Yannick Villar
CEO and Co-Founder at Wx (a Sodexo corp-up)- Claim this Profile
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Italian Professional working proficiency
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Bio
Credentials
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Business Sustainability Strategy: Technology and Management
MIT Sloan School of ManagementJan, 2023- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Wx (a Sodexo corp-up)
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France
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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CEO and Co-Founder
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Sep 2017 - Present
Wx is a startup 100% owned by Sodexo • Created a global company from scratch as an intrapreneur. • Led acquisition and integration of 2 tech startups (CSM / Irlynx). • Grew revenue in 10+ countries with 100+ clients (incl. Sanofi / EY / Microsoft / Generali / Axa / Bank of Ireland / Johnson & Johnson / BNPP / Rio Tinto / Randstad). • Developed a tech business focusing on analytics around space utilisation & flows analytics to optimise business & sustainability performance. • Developed an international consulting practice and business on employee & workplace experience, active in the US / UK&I / France and APAC. • Created and grew a diverse and global team of 40+ people. Show less
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neo-nomade.com
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France
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Board Member
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Sep 2021 - Present
Provinding guidance to this startup in terms of growth strategy, partnerships and product strategy. Provinding guidance to this startup in terms of growth strategy, partnerships and product strategy.
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Sodexo
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France
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Facilities Services
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700 & Above Employee
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SVP Digital Transformation - Global Workplace Solutions & Analytics
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Sep 2017 - Aug 2021
• Responsible for transforming our business through digital & data across all our regions (NORAM / LATAM / Europe / APAC)• Led a 20M+ digital and tech investment program with teams of 100+ people worldwide.• Managed the creation, deployment and lifecycle of 10+ digital products (e.g. consumer apps / field solutions / smart building solutions / workplace analytics) deployed at more than 2000+ sites worldwide.• Developed new digitally native offers (Energy Management, Space Management, Project Management) and services driving new revenue of c. €100M annually across our regions• Supported revenue & profit growth (+200 bps at site level).• Developed cross-business lines and cross-functional governance to align efforts and increase time-to-market. Show less
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SVP Head of Global Strategic Accounts Business Development
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Feb 2010 - Aug 2017
• Responsible for growing our revenue & profit with our key Corporate accounts worldwide and retaining these accounts through global multi-year deals ranging for €50 M to €200 M yearly revenue.• Managed and grew a diverse & global team of 15+ business developers.• Led complex and global sales processes leading to more than 8 Bn € lifetime value with large multinationals in Life Sciences, FMCG, Tech and Finance, and a retention rate of 100%.• Deployed and managed global accounts operations and P&L such as Shell/Nestlé with yearly revenue of 150 M€.• Developed successfully specific value propositions by industry verticals and created creative pricing to increase win rate (> 50%) and profitability (+200 bps). Show less
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VP Strategy & Offer Development
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Feb 2006 - Dec 2010
• Responsible for the co-creation and communication of Sodexo's strategy globally and across its different segments (Corporate Services, Healthcare & Seniors, Education, Government & Agencies, Sports & Leisure).• Developed Sodexo's strategy to diversify into Integrated Facilities Management (revenue growth from 2 to 8 Bn €).• Participated in several M&A across the globe to develop our new business (Cumulated Revenue > 400 M€).• Co-developed and implemented the Global Strategic Accounts business unit to develop business with Fortune 500 clients (business line which grew from 20 M to 1.5 Bn € in 10 years).• Developed the go-to-market strategy and offers by industry verticals and key regions (NORAM / EMEA / APAC / LATAM). Show less
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Altai Consulting
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France
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Consultant
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Aug 2004 - Jan 2006
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Renault
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Intern
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2002 - 2002
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Education
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HEC Paris
Master's degree, Strategy -
MIT Sloan School of Management
Master's degree, Sustainability Studies -
CoreNet
Master's degree, Corporate Real Estate -
Università Bocconi
CEMS Program -
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
AI Essentials, Executive Education