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Vincent B.VB

Vincent B.

ex BCG LVMH - Conseil Direction Générale & COMEX

€1,000/day
Nice, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Vincent

I support senior leadership teams as an Executive Transformation & Operating Model Advisor, helping organizations navigate complex transformations while maintaining operational performance.

With 15+ years of experience across general management, strategy and operations, I combine a top-tier consulting background (ex-BCG, ex-Strategy&) with hands-on executive roles, including P&L ownership as General Manager and global leadership positions within international groups (Sephora). I have worked extensively across Retail, Luxury (Chanel, LVMH), Consumer and industrial environments, in Europe and the United States.

I typically intervene in situations where organizations need clarity, structure and senior-level judgment, such as:

- Business and organizational transformations
- Design or redesign of global or regional operating models
- Governance, roles & responsibilities, and decision-making frameworks
- Strategic programs (CRM, go-to-market, retail or customer experience initiatives)
- Support to executive teams during periods of transition, growth or complexity

My value lies in my ability to bridge strategy and execution: structuring ambiguous situations, aligning stakeholders, defining clear roadmaps and supporting leadership teams in making robust, pragmatic decisions.

I am particularly effective in part-time or fractional formats, where senior expertise is needed without building a full internal team. My interventions are focused, outcome-driven and designed to empower internal leaders rather than replace them.

I am available 8 to 16 hours per week, primarily for clients based in Geneva, Lausanne or Switzerland, working remotely from Paris, with on-site presence when required. This setup allows organizations to access senior transformation leadership in a flexible and efficient way.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • German

    Basic

Can work on-site
Nice (up to 50km)

Experience

  • OFFICE-IN
    GENERAL MANAGER
    ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING
    January 2024 - Today (2 years and 5 months)
    Paris, France
    Full P&L responsibility for a €12m design & build company, specialized in workspace architecture leading its transformation from an entrepreneurial structure to a scalable, governance-driven organization.

    Key achievements:
    ● Delivered +50% revenue growth over 2 years, while strengthening operational robustness
    ● Defined strategic positioning and value proposition in a competitive market
    ● Designed and deployed new operations strategy across people, process, tools: ○ Implemented new governance model, executive decision-making processes and rituals ○ Designed and rolled out revised HR structure, performance management and incentive systems ○ Built financial reporting, budgeting and dashboards to support P&L steering
    ● Product launch, innovation and CSR ○ Launched a new business unit generating €500k+ incremental revenue ○ Led digital and AI-driven initiatives (pricing automation, 3D/VR) improving margin and execution speed ○ Achieved EcoVadis Platinum rating through structured CSR initiatives & governance
    ● Acted as Project Director on major strategic client projects, managing senior stakeholders
    ● Recruitment of a Senior Architect to lead the design unit and of a Lead FF&E to support the Furniture business unit
    Growth Strategy Business Transformation Entrepreneurship Organizational Change Management General Management
  • SEPHORA
    GLOBAL INNOVATION & NEW VENTURES DIRECTOR
    RETAIL (SMALL BUSINESS)
    January 2021 - January 2024 (3 years)
    Paris, France
    Reported to the Global Chief Digital Officer, leading global innovation, new ventures and strategic partnerships across regions in a highly matrixed organization. In charge of establishing the FY budget.

    Key achievements:
    ● Deployed the Sephora × Zalando strategic partnership, the first-ever selective distribution partnership with a pure player in Europe: ○ Mobilized all functions across both organizations (Digital, Retail, Legal, Tech, Supply, Finance, Marketing) ○ Coordinated Sephora partner brands to align commercial, operational and brand constraints ○ Established new governance, contractual and operating frameworks for selective e-commerce
    ● Led SephoraUniverse, Sephora's global metaverse & blockchain initiative, a multi-million global project ○ Managed a team of ~20 developers and external partners ○ Defined use cases, governance and roadmap across technology, legal and brand teams ○ Designed physical & digital marketing activation plan (Vivatech, SEPHORiA, World of Women)
    ● Led development and international rollout of a data-driven in-store skincare diagnostic tool, now deployed globally
    ● Structured global innovation governance, including funnel, prioritization, roadmap and budget allocation
    ● Following the departure of the Global CDO, animated the global digital community with interim reporting to the CEO
    ● Led Digital Strat plan working with regional CDOs
    ● Regular presentations to Senior Leadership Team (budget validation, innovation & digital governance, programs)
    ● Coordination with LVMH innovation & digital community (member of LVMH digital leaders)
    Direction de programme Retail Strategy Go-to-Market (GTM) Strategy Management de l'innovation Marketing
  • BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP (BCG)
    PROJECT LEADER – PRIVATE EQUITY, RETAIL &
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    January 2018 - January 2021 (3 years)
    Paris, France
    Project Leader leading strategy, operating model and transformation programs for global corporates and PE funds.

    Selected achievements:
    • Led 15+ strategy, commercial and operational due diligences for leading PE funds and portfolio companies ○ Identified and quantified top-line growth and EBITDA improvement levers ○ Led large-scale transformation programs (reorganizations, cost programs, governance redesign) ○ Managed senior stakeholders including C-level executives, shareholders and boards
    • Designed and delivered large-scale Target Operating Models for complex international organizations, including:
    ○ Chanel – Global CRM Operating Model supporting the rollout of a worldwide customer relationship platform while integrating highly complex constraints. Defined governance, roles & responsibilities, data flows and deployment roadmap at global and regional levels
    ○ Lesaffre – Global Finance & HR Operating Model. Redesigned global and regional Finance & HR functions to simplify structures and align with global best practices. Supported deployment of a Shared Service Center
    Commercial Due Diligence Gestion de projet Management d'équipe Business Transformation Organizational Design

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Education

  • Specialized Master in Strategy & Organizations
    ESCP EUROPE
    Specialized Master in Strategy & Organizations
  • Master degree in Finance |
    UNIVERSITE PARIS-DAUPHINE
    Master degree in Finance |

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