Freelancer profile translated to English.
Back to original languageAbout Guillaume
Hello!
I have 10 years of professional experience in large groups, scale-ups, and startups.
I have led expansion projects (Investment, Joint Venture, Greenfield) and business launches (market research, business plan, launch)
-Country Manager at Jumia Food (Jumia Group, the African Amazon), I developed our business and a team of 20 people + 60 delivery drivers. +400% growth in two years, best cohorts in the group.
-Expansion Manager at GeoPost, led several expansion projects in EMEA: Greenfield in JV in Morocco, investment in Egypt, company acquisition project in Kenya. Projects between €3 and €10 million.
-Operations Director of a training school, responsible for the expansion in France (Paris, Lyon, Nantes) of our campus network and our teams.
-Financial Auditor at PwC France.
As a Freelancer, I had 3 main clients:
-Real estate strategy management for a local e-commerce startup (mapping, negotiation and signing of commercial leases, works).
-International expansion and new services for a French leader in e-learning continuing education (company under LBO).
-Market research for the launch of a school (initial training)
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Spanish
Conversational
Chinese
Basic
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km), Marseille (up to 10km)
Experience
- La SoliveOperations DirectorSeptember 2022 - Today (3 years and 9 months)FranceLa Solive (www.la-solive.com) is the school for energy renovation: through practical and intensive training in energy renovation trades, La Solive teaches you a concrete profession for the ecological transition.
- GeoPostInternational Expansion ManagerApril 2018 - September 2022 (4 years and 5 months)Paris, FranceI report to the Executive Vice President responsible for International and I lead international expansion projects, especially in Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe through direct investment or Greenfield/joint ventures with local players in the parcel delivery field:- Investing in great last mile delivery companies & entrepreneurs. (B2B, B2C, PUDO networks). 3 investments closed so far, incl. 400m€ investment in Aramex.- Launch of greenfield / JV operations with great local entrepreneurs. Geopost: In 2021: 14,6Bn€ turnover, 2.1 Bn Parcels delivered, 97,000 people. Regroups the Parcel delivery businesses of French La Poste, with direct presence in over 30 countries.
- Jumia GroupInvestor Relations, M&A and StrategyMay 2016 - April 2018 (1 year and 11 months)Île-de-France, FranceWorking closely with EVP and the CEO at group level on:-Strategy: working on new business lines (Fresh, B2B, offline)-M&A: looking at Strategic opportunities in Africa (Majority & Minority Stakes, divestment).-IR: Shareholders structure includes MTN, Rocket Internet, Millicom, Axa, Orange, Goldman Sachs, CDC. Prior to this I led one of the group's companies in Nigeria for 2 years. Jumia is the Alibaba/Amazon of Africa, listed on the New York Stock Exchange since April 2019. Africa's leading ecosystem of Ecommerce marketplaces and enablers (delivery, payments).
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Education
- Grande EcoleESSEC - ESSEC Business School2010Grande Ecole
- Preparatory classes, Mathematics, Economics, Philosophy, LanguagesNotre Dame du Grandchamp - Classes PréparatoiresClasses préparatoires, Mathematics, Economics, Philosophy, Languages