided by Audencia.

Guy-Pierre Chomette, Editor

What better opportunity than Audencia’s 120^th anniversary in 2020 to showcase the school’s iconic alumni? This was the initial spark that ignited an idea which led to Katia Hérault (GE 01) joining the team creating a web gallery of portraits featuring a rich tapestry of alumni life stories. The prime objective: “to inspire students.”

Imagine if just one click was all it took to meet up with alumni “each with their very own distinguished, inspiring or unconventional career path”. This is the thinking behind our new Audencia's Iconic Alumni website (coming soon). You get to discover a diverse range of 10 portraits (five women and five men), each one as inspirational as the next. Amongst them, you’ll find Dominique de Font-Réaulx (GE 82) the current director of mediation and cultural programmes at the Louvre Museum, Nicolas de Villiers (GE 03) the president of the historical theme park Puy du Fou, as well as the French international handball player Estelle Nze Minko (SciencesCom 15).

Not a “cut-and-paste CV” in sight

Each and every one of these portraits has the hallmark of 42-year-old Katia Hérault, who for the past 18 years has made London her home. “Audencia contacted me to compile a collection of portraits.”

Despite her background in media, with three years working for National Geographic Challenge and 10 years at Discovery, she was completely new to the art of conducting interviews.

“The school selected alumni and then gave me carte blanche!”

So, she opted to carry out long-format interviews, later transcribed into English, introducing each portrait with “a more personal angle” and illustrated with photographs. There wasn’t a cut-and-paste CV in sight.

“I wanted to showcase the characteristics which set them apart, to reveal their main strengths and values, all the while encouraging them to open up to me about their childhood and what they find most fulfilling in their professional life. We also discussed any messages they’d like to pass on to students and managed to get a glimpse into how they spend their weekends, for a more human and personal touch. As they told their stories, the barriers came down and we managed to bond. They replied to my questions with utter transparency and humility.”

The interviews were carried out via video call, all bar one that is.

“The composer Claude-Michel Schönberg (GE 67), who also lives in London, hosted the interview at his home, from his living room beside his piano, with his posters and Tony Awards on display. It was such a special time,” she recalls.

Please note that this initial collection of 10 portraits is set to be completed in before the end of the year. Katia is seeking to take the format up a notch, so we may even see the inclusion of podcasts.  

Florence Falvy, Editor

Stéphane Monod (GE 15) and Thibault Barthez (MOS 14) are both at the helm of their own business ventures, each moving in two very different worlds: the agri-food trade and sport. In their own unique ways, both are pushing back the boundaries and helping to shape the world of tomorrow. 

Grain, actor in the new responsible agriculture trade

Stéphane Monod, co-founded Grain alongside his brother Jean-François, and the company has now established itself as “an alternative to importing food from far afield.” This initiative has its roots in Peru, where Stéphane spent a school term as part of an exchange programme while studying at Audencia:

“Over there, I discovered the chia seed, a popular food to eat in the country. I learned of its many properties: it’s an energy booster and high in omega 3. I talked about it with my brother, who’s a farmer in the Lauragais region of France. At the time, he was looking to diversify his crops and so became interested in the seed. So, I sent him a few samples over in the post.”      

A new business sector 

This then developed into almost four years of research into the seed, which was never intended to be grown in France. In the meantime, Stéphane held a number of posts, including one in an advertising division and another working for a marketing agency. A somewhat far cry from the agricultural trade.

“Yet, I felt a yearning to work towards a better future, in something more meaningful. I didn’t really understand how it was that being a farmer could be so difficult, when consumers are crying out for more locally-sourced produce. My brother and I thought we could go some way to addressing the problem.”

And so, in April 2020 the business they named Grain was born, thereby ensuring the development of this second-to-none chia seed (pronounced “tchia”), grown by local farmers before being sold on to manufacturers and various distribution channels.

“This bypasses the need for them to import this product from South America, allowing them to massively reduce their carbon footprint. What’s more, it’s a new agricultural sector that opens up some promising new opportunities for our local farmers.”

