Dr. Gustave Franck Tchere

Development of the Corporate Data & Artificial Intelligence (AI) & IT Strategies and steering use cases implementation Introduction of a new IT governance model and approval process Strategic Planning of the Digitalization Investment Budget & Portfolio Steering Portfolio Execution incl. Budget & Project Controlling Planning of ERP Roadmap Programmes (SAP S/4 HANA, Publishing Software) & implementation steering Standardization & Digitalization of Business Processes through ERP & Intelligent Automation

Business Consolidation, Re-structuring and Carve-outs Digital Transformation & Process Automation Profitability & Value Creation Maximization Continuous Improvement & Organizational Change Management Rollout business solutions for different markets and business entities

Budget responsibility for the Lines of Business Sales, Trading, Commercial Operations & Corporate IT. Develop and align the portfolio strategy in close alignment with the IT and Business Units strategy. Lead the transformation towards agile project and portfolio management. Lead the Digital & IT Portfolio Governance and enable strategic portfolio planning during the Mid-Term Planning and Forecast processes.

In charge of the global delivery of SAP Programs & Enterprise Productivity Solutions. Defined and delivered the SAP S/4 HANA migration strategy for the corporate and subsidiaries. Defined the SAP Implementation Masterplan for the whole organization, including Transformation scenarios, implementation of a Central Finance System and the delivery roadmap. Participated in the Microsoft 365 rollout program (coordination of the Phase 1 delivery. Scoping and planning of the Phase 2 delivery).

Implementation of an IT Risk Management framework & a cloud-based Data Lake Infrastructure to improve the data-driven steering capability of the company. Managed a delivery team of project managers, software developers and data scientists. Rolled out an IT Service Continuity solution working together with key stakeholders within the organization. Conceived, led and delivered the Data Lake implementation project. Developed Business Intelligence improvement use cases for the Business Units.

Member of the Product & IT leadership team, