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Michel VilairMV

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About Michel

Leverage my experience as a leader and manager of complex organizations for a mid-sized or large company in the services sector (sports, hospitality, events, airport or rail services...), in France or Europe, to support it in its transformation, development or reorganization projects
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Spanish

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km), Bordeaux (up to 50km), Lille (up to 50km), Lyon (up to 50km), Nice (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Signaux Girod – Coté SBF 120
    INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR
    LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN
    March 2025 - Today (1 year and 4 months)
    Morez, France
    Guarantor of the company's interest and long-term vision, I participate in the validation of strategy and major decisions.

    I bring an independent perspective, without conflicts of interest, to protect the balance between shareholders/employees/clients.

    Ensure the quality of financial and non-financial information by actively contributing to committees (audit, risk, remuneration, nominations) with rigor and pedagogy.

    Evaluation of key risks (financial, operational, cyber, compliance, reputational) and company resilience.

    Monitoring performance (capex, cash, ROI, margin trajectories) and challenging value creation KPIs.

    Sparring partner for the executive: demanding support, frank feedback, and leveraging my network for the company's benefit.
    Governance Corporate Strategy
  • Parc Expositions Rouen
    General Manager
    ENTERTAINMENT AND LEISURE
    January 2025 - June 2025 (5 months)
    Rouen, France
    • Manage a major crisis (governance – social – financial)
    • Ensure business and operational continuity
    • Restore managerial stability and ensure transition
    Crisis Management Change Management Financial Modeling Cash Management
  • RX FRANCE
    General Manager
    January 2012 - March 2023 (11 years and 3 months)
    Paris, France
    • In charge of General Management (Strategy – International Development – Leadership - P&L)
    • Develop international markets through external and organic growth – EMEA region
    • Innovate to grow the business by 2 to 4% per year in a mature and competitive market
    • Deeply restructure and/or reorganize organizations post Covid
    • Operate in multicultural and multidisciplinary international environments
    • Govern (board member, supervisory board member, management board chairman)
    • Manage shareholder conflicts (shareholder agreements) or arbitration situations
    Growth Strategy Restructuring Corporate Strategy International Development

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Education

  • ESC Toulouse
    1992
  • DESCF
    1993

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