The company has already benefitted from support given by the Occitanie Region and the Aude Department of France. It is now setting its sights on growing its farming network to increase production, so as to meet the growing demand for its produce. On the horizon for this agricultural start-up: conducting studies into new seeds and taking their business model global. 

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Mysportmarket.fr, a marketplace proving bang on trend

Thibault Barthez launched his mysportmarket.fr website in 2018, after doing some substantial groundwork: “This venture really started back in 2016,” he explains.

“It took the company over a year to find the right associates to come in on the project and for us to develop the website etc. The aim of Mysportmarket is to help sports shops go digital and to sell on their stocks of unsold items. You should know that 20% of the items on display in sports shops will never find a purchaser and end up being destroyed or removed from stock. Our marketplace helps them have a second life.” 

This on-trend business venture is completely in sync with the anti-waste legislation stipulating that, as of 2021, the destruction of unsold items will be made illegal. In light of these strange pandemic times we’re experiencing, the timing couldn’t be better.

“We are stepping up our activities as shops need our sales channel during this lockdown period. We provide them with a comprehensive service package which goes from putting their products online to delivering to the end user.”    

 

Keeping it local

Today, there are approximately 8,000 items which feature on the website and there are around fifty partner stores. One of the entrepreneur’s goals is to develop and promote the benefits of buying local:

“We are soon to set up a click and collect, with a tracking system so you can identify the store nearest to your home.”

Based in Montpellier, Mysportmarket currently has a staff of four as well as its own board.

“I’ve surrounded myself with a team of four mentors with very different backgrounds. They help me when it comes to taking certain decisions, steer me away from making certain mistakes and generally save me a lot of time.” 

This entrepreneur is also heading up a roundtable with a group of investors, which should come through by the end of the year. 

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Jordi Soude (SciencesCom 07), Editor

This turbulent health crisis has led Highered, leading global specialist in the provision of career support to students and alumni endorsed by EFMD (the European Foundation for Management Development), to bring its pioneering spirit to the fore and set up online forums which have become the new recruitment normal on campus. 

Back in January, in light of the lockdown measures and restrictions to movement enforced across China, the Shanghai branch of Highered proved pro-active in its planning of a virtual recruitment event for Chinese schools. It turned out to be a real triumph! 

Moreover, as the epidemic was spreading across the globe, less than six days was all it took for Highered to channel its extensive experience into the planning of forums and in-person trade fairs, delivering its high-quality, digital proposal which was quickly adopted by some 112 schools and universities worldwide, as well as over 25,000 students and alumni.

The Virtual Career Fair Series took place over the spring and autumn terms. At a time when millions of students the world over found themselves in lockdown, Audencia, one of the most active institutions present on these forums, hosted this event enabling 11,800 recruiters to position themselves on the 35,771 submitted applications.

In late June, following the first round, there was an undeniable sense that this had indeed marked a massive step forward in recruitment: 71% of those responding to the Highered satisfaction survey saw no going back. At best, they hoped to see a switchover to hybrid fairs with a clear move towards “phygital”.

“Digital is a perfect fit for the purposes of addressing recruitment-related issues in businesses, schools and when searching for talent, especially in an educational environment that is both global and mobile,” explains Amber Wigmore-Alvarez, Chief Innovation Officer at Highered. “It is not only time and cost efficient, it can also dramatically enhance your networking opportunities and the scope and number of potential applications and offers, with everyone standing to gain.”

Given that 75% of companies hiring on campus use applicant tracking systems, data collection is also a central issue and so, to this end, a more precise targeting of job offers and profiles together with a better comprehension of successful matchings would allow schools to push forward with the courses they deliver.

What’s more, Audencia is playing its synergy card to good effect thanks to its combination of career services and the Highered offer. In the spring, Audencians submitted some 1,006 applications to position themselves for over 730 internships and job postings.

“I found my job as a FP&A analyst at UCB in Belgium, thanks to a virtual Highered forum hosted by Audencia,” explains Yesha Oza (IMM student). “I remained in contact with Audencia’s Career Centre right the way through my interview phase and they provided me with some valuable advice. I could count on their expertise, which proved so crucial during these exceptional times when I really needed to get their take and seasoned insights on things. My career path wouldn’t have got off the ground without this tailored support and their online event.”

