About Damien
- IT & Digital Director with 19 years of experience in information systems governance, digital transformation, and high-impact program management.
- I have led major transformations in international groups (HSBC, Veolia, Lacoste, Chanel) by combining strategy, innovation, and operational excellence.
- My role: structure, secure, and modernize IS while creating value for business units.
- My Agile management style, based on strong interpersonal skills and excellent international communication abilities (having lived in 6 countries), has led to numerous successes.
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Experience
- ClarianeCDIO Office AdvisoryHEALTH AND WELLNESSMarch 2026 - May 2026 (2 months)Paris, France- Advised the CDIO Office on implementing new key processes: Demand Management, Delivery Governance, OKR-driven Management, IT-Business Relationship, and Portfolio Management.- Implemented governance and change management for the teams.
- CHANEL SASDirector of the "Project Management" Center of Excellence (CoE)LUXURY GOODSDecember 2023 - July 2025 (1 year and 7 months)Neuilly-sur-Seine, France- Member of the "Global Innovation & Transformation" Management Committee- Created and managed the Center of Excellence to strengthen IT governance and delivery performance (12 employees)- Structured project management methodologies, including Agile (adoption: 100+ initiatives)- Led a community of practice (800 people) and continuously improved delivery processes through quality review services on strategic Top Programs- Rationalized and cloudified PPM platforms (savings: 20%)
- ENGIE ITHead of Digital Solutions AgencyENERGY AND UTILITIESOctober 2022 - December 2023 (1 year and 2 months)La Défense, France- Managed an Agile digital entity (Build: 50 projects, Run: 50 applications, €6M budget)- Portfolio governance and redesign of the delivery model (team: 40 employees)- Launched new digital services (LowCode, Mobile) and internal billing models- Internal client satisfaction: 4.7/5, NPS: 30, Profitability improvement: +8%
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Education
- Master's DegreeDCU – Dublin City University2005Master
- International Management DiplomaESB – European School of Business2004