Experience

Oneida Associés

• France
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner & Vice President and Co-Founder

  • Oct 2006 - Present

  Paris Area, France Oneida Associés is an advisory firm which provides services and solutions to international groups to help them succeed the implementation of their sensitive reorganization and divestment projects mainly in the EMEA region. Our vocation is to allow our clients deploy their projects within budget and planning while containing associated risks (business, economic, social, political legal and media). We provide them with solutions to reduce their social and economic impact and to make them… Show more Oneida Associés is an advisory firm which provides services and solutions to international groups to help them succeed the implementation of their sensitive reorganization and divestment projects mainly in the EMEA region. Our vocation is to allow our clients deploy their projects within budget and planning while containing associated risks (business, economic, social, political legal and media). We provide them with solutions to reduce their social and economic impact and to make them acceptable from internal and external stakeholders. Our main expertise to manage the risks related to such operations: - Critical Analysis / Evaluation of alternatives - Risk analysys / Definition of implementation process - Definition of the communication / Lobbying strategy - Preparation of the consultation procedures - Tactics of negotiation - Management crisis - Change management - Interim management For 30 years, we have also developed an expertise to avoid or to limit the social and economic impact of restructuring projects through innovative and tailor made solutions: - Volume search - Divestment of marginal and/or non profitable businesses - Outsourcing of non strategic activities - Sale of industrial sites with workload - Plant conversion - Regional economic development program Oneida partners have conducted over 2000 assignments of this nature in over 35 countries, mainly in Europe. Show less



DML Conseil - Altedia Group, Paris - France

• Vice-President

  • Sep 2001 - Sep 2006

  The company had been acquired by Altedia, one of the leading French consulting fims specialized in human resources. Core practice of DML Conseil: assisting large corporations in preparing and implementing their restructuring projects .



DML Associés, management consulting firm, Paris - France

• Partner

  • Mar 1991 - Sep 2001

  I joined DML Associés, a Paris based management consulting firm founded by ex McKinsey consultants as a junior consultant. I was appointed Manager in 1996 and then Partner in 2000. Core business : restructuring and divestment of non strategic and/or non profitable businesses



French Trade Commission, Vancouver - Canada

• Trade officer

  • Jul 1989 - Nov 1990

  Responsible for assisting French manufacturers of equipment and industrial goods in setting up and developing their operations in Western Canada (Bristish Columbia and Alberta).



Bolloré Technologies

• Assistant Product Manager

  • Feb 1989 - Jul 1989

  Responsible for the development of a new cigarette brand for several French speaking African markets.



Bossard Consultants, Puteaux - France

• Trainee

  • Nov 1988 - Feb 1989

  Trainee in the department of industrial strategy.