Experience

Partner Voyages

• France
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder and President

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  Partner Voyages is a travel and events agency with a focus on organizing tailor-made meetings, congresses and events (MICE). We are operating worldwide through our Paris and Marseille offices, with a turnover of 2M€ and a team of 8 employees, growing rapidly * Creation of the agency from scratch with a constant focus on commercial and product development, highly-efficient operations driving customer satisfaction and financial profitability * Management of an intercultural team of Project Managers/Executives and one person in charge of Invoicing and Accounting, supporting their professional development and helping them overachieve their individual and team objectives * Development of our product portfolio and communication tools to always anticipate and comply with our clients’ objectives and priorities for their events such as Corporate Social Responsibility, team-building or incentives * Drive the company’s financial performance with the setup/monitoring of budgets and road maps. Keep our operating, invoicing and accounting systems as well as our internal procedures lean, cost-effective and holistic to foster an agile organization Show less



TUI

• Germany
• Travel Arrangements
• 700 & Above Employee

• Country Manager France & Monaco - TUI Destination Experiences (Intercruises & Pacific World)

  • Jan 2013 - May 2020

  Corporate Director of TUI Destination Experiences France & Monaco (Intercruises Shoreside & Port Services and Pacific World), with combined turnover of 15M€ and a team of 40 employees, growing at fast pace* Full P&L responsibility including setting budgets/forecasts and drive the business towards high financial performance * Management of the team across five offices covering Paris, Provence, French Riviera, Normandy and Brittany* Supervision of all our services: Shore Excursions, Ground Handling, Port Agency and MICE as well as the supporting functions: Accounting/Finance, Human Resources, Purchasing, Legal* Commercial and Business Development with the definition of our five-year plan including developing new services and investing in new products, in constant contact with our clients Show less

• Strategy Manager - TUI Destination Experiences (Intercruises Shoreside & Port Services)

  • Jun 2011 - Dec 2012

  * Managed long term strategic planning and business improvement projects by evaluating new revenue opportunities and following up on implementation in collaboration with Intercruises Senior Management Team* Supported the Regions in building their five-year plan by analysing current and potential markets, customers and services, identifying high level issues and developing action plans supporting financial growth targets. Assumed responsibility for the overall project management* Reviewed Intercruises global market situation including market trends, customer needs and competitor actions, while facilitating Management updates at Sector and Regional levels Show less

• Buyer - TUI UK

  • Jul 2010 - May 2011

  * Enforced the plan to increase ancillary profits made in destinations from transfers, excursions and car hire by managing the tendering process including selection of potential suppliers and award of business. Coordinated a TUI-wide approach by aggregating bids from several Tour Operators and succeeded in getting better conditions through economies of scale* Recommended to change incumbent logistics partner by outlining the financial and operational benefits at stake and assisted with the handover process Show less

• International Management Graduate Programme - TUI Group

  • Oct 2008 - Jun 2010

  Short-term assignments (3-month each) in various entities of the Group aiming at providing a 360° insight for future Leaders of the organization* TUI UK - Distribution / CruisesDeveloped sales performance reports outlining the impacts on bookings resulting from the “wave” marketing campaign. Presented the key findings to the cruise lines, detailing the variances by distribution channel: retail, call centre and online* INTERCRUISES - Business DevelopmentPrepared factbases on ports, cruise lines and competitors in the countries where potential acquisition targets had been identified, including France. Presented the analyses to the Management Team and made recommendations* THOMSON CRUISES - OperationsKicked off the cruise line’s sustainable development policy through competitors’ benchmarks and ships’ audits. Enforced a green performance report onboard each vessel and launched a customer awareness campaign* TUI UK - Overseas ProcurementReviewed and streamlined the bidding process for a team of six Buyers. Initiated the migration of the manual tendering processes towards an online procurement system* HOLIDAY TRAVEL ISRAEL - Business DevelopmentEnhanced the company’s management and booking system with new automated capabilities designed to save time and increase reliability. Facilitated a three-day training session for the staff* THOMSON AIRWAYS - Flight OperationsLaunched fuel saving initiatives across the 65 aircraft fleet and coordinated an awareness campaign Show less



Roland Berger

• Germany
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Analyst

  • Sep 2007 - Feb 2008

  Strategy Consulting Firm * Evaluated scenarios for the restructuring of the Purchasing Division of a major French car equipment manufacturer * Compiled market studies and carried on interviews that fed into the business case of a French printing company * Reviewed the sales and marketing strategy of a flight simulators manufacturer based in Canada Strategy Consulting Firm * Evaluated scenarios for the restructuring of the Purchasing Division of a major French car equipment manufacturer * Compiled market studies and carried on interviews that fed into the business case of a French printing company * Reviewed the sales and marketing strategy of a flight simulators manufacturer based in Canada



Red Herring

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Controller Assistant

  • Sep 2005 - Jan 2006

  Media company covering innovation and technology * Collaborated with the Finance Director to update and rework the company’s P&L Statement and Balance Sheet * Supported the Management in the assessment of the company valuation during a due diligence process Media company covering innovation and technology * Collaborated with the Finance Director to update and rework the company’s P&L Statement and Balance Sheet * Supported the Management in the assessment of the company valuation during a due diligence process



Boostr Acute Games

• Junior Product Manager

  • Aug 2004 - Dec 2004

  Publisher of mobile video games * Took part to the redaction of press releases and the roll out of marketing campaigns with our telecom operators partners * Produced detailed benchmarks on the competitive landscape in potential new markets in Europe and Asia Publisher of mobile video games * Took part to the redaction of press releases and the roll out of marketing campaigns with our telecom operators partners * Produced detailed benchmarks on the competitive landscape in potential new markets in Europe and Asia