Bio

I have a 25 years experience as a C-Level in the AI/Telco/media/Yellow Pages Industry. I have conducted multiple digital transformations, driving organizations to more customer centricity and digital savviness. I have now decided to embrace disruptions by focusing on AI in the making. I'm running @HEC Montreal 2 programs dedicated to Ai start-ups, NextAi (www.nextcanada.com/next-ai) to incubate ventures, CreativeDestructionLab (www.creativedestructionlab.com) to nurture them and accelerate their growth. Since January 2019, I have joined SCALE AI as CEO. SCALE AI is one of the 5 superclusters created by the Government of Canada in February 2018 and the only one dedicated to AI. SCALE AI has access to $230 M in funding to help supply chain industry embrace AI transformation. Before, I have been President and CEO of Yellow Pages in Canada, the incubent Yellow Pages in the country. Under my leadership, the share of digital revenues has reached more than 70% of total revenues. YP has maintained strong profitability levels in that transition, allowing the company to pay back more then 500 m$ of debt in less than 4 years. Before joining Yellow Pages in Canada, I was EVP and Media Group CEO@Solocal Group, the incumbent Yellow Pages business in France. I have conducted similar transformation from print to digital as CEO of the Digital Group @Lagardere Active, helping magazine brands like Elle, CarandDriver to gain digital traction and influence world wide. Before joining the media industry, I have spent 13 years @Orange/France Telecom, building and growing Orange Mass Market Mobile business in France, notably as CMO and Head of Mass Market. I graduated from Ecole Polytechnique of Paris, Telecom Paris and I hold a post-graduation diploma of Economics from Paris Dauphine University. I'm a French Citizen and a Canadian Permanent resident. I'm married and a proud father of one boy. I'm a decent classical Piano player, a former rugby player ... and I love tennis. .