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Cedric C.CC

Cedric C.

Transition Manager / General Manager

€1,900/day
Lyon, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Cedric

I am a transition manager and general manager specializing in IT consulting firms, IT consulting, Cloud, Data, AI, Digital, and Telecom environments.

For over 20 years, I have been creating, taking over, structuring, and developing tech consulting entities, with scopes ranging from scratch creation to organizations of several hundred consultants.

I have notably managed or developed entities at Devoteam, Davidson, MCA, AUSY, ALTRAN, as well as entrepreneurial structures like UMAKE and AXENBI.

I intervene in high-stakes contexts:
- temporary replacement of a general manager, regional director, or branch manager;
- commercial recovery of an IT consulting firm or a business unit losing momentum;
- structuring of a region, a branch, or a practice;
- improvement of margin, staffing, and operational management;
- acceleration of recruitment and regaining control of delivery;
- key account development;
- preparation for external growth, post-acquisition integration, or scaling up.

My approach is direct, operational, and results-oriented.
I don't come to produce theoretical recommendations: I take on the challenge, structure, prioritize, align teams, and set the organization in motion.

My areas of intervention:
- General Management / Regional Management
- Commercial Performance
- Recruitment & Staffing
- Delivery & Margin
- Offers & Differentiation

I primarily work with the leaders of IT consulting firms, consulting firms, tech scale-ups, investment funds, or general managements requiring an immediately operational profile.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Italian

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Lyon (up to 50km)

Experience

  • DEVOTEAM
    Regional Director
    November 2025 - Today (7 months)
    International consulting group in digital transformation, Cloud, Data, AI, and cybersecurity.
    • Management of the South-East region: Lyon, Marseille, and Montpellier.
    • Management of a scope of approximately 250 consultants, covering Cloud, Data, Digital, Product, Agile, DevOps, and AI expertise.
    • Responsibility for commercial development, recruitment, delivery, staffing, margin, and operational performance.
    • Management of Sales, Talent Acquisition, Delivery, and operational management teams.
    • Leading the regional growth trajectory: commercial action plans, recruitment, structuring of management rituals, and performance improvement.
    • Development and monitoring of strategic regional accounts: ENEDIS, CMA CGM, GEODIS, SEB, CEGID, BPCE, April, Framatome.
    • Contribution to a Q1 2026 exceeding group objectives for the South-East region.
    • Implementation of commercial and operational mobilization initiatives around consultants, inter-company projects, and key account development.
    Sales Strategy Change and Transformation Management Business Development Team Management
  • UMAKE
    Associate General Manager
    February 2024 - August 2025 (1 year and 6 months)
    New generation IT consulting firm specializing in Cloud, Data, Digital & AI.
    • Creation and development of the Rhône-Alpes entity, from strategic positioning to operational structuring.
    • Definition of the service offering around Cloud, Data, Digital, AI, and IT transformation expertise.
    • Commercial development with mid-market, ETI, and regional key accounts.
    • Recruitment, management, and leadership of a team of specialized consultants and partners.
    • Implementation of initial commercial, recruitment, delivery, staffing, and margin management processes.
    • Building a growth trajectory aimed at structuring a profitable, differentiating, and scalable IT consulting firm.
    • Development of employer branding and local positioning within the Lyon tech ecosystem.
    Business Development Sales Strategy Business Strategy General Management
  • DAVIDSON CONSULTING
    Associate Director
    November 2014 - January 2023 (8 years and 2 months)
    Consulting firm in engineering, IT, Telecoms, and digital transformation.
    • Takeover and development of the Telecoms & IS subsidiary in Lyon.
    • Growth from 60 to 160 consultants and structuring of a team of 10 managers.
    • Revenue growth up to approximately €15 million, with an EBITDA of €1.6 million.
    • Global management of the activity: sales, recruitment, delivery, staffing, margin, management, and operational performance.
    • Development and retention of strategic accounts in the Telecom, Energy, Industry, Services, and IT sectors.
    • Structuring of sales teams, recruitment, and management to support scaling.
    • Contribution to positioning Davidson as a key player in Lyon for Telecoms, IS, and IT consulting.
    • Fostering Davidson's managerial culture: autonomy, accountability, operational rigor, and field proximity.
    Sales Strategy Team Management Business Development

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Education

  • Master of Science
    HEC Paris
    2002
    MS MGP, Management de Projets
  • Engineering Degree, Mechanical Engineering
    Supméca – Paris Institute of Mechanical Engineering
    2001
    Diplôme d'ingénieur, Ingénierie mécanique

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