MAIRE APIOU

Managed a team of 7
- Re-organised department and each team members position
- Decreased certain administrative tasks of the team by more than 50%
- Integrated the Alumni Careers Department and web site into the department
- Set out plan to integrate new Sports Management MBA needs, career and academic assignments
- Brought new business partners to the school for courses, internships and full time positions

(New position in the MBA Department)

Defined strategy & operational tasks and resources to increase global presence of HEC MBA brand increasing the number of internships and full time jobs worldwide.

- Established long-term relationships with leading companies in banking, consulting and industry sectors which directly let to over 30% graduates finding high-calibre full time post-MBA positions worldwide (such as LVMH, Schneider Electric, Arcelor Mittal, Abbott, and top consulting and banking on an international scale.....)

- Initiated a series of international multi-sector field trips involving over 300 students meeting top management off over 400 companies in Brazil, China, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Singapore, Switzerland, Netherlands, UAE, UK over three years (resulting in projects, internships and full time positions)

- Made closer ties and bridged MBA students on campus with alumni around the world

-Put in place new initiatives including regular working groups and coaching sessions in various cities to maintain (pre-recession) employment levels

- Put in place on campus coaching sessions with alumni

- Mentor of executive MBAs for strategic audits

- Chair (president) of Jury's for Executive MBA thesis defense

TELEDIFFUSION DE France (TDF) - Paris
Diffusion de la télévision et radio, CA 926M€, 3.200 personnes. Ex-filiale de France Télécom

Role in Pre-Acquisition (11 projects in 10 years)
- Pre-tender lobbying, writing response to tender, data room, due diligence, management negotiations - mentor to new project managers in M&A

Role in Post-acquisition
- Managed Service Contract - Anti Trust requirements for IPO - Synergies post-acquisition including people synergies

Role in Lobbying
- Co-initiated and managed international high level lobbying missions for TDF with broadcasters, the press, government officials and manufacturers for the smooth introduction of Digital Television in France

Other
- Chairperson for commercial arm of DigiTAG - international body for promotion of Digital Television (based in Geneva)
- Published Marketing and Technical Book for the expansion of Synchronized Radio in Europe
- Assistant project manager for setting up Greenfield company in Poland - Trained staff in Importation - in Trade Shows - in Client Relations
- Planned and organised the making of a documentary for Canal+ in the UK
- Project manager for Lebanon - with the Ministry of Information

- Consultancy work for Chinese companies doing business with European companies (south China and Hong Kong)
- Trade Negotiations for clients in food - toys - cognac - textile - packaging
Clients included EDF, M6, United Technologies
Achievement - Set out the European inter-subsidiary communications plan for United Technologies

Audit et consulting
Coordination du projet de création d'un centre de formation pour les cadres, management de 2 personnes. Reporting à l'associé

Conduite des négociations initiales auprès des collectivités locales (EDF, FT, DDE ...)pour l’élargissement des routes, plus de feu rouges, évacuation des eaux, électricité, plus de lignes téléphoniques, …..

Banque d'Affaires
Responsable de l'analyse du risque avant l'accord du crédit. Reporting au Directeur Crédit

Responsable du reporting mensuel et trimestriel pour le siège européen et mondial

Récupération de 50% d'une créance due par un client américain protégé de ses créanciers par la loi Chapitre 11 aux Etats-Unis