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Charles Bianchiis an expert in corporatestrategy and transformationwith over **20 years of experience, both in leadership and consulting roles**, in Europe and Latin America.
As anindependent consultant and interim manager**, he has advised CEOs, CDOs, COOs, and CFOs of **large corporations, mid-sized companies, SMEs, scale-ups, and start-upsin theconsumer and digital sectorsfor several years.
Notably, he served asChief Strategy Officer at GPA(Brazil's leading retailer, a subsidiary of Casino); **member of the Executive Committee at Fnac**, where he successively led strategy, French commercial activities, and the Brazilian subsidiary; and **COO of Pixmania**, a major player in European e-commerce.
Previously, he spentseven years at McKinsey& Company as a consultant.
With a degree fromHEC Paris(1996), Charles also completed the executive program at Singularity University in Silicon Valley. He is fluent in French, **English, Spanish, and Portuguese**.
English
Fluent
French
Native or bilingual
Spanish
Native or bilingual
Portuguese
Fluent
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)
Willing to travel
Experience
- Free-lanceIndependent consultant - expert in Consumer, retail & digitalCONSULTING AND AUDITSJune 2016 - Today (10 years)Paris, FranceFree-lance consulting in strategy, organization and digital transformation, focusing on retail/consumer.Example of projects led :Example of projects/clients :
- Lead of the 360° transformation, also driving a major digital project at Maisons du Monde (retail)
- Lead of the 360° transformation overseeing 20 cross-company projects at Air Corsica (airline)
- Interim CFO at Skello, HR Tech Saas scale-up (personnel management software, 40 M€ Series B)
- Definition of a staff costs reduction plan for ManoMano (leading DIY marketplace, 665 M€ Series F)
- Deputy Chief Restructuring Officer at Solocal (leading to acquisition by Ycor, Maurice Levy family office)
- Global head of Project management for Digital Transformation at Pernod Ricard (during 1 year)
- Operational deployment lead for Beyond Budget project among key affiliates at Pernod Ricard
- Definition of the strategic plan and PMI for the new Hospitality business unit at Compagnie des Alpes
- Definition of the commercial strategy and operational roadmap for Française Des Jeux (pre-IPO)
- Definition of the 5-year strategy & business plan for Easycash (leading circular economy retailer)
- Strategic advice and assistance to the selling process of an omnichannel clean beauty start-up in Brazil
- GPA - Grupo Pão de Açucar (Casino group)VP Group Strategy, member of the Executive CommitteeRETAIL (LARGE RETAILERS)May 2015 - May 2016 (1 year)São Paulo, BrazilGPA (Grupo Pão de Açúcar) - largest retailer in Latin America, controlled then by Groupe Casino - turnover of US$ 25 billion, 2.000 stores in Brazil, 150.000 employees.Business units : supermarkets, hypermarkets, consumer electronics and furniture, convenience stores, cash-and-carry, real estate, and e-commerce.
- FnacSenior VP, member of the Executive CommitteeRETAIL (SMALL BUSINESS)January 2011 - April 2015 (4 years and 3 months)Paris, FranceCEO - Fnac Brazil (May 2013 - May 2015)- Supervision of Fnac Brazil (R$ 550 million sales, 12 flagship stores, e-commerce, 900 people)- Responsibility for the P&L, improving day-to-day operations (turnaround)- Strategic assessment and M&A deal (disposal of the subsidiary to a local player)VP Commercial & Sales - Fnac France (June 2011 - May 2013)- Responsibility for sales (3 billion €) and commercial teams for France- Multi-channel category management for all product ranges (consumer electronics, books, etc.)- Launch and roll-out of new product categories (Toys, Small domestic appliances, e-books, etc.)VP Group Strategy & Chief of Staff of the CEO (January 2011 - May 2011)- Definition of the "Fnac 2015" strategic plan initiated by the new management led by Alexandre Bompard, together with the shareholder (PPR / Artemis, Pinault family office)- Strategy and launch of the e-book platform through a strategic partnership with Kobo
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Education
- Master - ManagementHEC Paris1996Grande Ecole
- Executive Program - Exponential TechnologiesSingularity University2015Executive Program in the Silicon Valley
Skill set
Business Plan Development
Organizational Design
Post-Merger Integration
Corporate Restructuring
Digital Transformation
Team Management
Corporate Strategy
Business Plan
Budget
E-commerce
Retail
General Management
Sales Strategy
Operations Management
Chief Operating Officer
Business Unit Strategy
Consumer Goods
Distribution
Operations
Food & Beverage
Travel
Hospitality
Luxury
Wines & Spirits
Scale-up
B2B SaaS
Cost Reduction
Cost Reduction
Business Unit Strategy
Digital Transformation
Business Unit Strategy
CFO
CEO
CDO
Project Management
Project Portfolio Management
International Development
Brazil
Latin America
Mexico
Chief of Staff
FMCG
Mergers & Acquisitions
Management Consulting
Strategic Consulting
Categories
- General Management Executive
- Management Consultant
- Strategy Consultant