Indeed, remote recruitment is looking very rosy for 2021!

Head over to the Highered Masterclass Channel, featuring our “Pitch Perfect“ Masterclass filmed here at Audencia in September 2019.

Florence Alix-Gravellier, Editor

As the pandemic storm continues to rage, leaving in its wake segments of the population in a precarious position, the generosity of the French has never been stronger. To assist vulnerable Audencia students facing hardship, the Foundation is calling on your support!

According to the Generosity Barometer, a poll conducted by the France Générosités union aimed at promoting and developing charitable giving in France, donations made to non-profits and foundations appealing for philanthropic giving leapt by 22% during the first quarter of 2020, compared to the same period in 2019. This is an all-time high!

In response to the crisis, rather than withdrawing and turning in on themselves, the French have chosen to adopt an attitude of selfless giving. The Audencia Foundation can indeed testify to this: in the period between 2019 and 2020, donations made by alumni and friends of Audencia, towards the fostering of equal opportunities among all students, has increased by 29%.

“Times are hard, the solidarity of our long-standing Alumni is needed more than ever,” explains Guy Rognant (GE 63).

“It’s an act of kindness that doesn’t cost a thing and provides a way for me to show my solidarity,” adds Rémi Hebbrecht (GE 18).

As for Claire Bernardin (GE 20), she is one of the students on the receiving end of this generous giving: “The grant I received turned out to be a real godsend, making it possible for me to focus on my academic studies and prepare for my professional future under the best of conditions,” she says. “I’m beyond grateful and hope to, one day, return the favour by helping out students who find themselves being held back career-wise.”

There are many reasons why you might choose to support the Audencia Foundation. Your donation may reflect your attachment to Audencia, your wish to give something back in light of how the school has helped you on your professional way, or show your support for an equal opportunities policy in a school which simply must continue to provide grants and remain open for all. As for any difference it might make, rest assured your donation really does have an immediate impact.

Come and join our group of 1,900 generous givers, all donating to the Audencia Foundation. No matter how big or small, every donation really does count!

You can enjoy some great tax benefits:

• 66% of the amount you donate can be deducted from your income tax. A €100 donation made, in actual fact, costs €34 after income tax deductions.
• If you are subject to the IFI (Wealth tax): qualify for a tax break equal to 75% of the amount donated, for donations capped at €50,000.
• For companies (VSB/SME) you may be entitled to a tax break, capped at €10,000, for 60% of the payment amount. A donation of €5,000 comes in at €2,000.

Guy-Pierre Chomette, Editor

Thanks to its use of hybridisation models, Audencia provides students with the opportunity to gain insight into realities that are different from their own. This is a clear advantage especially when it comes to creating a business where transversal skills are proving essential qualities to have. Such is the case for Bocoloco, a company which is bang on trend, cofounded by a business school graduate and an engineer.

Urging consumers to change their consumption habits, taking a step towards a zero-waste lifestyle and so much more. For Alexis Dusanter (GE 07), “every little bit counts” if we are to shape the world of tomorrow. The idea of creating Bocoloco was built on this premise and was cofounded by Alexis alongside his younger brother Florent, a graduate of French engineering school Centrale Nantes (and partner of Audencia alliance). The company has eight associates and their key mission is to facilitate and help people to consume better in their everyday lives.

A duo with a complementary pair of skill sets

Bocoloco was established in July this year following a crowdfunding campaign in February 2020 that enabled the company to find its audience of 350 donors and raise funds amounting to “several hundred thousand euros”. The driving force behind this launch: a duo with a complementary pair of skill sets. Alexis, 39 years of age, has spent his entire career working in supply chain management and e-commerce for international companies (Accor and L’Occitane Group). Florent can be deemed a “multipreneur”, and is a technology buff and connected devices enthusiast. While their profiles and backgrounds may differ, they both share the same ultimate goal of building “an impactful project” that rings true with their own personal convictions”.

