Freelancer profile translated to English.
Back to original languageAbout Hugues
I am acting today as a consultant or operating partner.
I have had the opportunity to lead companies and projects of various sizes (> €50 million) and across different markets, in France and internationally. I have thus developed a strategic vision and a deep understanding of the operational challenges of these companies. I have also had to manage crisis and change situations, such as acquisitions, reorganizations, or digital transformations. I have thus been able to implement action plans to support teams and continuously improve operational processes.
Today, I support startups, SMEs, and ETIs in their challenges of sudden growth or transformation. My knowledge of B2B and B2C digital, and new technologies (AI, IoT, mobile apps...) is an asset for these companies. I intervene primarily in tech and digital sectors, but also in the green economy.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Spanish
Basic
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km), Bordeaux (up to 10km), Lille (up to 10km), Dijon (up to 10km), Angers (up to 10km)
Experience
- ALMECEOCONSULTING AND AUDITSJuly 2021 - Today (4 years and 11 months)Paris, FranceSupporting companies in strong growth or transformation phases:Creating a roadmap focused on anticipating business and customer behavior, organizing teams, strategic issues: managing spaces, tools, and indicators for daily management, cash flow monitoring, Business Plan construction...
- Groupe Paris TurfGeneral ManagerPRESS AND MEDIAJanuary 2009 - July 2021 (12 years and 6 months)Paris, FranceMedia and digital press - €80 million - 250 peopleSports media group (horse racing and football) evolving towards digital and innovation.Recruited in 2009 as CFO as part of a necessary shift from print media to accelerate digital presence, and constant efforts on organization and costs.I became CEO in 2014, having managed an online betting business unit since 2010.Successful launch of an online betting activity in 2010 when the online sports and horse racing betting market opened to competition. Management of this BU. Highly regulated activity requiring actions with public authorities, ministries, and parliaments.Captured 20% of the market share among new entrants.Acquisition of the main competitor in 2015. A pure-play digital competitor in the media and online gaming sector. A highly deficitary business brought back to profitability in 8 months. Rapid integration of teams despite past rivalries due to competition. Other acquisitions followed.Constant optimization of the organization to maintain the profitability of the print media business, a unique situation in national daily press. Reduction in the number of brands, optimization of teams and sites, increased working hours, optimization of editorial tools and IT structure.Development of digital and mobile activities, as well as a B2B activity based on the exploitation of horse racing data, which is the group's asset: data sales, text-to-speech for podcasts, video channel, automatic content generation (AI).Monthly digital: 14 million visits, 2.5 million unique visitors, WebTV 130k subscribersAccelerated full repayment of LBO debt (banking pool), strengthening and acceleration of closing procedures and reporting to shareholders (investment funds until 2014).
- SegexAdministrative and Financial Director / CFOCIVIL ENGINEERINGJanuary 2007 - January 2008 (1 year)Wissous, FranceConstruction - €120 million - 800 peopleShareholding owned by the directorsReorganization of a financial team resulting from various acquisitions, and implementation of common working methods.Responsibility for the IT department. I thus launched a project to bring the IT team closer to operational staff and manage the evolution of the company's information system as well as the technical infrastructure.
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Education
- Master's degree in Applied Economics, Corporate FinanceUniversité Paris Dauphine- PSL1989Maitrise d'économie appliquée, Finance d'entreprise
- WSET 3Wine & Spirit Education Trust2022WSET 3