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Michel FÉRET

VALENCE, PARIS

En résumé

• Seasoned Manager of large international R&D teams in the fields of consumer electronics, Software and Communications with experience in Customer Support and Sales.
• Particular interest in leading edge technologies and innovative products or solutions, in strategy and overall business leadership in the context of high tech industries.

Mes compétences :
Electronics
Innovation
International
Open innovation
Research
Research and Development
Semantic web
Strategy
Technology
Web
Direction générale
Management
Ingénierie
Conseil
Gestion de projet

Entreprises

  • Strataim - VP Recherche et Développement, Innovation

    2016 - maintenant Strataim intervient sur des missions de management de transition et de conseil dans les domaines de la R&D et de l'Innovation. Ces missions sont en général dans la durée, entre 6 et 12 mois. Nos deux derniers clients ont été le groupe KIS Photo-Me (Photomaton) et le Groupe Lacroix.
  • Immersive Personalized Sound - Directeur Général

    2015 - 2017
  • Ingenico - VP R&D HW and Support

    Paris 2013 - 2015
  • Sogeti High Tech - Regional Vice President

    TOULOUSE 2011 - 2013 Responsible for applying the company's strategy to the IDF region
    Responsible for the IDF region's organisation and overall business performance.
  • PRESANS - VP Strategy

    2010 - maintenant French Startup, in the Open Innovation domain
    Defined and deployed the company’s technology-oriented strategy, as well as the marketing and sales strategy
  • SEMSOFT - Strategic Counsel

    2009 - 2009 French startup in the domain of the Semantic Web (or Web 3.0)
    Drafted the technology offering, financed and led the market research study with an external advisory company
    Defined the complete offer and wrote the final business plan
  • Thomson Silicon Components - General Manager, Sales and Customer Solutions

    2007 - 2009 Based in Paris, France
    110 people managed
    Managed the world wide Sales team in addition to the customer support teams
    Defined the Sales budget, the Sales pipeline, the opportunity and customer management process
    Implemented the Sales process based in Salesforce.com
  • Thomson Silicon Components - General Manager, Customer Solutions and Applications

    2006 - 2007 Based in Paris, France
    100 people managed
    30M€ sales
    Created, organised and managed the world wide customer support team, spread over 7 locations (Indianapolis, Rennes, Edegem, Villingen, Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing).
  • Thomson Broadband Access Platforms - General Manager, R&D

    2004 - 2006 Based in Rennes, France
    300 people managed, over USA, Europe and China.
    Sales of 1.3B€
    Managed the R&D world-wide Core Development Group, including the HW, low level SW, mechanical, industrialization, test and validation and project management teams.
  • Sony, Network and SW Technology Center - General Manager, Director

    1998 - 2004 Based in Brussels, Belgium
    80 engineers, 10M€ budget
    Lead an advanced SW R&D Laboratory contributing SW packages to important Sony products, such a digital TVs and Set Top Boxes, mobiles phones LocationFree TVs, Aibo and Vaio PCs.
  • Sony Corporate Labs - SW Architect

    1995 - 1997 Based in Tokyo, Japan.
  • Bell-Nortel Research - Senior SW Engineer

    1993 - 1995 Based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • Spectrum Engineering Corporation Ltd. - Resarch Associate

    1987 - 1992 Based at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Formations

  • Queen'S University (Kingston)

    Kingston 1990 - 1993 Ph.D.

    Department of Computer & Information Science
  • Queen'S University (Kingston)

    Kingston 1987 - 1988 M.Sc.

    Department of Computer & Information Science

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