An alternative way of consuming

Their online grocery store Bocoloco.fr offers a wide range of produce which is organic, sold loose by weight, and locally sourced. It encompasses some 300 references including food, beverages, cosmetics and cleaning products. Next-day home delivery is dispatched to the customer by cargo bike in the Paris area, as well as to 22 neighbouring towns. Bocoloco has taken things to the next level in steering people towards a more zero-waste lifestyle by the setting up of a deposit-return system. This enables the customer to opt for produce to be delivered loose by weight in connected glass jars or reusable linin bags. There is a further move towards zero waste thanks to their smartphone application. This offers product information (expiry date, origin, producer etc.), recipes, top tips and advice from those across the community (4,500 people).

According to Alexis Dusanter, it’s “gathering real momentum” as between 20 to 30 orders are now being placed every week. Their current objective is to see orders go up to 100 by the end of the year. The next step remains for the company to provide fresh produce (fruit and vegetables) and grow a nationwide network in France by means of pick-up points.

Florence Falvy, Editor

A number of Audencia alumni have changed post in recent months. Congratulations to each and every one of them on these wonderful new appointments!

• Hugo Amasio (GE 18) has been appointed Banking Network Partnership Manager at PayPlug 
• Florian Angelini (GE 20) has been appointed Consultant - Financial Services at EY
• Paula Arnaud (BACHELOR 17) has been appointed Project Manager at Association Wake Up Café
• Floriane Aussedat (BACHELOR 16) has been appointed Marketing Project Manager at Total EV Charge
• Olivier Ayadi (GE 06) has been appointed Acquisitions Manager at Panhard Group
• Marie Azzaro (GE 16) has been appointed International Logistics Coordinator at 1stdibs.com
• John Patrick Baldwin (MBA 15) has been appointed Senior Regional Manager - Emerging Markets at Amazon
• Simon Ball (IMM 17) has been appointed Product Manager at Tomahawk
• Viktor Banus (IMM 14) has been appointed Portfolio Manager - Real Estate at Swiss Life Asset Managers
• Pierre Barthélémy (GE 17) has been appointed M&A Vice President at PWC
• Julie Beaufils (GE 08) has been appointed Lead Project Consultant at Orsted
• Cécile Benoît (BACHELOR 17) has been appointed Head of Recruitment at Degetel
• Chloë Bernard (GE 20) has been appointed Next Mobiles Product Manager at Next Mobiles
• Charlotte Bernin (EIBM 09) has been appointed Commercial and Omnichannel Director - France at Club Med
• Adrien Bes (GE 19) has been appointed Transaction Services - Associate at KPMG
• Laura Binet (BACHELOR 16) has been appointed Head of Digital Marketing at Klaxoon
• Joseph Bizard (GE 08) has been appointed General Manager at OC Sport Pen Duick
• Pierre Bodin (GE 20) has been appointed Junior Consultant in Strategy at Edge Consulting
• Janine Boehm (MECE 18) has been appointed Project & Communications Manager at IMF - International Music Foundation for highly gifted children
• Marine Boher (GE 19) has been appointed Senior Consultant People Advisory Services / Financial Services at EY
• Maxime Borgogno (GE 20) has been appointed Junior Investment Manager at GCA Foundation - Grameen Credit Agricole
• Marie Botella (GE 08) has been appointed Head of Brand Trading at Central Group
• Gwennaël Bouin (GE 19) has been appointed Investment Officer at Proparco
• Bérengère Boullier (GE 02) has been appointed Head of Communications at Pataugas
• Cyril Bourlier (GE 16) has been appointed Financial and Regulatory Control Associate at Goldman Sachs
• Hugo Breheret (IMM 18) has been appointed Senior Financial Editor at KPMG France
