Description

Senior strategy and transformation operator with 10+ years across UBS, Credit Suisse, BNP Paribas and Capgemini Invent. Now co-leading Umami Consulting, an AI-augmented strategic advisory.

Financial Services depth: post-merger integration, target operating model design, wealth management strategy, regulatory reporting, executive coordination and Chief of Staff functions. Delivered on UBS ExCo, Credit Suisse Switzerland, BNP Paribas CIB.

Cross-industry differentiator: six years of deliberate fashion, luxury and consumer immersion through Institut Français de la Mode Executive MBA, The Outsiders Perspective accelerator, INSIDE LVMH certificate, and current DTC transformation engagement for a Shanghai-based luxury heritage brand (brand equity, CRM, Shopify, SEO, UX/UI, conversion).

Where I deliver:

→ Target Operating Model & organisational transformation

→ Post-merger integration & change management

→ Executive advisory & Chief of Staff support

→ Wealth management, client coverage & growth strategy

→ Regulatory reporting & ESG disclosure

→ Brand strategy, DTC & eCommerce transformation

Sectors: Financial Services (banking, wealth, insurance), Fashion, Luxury, Beauty, Consumer, Retail.

Formats: strategy sprints (2 to 4 weeks), transformation engagements (2 to 6 months), executive sparring on retainer, plug-in operator mode.

Credentials: LBS Finance for non-Finance Executives, IFM Executive MBA, Outsiders Perspective, INSIDE LVMH, WSET. EN/FR/ES fluent. London, Zurich, Paris.

Available immediately.

Domaines d’expertise

Langues

Anglais
Bilingue ou natif
Français
Bilingue ou natif
Allemand
Capacité professionnelle limitée
Espagnol
Capacité professionnelle complète
Italien
Notions

Préférences en matière de lieu de travail

Accepte de travailler sur site

Londres (jusqu’à 20 km)

ANTLER
Founder in Residence
avril 2023 - juillet 2023 (3 mois)
Paris, France
• • Developed two B2C concepts: a premium services marketplace for fashion show production (talent, photographers, hair, make-up, security), and a cultural experiences booking platform spanning ceramics, theatre, sound baths and family activities in Paris
• • Led investor pitches and a €100,000 pre seed fundraising round before electing not to pursue the founder path
UMAMI CONSULTING
Co-Founder & Strategic Advisor
septembre 2025 - Aujourd'hui (11 mois)
London & Zurich, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
• • Co-founded an AI-augmented strategic advisory practice serving fashion, luxury and beauty businesses on operating model design, organisation efficiency, branding and growth, with rapid turnaround diagnostics and recommendations
• • Current project (e-commerce & brand transformation): steering the end-to-end reimagining of the DTC operation at global scale for a Shanghai-based luxury clothing brand, combining strategic brand equity building with hands-on execution across CRM, ecommerce architecture (Shopify, SEO), customer journey mapping, UX/UI and conversion optimisation
• • Delivered business plan development, sales strategy
UBS
Director, Senior Business Manager & Chief of Staff (Corporate Services)
janvier 2023 - juillet 2023 (6 mois)
Zürich, Switzerland
• • Advised senior leadership through one of European banking's largest post-merger integrations (UBS/Credit Suisse), shaping operating model design and a workforce consolidation involving 50+ staff with 80% talent retention
• • Acted as Chief of Staff to a global team of 30, ensuring strategic alignment, executive coordination and disciplined delivery
• • Streamlined 220+ initiatives across five divisions into 90 strategic priorities, sharpening focus and resource allocation
• • Shaped UBS's strategy narrative across four thought leadership pieces and six global events generating 40,000+ engagements
• • Initiated GenAI roundtables linking innovation to business performance, with three project proposals advanced to leadership