Laurent Finck

Freiberuflich, Advisory Board Member, Flint

Paris, Frankreich

Über mich

Engineer with a business background, I’ve been involved for 25 years in the High Tech B2B sector, both in Consulting and in Software Sales. My experience spans IT Governance and IT Transformation programs, Vendors Go-to-Market transformation, Sales Strategy and Sales Operations, Value Engineering, Partnerships and Alliances, and Customer Services / Customer Success. I support companies that are looking for leaders capable of embodying and deploying a vision. I am specialized in the commercial transformations of software companies which need to sell Solutions & Platforms and/or transform into a XaaS business. Today: - I Advise CEOs, CxOs and SVPs of High Tech Vendors on how to architect and deploy the required Business Transformations to sell the business value of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS solutions and to develop their international business, - I Help Business Executives identify and extract the Business Value from their technology investments and manage their Business Transformations.

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

15 years experience in Information Technology
B2B Solutions
IT Consulting and sales strategies for large organ
APAC
Middle East
Eastern Europe
Russia). Specialities Go to Market
Sales Organization
Sales Operations
Program Management
Business Development
Remote management
Emerging Markets
Central Eastern Europe
Russia
MEA
Asia Pacific
Business
IaaS
Cloud Computing
PaaS
Saas
General Management
Management des opérations
IT Transformation
Programm Management

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von Laurent Finck

  • Bis heute 2 Jahre und 8 Monate, seit Nov. 2021

    CEO & Founder

    Finck-Different Consulting

    Transforming technology vendors to sell solutions rather than products and to develop their international business. Supporting technology users to extract business value from their technology investments and to manage their transformations. Tech Vendors: - GTM transformation, - Sales organization alignment (Sales, partnerhsips, services) - New offerings development, - Field deployment and sales execution. Tech Users: - Master Planning, Program governance, - Program Change management - PMO

  • Bis heute 5 Jahre, seit Juli 2019

    Advisory Board Member

    Flint

  • 3 Monate, Aug. 2021 - Okt. 2021

    Alliances & Partnerships head, EMEA

    MessageBird

    As a CPaaS (Communication Platform as a Service) vendor, Messagebird can enable brands to transform the client experience of their consumers. Joined to deploy a Platform and Value Selling GTM in EMEA.

  • 2 Jahre und 1 Monat, Aug. 2019 - Aug. 2021

    Senior Director, GSI Partnerships and ISV Alliances, EMEA

    Citrix Systems, Inc.

    Citrix unlocks enterprise productivity by providing solutions that transform the way people work - Citrix removes the complexity and resistance that exist in today's IT Infrastructures, wherever they are (on premise, in the cloud, or both). Transforming the way people work requires to establish and operate partnerships with major Consultant, System Integrators, and Vendors; Together, we strategize, deploy, and operate major Enterprise Transformations. My team leads these strategic relationships in EMEA.

  • 2 Jahre und 2 Monate, Juli 2017 - Aug. 2019

    CEO & Founder

    Finck-Different

    Transforming technology vendors to sell solutions rather than products and to develop their international business. Supporting technology users to extract business value from their technology investments and to manage their transformations. Tech Vendors: - GTM transformation, - Sales organization alignment, - Field deployment and sales execution. Tech Users: - Master Planning, Program governance, - Program Change management - PMO Clients: Europassistance, Europcar, Objenious, M-Files, Servicenow.

  • 2 Jahre und 10 Monate, Okt. 2014 - Juli 2017

    Vice President, WW Consultant & System Integrators Alliances

    Dassault Systèmes

    Dassault Systemes is a 3B€ Software Vendor. Established WW Partnerships with major Consulting and System Integration firms, positionning the Dassault Systèmes Platform as a key enabler of Digital Transformations. Direct report to XCOM. - Doubled relative and absolute performance Year over Year, - Established and drove the Business Plan to impact Direct Sales - Managed and transformed the WW team of 30+ people.

  • 2 Jahre und 6 Monate, Mai 2012 - Okt. 2014

    Advisory Services Executive Lead, South EMEA head

    VMware

    Established the VMware Advisory Services team in SEMEA. Provided perspective and guidance to CxOs and Senior Executives of large Corporations on how Technology and Business strategies are enabled and transformed by cloud computing. - Introduced the capability in South EMEA, managing cultural change aspects, - Demonstrated value by being instrumental in closing multi-million $ deals, - Grew the team from 5 to 9 Strategists (all Ex CxOs) in France, Italy, Spain, Dubai, and Israel see less

  • 1 Jahr und 9 Monate, Nov. 2009 - Juli 2011

    Vice President, Emerging Markets Strategy & Business Development

    CA Technologies

    Transformed Go to Market and Sales Forces Organization in the Emerging Market for the Executive VP in charge of Latin America, Central Eastern Europe, Russia, MEA, and Asia Pacific. - Segmented Market, shaped Go to Market and Sales Organizations, established and drove Multi-year Business Plan (5 years CAGR +25% in New Contract Value), - Crafted Strategic Partnerships, member of the negotiation team (100M$ / 5 years). - Led a team of 5 strategists (US, Japan, France, Australia, Brazil).

  • 3 Jahre und 5 Monate, Juli 2006 - Nov. 2009

    Vice President - EMEA Transformation Office

    CA Technologies

    Senior Advisor to the CA EMEA General Manager Context: Complex B2B Sales Transformation: - Commercial Strategy, Go to Market, and Organization - Alliances and Partnership strategies, - Business Planning discipline,

  • 1 Jahr, Aug. 2005 - Juli 2006

    Associate Director

    Gartner Consulting

    Supported CIOs of large national or multinational firms in strategic choices and strategic programs implementations – IT Strategy, IT Organizations, IT Governance designs.

  • 5 Jahre und 2 Monate, Juli 2000 - Aug. 2005

    Project Director

    Accenture

    Supported CIOs of large national or multinational firms in strategic choices and strategic programs implementations – IT Strategy, IT Organizations, IT Governance designs

  • 3 Jahre und 10 Monate, Okt. 1996 - Juli 2000

    European Product Manager

    Hewlett Packard

    European Product Manager - Sales Forces relationship, Supply Chain Relationship, Pricing, Forecasts, sales development programs.

  • 3 Jahre und 2 Monate, Jan. 1993 - Feb. 1996

    Manufacturing Director

    Sihi Pumps

    Member of the executive committee, in charge of the company’s manufacturing organization (50 people)

Ausbildung von Laurent Finck

  • 11 Monate, Jan. 1996 - Nov. 1996

    Sciences Po Paris

  • 2 Jahre und 11 Monate, Sep. 1988 - Juli 1991

    Ecole des Mines de Saint Etienne

Sprachen

  • Französisch

    Muttersprache

  • Englisch

    Fließend

  • Deutsch

    Gut

Interessen

Solution Selling
Outcome based selling
Ultra High End Audio
Music
Foreign Cultures
Travel

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