• Célia Bruchet (GE 20) has been appointed EMEA Product Marketing Coordinator - Origins at The Estée Lauder Compagnies Inc.
• Nhan Bui (MBA 14) has been appointed Channel Sales Manager at Apple
• Hugo Cahuzac (GE 11) has been appointed Project Manager – Strategy Division at Monoprix
• Valérie Calle (GE 87) has been appointed Senior Management Delegate at the Ministry of Economy and Finance
• Géraldine Camarra (GE 05) has been appointed Executive Officer at France Datacenter
• Claire Capon (GE 13) has been appointed Business Controller at Lesaffre
• François Cardi (GE 14) has been appointed Associate – Private Wealth Advisor at Goldman Sachs
• Margot Carpe (BACHELOR 16) has been appointed Sales Coordinator Europe at Moose Toys
• Kelly Cercleron (BACHELOR 14) has been appointed Brand Ambassador Latin America at Baron Philippe De Rothschild
• Jean-Gaël Chaize (FRC 17) has been appointed M&A Transaction Services - Senior Associate at Deloitte France
• Chloé Condevaux (GE 17 SMED 18) has been appointed Digital Project Manager at Studio K – Digital Communications
• Juliette Conrad (GE 20) has been appointed International Product Manager at Juva Health Laboratories
• Ebru Cornet (GE 98) has been appointed Chief Financial Officer at Microsoft France
• Virginie Costa (GE 96) has been appointed Public Board Director - Chair of Audit Committee at Advantage Solutions
• Stéphane Couillard (EXEC MBA 19) has been appointed Operations Director at Khlaaré Concept
• Kévin Courson (GE 20) has been appointed Consultant Risk Advisory at EY
• Régis Courtin (IPAC 93) has been appointed Chief Training Consultant - Eco-Design at UniLaSalle
• Lucas Cousseau (GE 19) has been appointed Logistics Intern at Acted
• Sophie Couvret (GE 04) has been appointed Head of Human Resources at SIG
• Lorenzo Cristiani (FRC 19) has been appointed M&A Internal Analyst at Oaklins
• Rodriguo Da Costa (EURO MBA 11) has been appointed Executive Director at European GNSS Agency
• Ariane De La Bouvrie (GE 11) has been appointed Digital Marketing Project Manager at Crédit Agricole Group
• Charles De Moucheron (GE 11) has been appointed Chief Operating Officer at Gojob
• Blandine De Neve (GE 15) has been appointed Accounting & Audit Advisor at Cabinet De Neve
• Tiphaine Delouye (GE 20) has been appointed Area Manager at Colgate-Palmolive
• Benoît Deniel (BACHELOR 15) has been appointed Brand Category Manager at Henkel
• Louise Desmarchelier (GE 15) has been appointed Head of Client Relations & Sales Administration at Eau du Ponant SPL
• Arnaud Desproges (GE 18) has been appointed Financial Controller at Madbox
• Juliette Doll (GE 20) has been appointed Junior Financial Controller & Business Analyst Travel Retail Worldwide at Guerlain - LVMH
• Marc Do-Van-Tuan (GE 95) has been appointed Deputy General Director at Crédit Agricole Group Infrastructure Platform (CA-GIP)
• Alexis Du Boisberranger (GE 15) has been appointed Technical Advisor – Export Division & Strategic Partnerships at the Ivory Coast French Embassy
• Dana Ducros (GE 20) has been appointed Project Manager at Inside: the living intranet
• Shannon Durand (BACHELOR 18) has been appointed Community Manager at Reso France
• Tifenn Durieux (GE 12) has been appointed Health & Social Protection Manager at BearingPoint
• Victor Fernandez (GE 17) has been appointed Analyst at Crédit Agricole General Inspectorate
• François-Xavier Floren (GE 81) has been appointed CEO at Maincare Solutions
• Julie Flottes (GE 11) has been appointed Project Manager - Connected Success at Break Poverty Foundation
• Fabien Fontaine (BACHELOR 14) has been appointed Director at Siligom West Indies
• Wilfried Fossi Koagne (SMED 17) has been appointed Consultant - Transformation & Digital Customer Experience at Armatis-Ic Business Consulting
