Vincent B.

Full P&L responsibility for a €12m design & build company, specialized in workspace architecture leading its transformation from an entrepreneurial structure to a scalable, governance-driven organization.

Key achievements:

● Delivered +50% revenue growth over 2 years, while strengthening operational robustness

● Defined strategic positioning and value proposition in a competitive market

● Designed and deployed new operations strategy across people, process, tools: ○ Implemented new governance model, executive decision-making processes and rituals ○ Designed and rolled out revised HR structure, performance management and incentive systems ○ Built financial reporting, budgeting and dashboards to support P&L steering

● Product launch, innovation and CSR ○ Launched a new business unit generating €500k+ incremental revenue ○ Led digital and AI-driven initiatives (pricing automation, 3D/VR) improving margin and execution speed ○ Achieved EcoVadis Platinum rating through structured CSR initiatives & governance

● Acted as Project Director on major strategic client projects, managing senior stakeholders

● Recruitment of a Senior Architect to lead the design unit and of a Lead FF&E to support the Furniture business unit

Reported to the Global Chief Digital Officer, leading global innovation, new ventures and strategic partnerships across regions in a highly matrixed organization. In charge of establishing the FY budget.

Key achievements:

● Deployed the Sephora × Zalando strategic partnership, the first-ever selective distribution partnership with a pure player in Europe: ○ Mobilized all functions across both organizations (Digital, Retail, Legal, Tech, Supply, Finance, Marketing) ○ Coordinated Sephora partner brands to align commercial, operational and brand constraints ○ Established new governance, contractual and operating frameworks for selective e-commerce

● Led SephoraUniverse, Sephora's global metaverse & blockchain initiative, a multi-million global project ○ Managed a team of ~20 developers and external partners ○ Defined use cases, governance and roadmap across technology, legal and brand teams ○ Designed physical & digital marketing activation plan (Vivatech, SEPHORiA, World of Women)

● Led development and international rollout of a data-driven in-store skincare diagnostic tool, now deployed globally

● Structured global innovation governance, including funnel, prioritization, roadmap and budget allocation

● Following the departure of the Global CDO, animated the global digital community with interim reporting to the CEO

● Led Digital Strat plan working with regional CDOs

● Regular presentations to Senior Leadership Team (budget validation, innovation & digital governance, programs)

● Coordination with LVMH innovation & digital community (member of LVMH digital leaders)

Project Leader leading strategy, operating model and transformation programs for global corporates and PE funds.

Selected achievements:

○ Chanel – Global CRM Operating Model supporting the rollout of a worldwide customer relationship platform while integrating highly complex constraints. Defined governance, roles & responsibilities, data flows and deployment roadmap at global and regional levels

○ Lesaffre – Global Finance & HR Operating Model. Redesigned global and regional Finance & HR functions to simplify structures and align with global best practices. Supported deployment of a Shared Service Center