Benoit Aubas
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Experience
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Trax Magazine
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France
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Newspaper Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Advisor
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Jan 2016 - Present
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Wazo International
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Telecommunications
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-founder & COO
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Dec 2017 - Mar 2022
Wazo is a communication software vendor based in Canada & France with a talented team of 25+ people. Our mission is to empower service providers to deliver a truly unified communications experience to SMBs. Wazo Enterprise Unified Communication includes IP telephony, video, chat & fax services through a complete suite of turn-key Apps. Wazo is a communication software vendor based in Canada & France with a talented team of 25+ people. Our mission is to empower service providers to deliver a truly unified communications experience to SMBs. Wazo Enterprise Unified Communication includes IP telephony, video, chat & fax services through a complete suite of turn-key Apps.
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Red Hat
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Business Program Manager
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Feb 2017 - Dec 2017
Reporting to the Chief of Staff of the GM EMEA, and dedicated to the support of the VP of EMEA Strategic Business Development and the VP of EMEA Services, I was part of the EMEA Business Program Office (BPO). Within the BPO, I was in charge of : - Building and implementing EMEA strategic business, organizational and transformational programs - Helping the company grow its emerging technologies (MW, Mobile, Cloud & Storage) & services business - Improve overall productivity and… Show more Reporting to the Chief of Staff of the GM EMEA, and dedicated to the support of the VP of EMEA Strategic Business Development and the VP of EMEA Services, I was part of the EMEA Business Program Office (BPO). Within the BPO, I was in charge of : - Building and implementing EMEA strategic business, organizational and transformational programs - Helping the company grow its emerging technologies (MW, Mobile, Cloud & Storage) & services business - Improve overall productivity and margin on these lines of product - Aligning the different EMEA countries on some key business aspects
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Chief of Staff - Cloud Innovation Practice
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Sep 2014 - Feb 2017
Following the acquisition of eNovance by Red Hat, we launched the Red Hat Cloud Innovation Practice. The mission of our 60+ people team was to support the worldwide growth of the open source leader on the Cloud -OpenStack & OpenShift- market. Reporting to the leader of the Cloud Innovation Practice, I was in charge of: - Supporting the integration of eNovance and its associates within Red Hat - Shutting down a 6M$/150 customers business to match Red Hat strategy - Supporting… Show more Following the acquisition of eNovance by Red Hat, we launched the Red Hat Cloud Innovation Practice. The mission of our 60+ people team was to support the worldwide growth of the open source leader on the Cloud -OpenStack & OpenShift- market. Reporting to the leader of the Cloud Innovation Practice, I was in charge of: - Supporting the integration of eNovance and its associates within Red Hat - Shutting down a 6M$/150 customers business to match Red Hat strategy - Supporting the creation and integration of the Cloud Innovation Practice within Red Hat business - Managing the operation of our entity composed of professional services, engineers and pre-sales - Managing complex programs on behalf of the Cloud Innovation Practice management team - Animating senior management meetings
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eNovance
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Région de Paris, France
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Chief of Staff to the CEO
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Jun 2013 - Sep 2014
eNovance is an Openstack leader specialized in the developpment and support of turnkey solutions dedicated to large enterprises, telco, ISP... eNovance is a global player with entities in San Francisco, Paris, Montreal and Bangalore. Red Hat announced in June 2014, the acquisition of eNovance for 70M€/100M$. Within the company, I was in charge of: - Supporting the CEO and the founders in the development and structuration of the fast growing company - Helping the company… Show more eNovance is an Openstack leader specialized in the developpment and support of turnkey solutions dedicated to large enterprises, telco, ISP... eNovance is a global player with entities in San Francisco, Paris, Montreal and Bangalore. Red Hat announced in June 2014, the acquisition of eNovance for 70M€/100M$. Within the company, I was in charge of: - Supporting the CEO and the founders in the development and structuration of the fast growing company - Helping the company scale from 35 to 120 people in a year w/ the opening of subsidiaries in the US & India - Managing special projects w/ key senior leaders on behalf of the CEO - Animating the board of directors and senior management meetings - Supporting the selling process and due diligence of the company Show less eNovance is an Openstack leader specialized in the developpment and support of turnkey solutions dedicated to large enterprises, telco, ISP... eNovance is a global player with entities in San Francisco, Paris, Montreal and Bangalore. Red Hat announced in June 2014, the acquisition of eNovance for 70M€/100M$. Within the company, I was in charge of: - Supporting the CEO and the founders in the development and structuration of the fast growing company - Helping the company… Show more eNovance is an Openstack leader specialized in the developpment and support of turnkey solutions dedicated to large enterprises, telco, ISP... eNovance is a global player with entities in San Francisco, Paris, Montreal and Bangalore. Red Hat announced in June 2014, the acquisition of eNovance for 70M€/100M$. Within the company, I was in charge of: - Supporting the CEO and the founders in the development and structuration of the fast growing company - Helping the company scale from 35 to 120 people in a year w/ the opening of subsidiaries in the US & India - Managing special projects w/ key senior leaders on behalf of the CEO - Animating the board of directors and senior management meetings - Supporting the selling process and due diligence of the company Show less
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Little Donkey
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Région de Montpellier, France
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Co-founder & CEO
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Sep 2010 - Sep 2012
Plan to duplicate a Mexican fast food company - Chipotle like - in the French market and more. Within the company, I was in charge of: - Strategy : Setup & development/growth strategy - Marketing : Strategy, market study, positioning, branding, social media strategy, tooling - Finance : Financial planning, Equity and debt fundraising - Product : Development & testing - Operation : Building an operational model Plan to duplicate a Mexican fast food company - Chipotle like - in the French market and more. Within the company, I was in charge of: - Strategy : Setup & development/growth strategy - Marketing : Strategy, market study, positioning, branding, social media strategy, tooling - Finance : Financial planning, Equity and debt fundraising - Product : Development & testing - Operation : Building an operational model
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Actoria Conseil
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Région de Paris, France
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M&A Analyst - Internship
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Jul 2008 - Mar 2009
Actoria is an M&A firm supporting CEO in their selling journey. Actoria is specialized in the small caps market (Valuation under 50M€). Within Actoria I was in charge of: - Financial analysis and valuation of various companies in the French and Swiss market - Developing and presenting selling proposals for buyers - Execution of transactions - Contribute to the development of the firm Actoria is an M&A firm supporting CEO in their selling journey. Actoria is specialized in the small caps market (Valuation under 50M€). Within Actoria I was in charge of: - Financial analysis and valuation of various companies in the French and Swiss market - Developing and presenting selling proposals for buyers - Execution of transactions - Contribute to the development of the firm
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Education
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Ecole supérieure de Commerce de Grenoble
MS, Entrepreneurs -
Ecole supérieure de Commerce de Grenoble
DESMA, Strategy, Corporate Finance -
University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management
DUETI, Entrepreneurship