• Antoine Fournier (MOS 19) has been appointed Helpdesk Advisor - supporting players at Roland-Garros 2020 at FFT Partnerships
• Benjamin Garçon (GE 06) has been appointed Associate - Private equity/M&A at Goodwin
• Christelle Garon (SCOM 98) has been appointed Head of Communications & Development at SESAME Competitive Entrance Exams
• Thomas Gaschignard (GE 20) has been appointed Regional Director- Pays de La Loire at Les Alchimistes
• Olivier Gay (GE 00) has been appointed Chief Underwriting Officer and Deputy CEO - Senior Vice President at SCOR
• Sonia Geay (MBA 18) has been appointed Head of International Business Development at Stampyt
• Capucine Genéty (GE 18 MSCPM 18) has been appointed Project Manager at Novo Nordisk
• Hermine Genouel (MCI 08) has been appointed President at GK Gwial
• Hamza Ghoubir (MASC 17) has been appointed Reception/Packaging Workshop Manager at Renault Group
• Agnès Giffard (SCOM 95) has been appointed Environmental Analyst at Les Horizons
• Manon Guérin (BACHELOR 19) has been appointed Brand Marketing Assistant at Sephora
• Edouard Guillot (GE 17) has been appointed Associate at EY
• Corentin Henry (GE 09) has been appointed Deputy Director - Group Public Relations & Institutional Communication at Crédit Mutuel in Brittany
• Laura Herbel (GE 13) has been appointed Global Administrative and Financial Manager at Helexia
• Thibaut Hervé (GE 20) has been appointed Analyst - Leverage & Telecom Finance Group at Crédit Agricole CIB
• Jeanne Hirardot (GE 18) has been appointed Senior Financial Auditor at Mazars
• Benjamin Hoffner (GE 19) has been appointed Ecommerce Lead at Solary
• François Huguet (FRC 15) has been appointed Senior Business Manager at Crédit Mutuel Equity
• Arno Husson (GE 20) has been appointed Project Manager at OFIS Veolia
• Achraf Idrissi (GE 16) has been appointed Manager at Strategy&
• Ronie Ingles (IMM 14) has been appointed Commercial Manager at DDM Distribuidora De Mercadorias
• Robin Jacquet (EIBM 15) has been appointed Legal Counsel & Operations at Tacotax
• Lucie Jameron (GE 20) has been appointed Junior Brand Manager - ‘Spirit of Cadeau’ - Gift Cards at Smart Prepaid
• Roxane Jean (GE 13) has been appointed Local Route to Market Development Manager at Nestlé
• Sanjeev Jha (MBA 19) has been appointed Specialist Buyer at Toyota Motor Europe
• Sofia Kamel (GE 16) has been appointed Group Financial Controller at Pixid
• Bruno Kleinubing (MSCPM 18) has been appointed Process Quality Lead at The Kraft Heinz Company
• Pauline Krebs (GE 17) has been appointed Talent Manager at Kokoon
• Apolline Lairy (GE 20) has been appointed Editorial Project Manager at Cherry Publishing
• Pauline Lamy (GE 07) has been appointed France CCSM Finance Lead at Microsoft
• Benjamin Lassale (GE 05) has been appointed Delegate Chief Executive of Contents at Media.Figaro
• Sylvain Le Borgne (GE 98) has been appointed Head of Media Expertise & Innovation at Fifty-five
• Benoît Le Corre (SCOM 98) has been appointed Group Brand Trading & Communications Director at APRIL
• François Le Goff (GE 18) has been appointed Chief Financial and Administrative Officer at Transports Le Goff Group
• Maïlys Le Lem (GE 19) has been appointed Product Manager – Technical -Sales Division at Unipex
• Eric Le Martret (GE 82) has been appointed Managing Director at Belasis Ltd
• Hervé Lecerf (EXEC MBA 06) has been appointed Consultant at Enedis
• Cécile Lemoine (GE 93) has been appointed Collective Intelligence Facilitator at GFI World
• Philippe Lenglet (EXEC MBA 16) has been appointed Chief Quality Officer - Data, Digital and Information System at Servier
• Mélodie Leroy (GE 15) has been appointed Corporate Market Strategy & Planning Manager at Procter & Gamble
