François-Xavier Patron
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Professional statusConsultant
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ABILITIES
. Energy driven and Initiative. Pragmatism
. Entrepreneurial
. Willingness to learn and to travel
Professional experience
MANAGING DIRECTOR
BRIOT WECO SPAIN AND PORTUGAL - Barcelona - Spain(Permanent contract - August 2001 - October 2007)
- Responsibilities: 9 million Euros turnover, 40 employees
- Major Achievements:
- Cumulated Net Contribution to the group 2001 - 2007: 4,6 million Euros
- 2000 Spain: 10 % market share. 2006: 33 % market share.
- 2000 Portugal: 21 % market share. 2006: 35 % market share. - Developing group strategic plans, developing and presenting annual budget and business plans, reporting on a monthly basis P&L to the group
- Managing and coordinating the day to day operations
- Managing, motivating and coordinating the management team and their corresponding staff. Managing human resources of the organisation
- Supervising the audit processes and all legal processes, managing and researching financial and physical resources
REGIONAL EXPORT SALES MANAGER
BRIOT INTERNATIONAL - Pont de l'Arche - France(Permanent contract - May 1998 - August 2001)
- Portfolio of companies in charge: 22. Annual Budget: 5,8 million euros
Region: Southern and Eastern Europe, Africa, Central and South America, India and Pakistan - Development and reorganisation of a network of distributors
- Major Achievements 1998- 2001
- Annual sales: from 3 to 5,5 million Euros
- South America: from 4 % to 11% of the overall exporting sales
- Eastern countries: from 1,25 % to 6% of the overall exporting sales
Skills
Competencies
- International Project Management
- Strategic Management, Planning and Organisation
- Change Management
- Key accounts negotiation and Business Development
- Financial engineering, Financial analysis and Cost Controlling
BACKGROUND
- 17 years of international business and management experience
- optical and ophtalmologic devices markets
- Management of business units
- Familiarity with trade development and export capacity building
- Leading complex team in International environment and motivating staff and coordinating their work
Languages
- French Mother tongue
- Spanish
- English
- Portuguese