Lionel Roux
President and CEO at Cloud Solutions
After a first successful entrepreneurial experience and 5 years of management consulting, I launched a new company in 2010, Cloud Solutions SAS, who provides most efficient, user friendly and simple collaborative SaaS platform for SMEs, associations and public organizations.
I currently manage Cloud Solutions SAS, company who provides the most efficient, user-friendly and simple collaborative platform for SMEs, associations and public organizations.
2005 - 2010Management of strategic consulting projects
Growth strategy, diversification, investments, public policies, due-diligences, …
Design and launch of Internet platforms
Project management
New service development
Launch and development of new activities
Implementation of innovative collaborative tools
Main industries: Telecoms / Mobile Multimedia, Digital services, Capital investments, Public organizations
2004 - 2004Designed distribution strategy for the BT VoIP offers (Internet telephony) to the SMB market.
Introduced generalized framework to build distribution strategies of disruptive technology products.
2000 - 2003General management & Marketing strategy
Launched and managed an international start-up company manufacturing special fuels and lubricants
Led and launched more than 30 new product development projects
Achieved solid brand awareness & substantial market share through a creative differentiation strategy
Grew a distribution network counting 983 dealers in less than three years
Managed strategic partnership/sponsorships
Built disruptive distribution channels (fuel by mail)
Established major customer accounts (e.g. Mercedes, Honda, Yamaha)
-Implemented innovative services (e.g. on-site delivery, downloadable set-up)
1998 - 2000Coordinated operations during the launch of an international racing fuels and lubricants brand.
Liaised between headquarters (Japan), R&D (France), production (Netherlands) and sales agents (Intl.)
Oversaw the entire supply-chain (Sales forecasts, Purchases, Production)
Reported economic forecasts and activity reports
Defined the product range and catalog
Designed presentations for potential investors
1994 - 1997Designed (CAD-Pro-Engineer, 1500h) and industrialized mechanical plastic and metallic parts.
Promoted to Project Manager to design and implement a plastic part costing software using sophisticated statistical methods (e.g. Non-linear regressions, MLG).