• Léonie Loiseau (GE 20) has been appointed Marketing Project Manager - Canal+ International at Canal+ Group
• Kawtar Lorenzati (FRC 16) has been appointed Sector Manager at Volkswagen Financial Services
• Alexandre Macé (GE 16) has been appointed Head of Logistics at Gong Sup 1
• Laëtitia Malinen (GE 99) has been appointed Global Sales Manager at Watermaster
• Solène Marcé (GE 13) has been appointed Business Director at Publicis Luxe
• Maëlys Marhadour (BACHELOR 18) has been appointed International Trade Marketing Assistant at IOMA Paris
• Tristan Martin (GE 00) has been appointed Strategic Procurement Manager at Xylem Inc.
• Enzo Martin (GE 20) has been appointed Junior Trading Assistant / Business Developer - French Desk at DEGIRO
• Victor Melkersson (BACHELOR 16) has been appointed Assistant Manager at Deloitte Sweden
• Liming Meng (MSCPM 19) has been appointed Senior Contract Manager at Harbin Electric Company Limited
• Nicolas Michaud (GE 00) has been appointed Head of Business Analytics at IKEA Germany
• Louis Michaud (GE 19) has been appointed Parlementary Assistant at the French National Assembly
• Hélène Minard (GE 12) has been appointed EAME Key Account Manager at Symrise AG
• Juliane Moeglen (GE 17) has been appointed Senior Consultant and Trainer in Change Management & Innovation at Greenworking
• Juliette Montet (GE 17) has been appointed Strategy Project Manager at Franprix - Casino Group
• Jordan Mouillet (BACHELOR 20) has been appointed Sales Consultant at Intersport France
• Venkatesh Mugunthan (MSCPM 18) has been appointed Senior Business Analyst at Amazon
• Thierry Nicolai (EXEC MBA 17) has been appointed Senior Advisor at In Extenso Finance & Transmission
• Grégoire Normand (GE 15) has been appointed Manager at EGGERS Consulting
• Célia Normand (SCOM 19) has been appointed Marketing & Communications Coordinator at Sesame Competitive Entrance Exams
• Elise-Marie Oger (BACHELOR 09) has been appointed Head of Recruitment, Marketing & Sales at Dans L'R Du Temps
• Margaux Oscaby (GE 17) has been appointed Offshore Wind PMO Risk Leader at GE Renewable Energy
• Oussama Ouzin (GE 19) has been appointed Head of Structured Finance - Commodities at Natixis
• Windy Pamba (MOS 19) has been appointed Talent Booster at Talent Agency
• Benjamin Pauchet (BACHELOR 05) has been appointed Explorer at Sustainable Territory
• Octavian Pello (GE 15) has been appointed Transaction Services Manager at PWC France
• Tristan Pelloux (GE 15) has been appointed Director at Strategwhy
• Marc Perry (BADGE 19) has been appointed Founder & CEO at MEL Restaurant
• Agnès Pichon (GE 99) has been appointed Campus Director at IGS Alternance
• Caroline Pihan (GE 07) has been appointed Partner Midcap Initiative & Finance - Tomorrow Private Equity Fund at Initiative & Finance
• Charlotte Pillot (GE 14) has been appointed Retail Marketing Manager Europe at Columbia Sportswear Company
• Romain Poisblaud (SCOM 18) has been appointed Social Media Manager at Intuiti
• Stanislas Prunier (GE 18) has been appointed Project & Structured Finance Natural Resources - Associate at BNP Paribas CIB
• Jean-Baptiste Queval (GE 20) has been appointed Group Commercial Management Controller at Savencia
• Benjamin Raux (GE 17) has been appointed Supervising Senior at Eurogroup Consulting
• Valentin Raynaud (BACHELOR 18) has been appointed Account Manager at Orange Business Services
• Théophile Rémon (MOS 16) has been appointed Deputy Head at UrbanSoccer
• Julie Renault (GE 10) has been appointed Senior Management Controller at Floa
• Raphaël Rennuit (GE 07) has been appointed Associate Advertising Luxury at The New York Times
• Jonathan Roch (GE 07) has been appointed Chief Product Officer at ReachFive
