Advisory Board

Guy Sauvage has 30 years of senior retail experiences in various organizations including Carrefour in Asia (China , Taiwan, Japan, Korea , Thailand , Malaysia , Indonesia , Singapore), IKEA in Spain, and more recently i2 in the UAE, where he led a turnaround as CEO. He holds a business degree from IAE Montpelier and speaks French and English.

Key areas of expertise: Retail & Consumer Goods, Multinationals, Turnaround, Europe, Middle East, Asia.

Jean Pierre de Montalivet is currently CEO of Power Consult, an advisory firm. Jean Pierre has more than 30 years of experience in the consumer goods industry and both mature and new economies. He was CEO of Henkel France as well as Vice President for Middle East, North Africa, and Central America. He previously worked for Danone, where he was Commercial and Marketing Director for Mexico. He is holds a business degree from EDHEC and speaks French and English.

Key areas of expertise: Retail & Consumer Goods, Multinationals, Middle East, North Africa, Latin America, Europe.

Abderahmane Fodil is Director at Emirates Investment Authority, a UAE sovereign wealth fund. Abderahmane has 13 years of experience of Private Equity and Consulting in mature and emerging markets in various organizations including Abu Dhabi Investment Council, IFC, AT Kearney and Société Générale. He holds an MBA from INSEAD. He is also a graduate of Ecole Centrale. He speaks English, French and Arabic.

Key areas of expertise: Private Equity, Financial Services, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Europe, Middle East & North Africa, Latin America.

Bertrand Schmitt is currently VP Mobile Solutions at Gomez, China. Betrand has more than 15 years of experience in the IT and Telecom Industries where he has been CEO and CTO of several companies operating in a fast growth environment. Bertrand holds an MBA from the Wharton. He is also a graduate of ISEP and speaks english, french, and chinese.

Key areas of expertise: Information Technology & Telecom, Turnaround, Start Ups, Europe, China.

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