• Mathilde Rolland (BIZDEV 18) has been appointed Head of Development Department at Quai des Notaires
• Thomas Rossello (GE 11) has been appointed SME Business Manager at Banque Populaire Rives de Paris
• Thomas Rouan (GE 20) has been appointed M&A Analyst at KPMG Corporate Finance LLC
• Pierre Rouarch (ISMA 94) has been appointed Artificial Intelligence Associate Director at 123SPONSOR
• Anastasia Saldi (GE 16) has been appointed Associate at Edmond de Rothschild Corporate Finance
• Chloé Sand (GE 18) has been appointed Senior Associate - Corporate Finance at PWC Luxembourg
• Joséphine Sand (GE 19) has been appointed Acquisition Marketing Manager at Wild Code School
• Quentin Sergheraert (GE 16) has been appointed Branding Manager - Discounters / New Business at Danone
• Ulysse Silva (GE 20) has been appointed Renewable Energy Strategy Analyst at Total
• Louis Soubrane (GE 05) has been appointed Associate Partner at IBM
• David Souvannavong (GE 11) has been appointed Team Leader Corporate Account CO at Rappi
• Fanny Spiroux (MMDC 19) has been appointed Store Manager Pharmacist at Nocibé
• Norton Stiles (BACHELOR 20) has been appointed Project Manager at Atlantique Evénement
• Cécile Surgé (GE 20) has been appointed Sales Operations Executive at Fever Madrid
• Adrien Susini (GE 07) has been appointed Associate Director at Elan Edelman
• Marine Swynghedauw-Dominguez (FRC 17) has been appointed Chief of Staff to the CEO at Fidor Bank AG
• Marion Szente (GE 19) has been appointed Associate in Management Consulting - Finance at PWC Belgium
• Zélia Taine (BACHELOR 18) has been appointed Communications Project Manager at BNP Paribas
• Hugues Testu (GE 06) has been appointed Corporate Lawyer at Fidal
• Stéphane Trideau (EXEC MBA 17) has been appointed Regional Director at Société Générale
• Jérôme Vailland (GE 03) has been appointed Administrative and Financial Director at Genomic Vision
• Géraldine Valenti (GE 03) has been appointed Head of Amazon Business France
• Marion Valette (GE 04) has been appointed Professional Reclassification Consultant at Solerys
• Camille Vène (BACHELOR 14) has been appointed CRM & Digital Marketing Manager at ZAPA
• Laurent Vial (GE 99) has been appointed CACIB SFI - Loanscape project - Architecture at Karbone
• Alba Viejo Alonso (EIBM 13) has been appointed B2B Marketing Manager for Southern Europe at ManoMano
• Doan-Phuong Vo Thi-Plaquet (GE 89) has been appointed Accounting and Finance at Essia Group
• Clara Voirol (GE 15) has been appointed Entrepreneur at Twig & Fig
• Rémy Westin (GE 14) has been appointed Mid-Market Accounts Executive at GitHub
• Xiao Xie (MMDC 19) has been appointed Automotive Industry Research Manager at Chongking Sokon Industry Group Stock Co Ltd
• Hernando Zertuche (MBA 17) has been appointed Cutover Lead & Global Hypercare Project Manager at Orica
• Ossama Zouine (GE 05) has been appointed Chief Financial Officer - SAREL Plant & Distribution Center at Schneider Electric

Our fellow Audencians who have started their own business in recent months:

• Alice Beaulat (GE 12) is Co-manager at SCOP Alter Hostel
• Antoine Grego (GE 17) is Podcast Host & Founder at Demain & Durable
• Pauline Jaslet (GE 14) is Entrepreneur - Social and Solidarity Economy at Ecorennais
• Adeline Lefebvre (GE 19) is Entrepreneur - Pépite Start'up Paris-Île-de-France at Station F
• Clément Posier (SCOM 18) is Co-founder & CEO at Ecolomic

We’d like to wish them all the best of success as they embark on this new chapter in their professional career!

If you too would like to tell us about a recent change in post or business creation, we’d love to hear from you. Please drop us a line here at audenciaalumni@audencia.co

Emilie Tendron, on behalf of the Audencia Alumni team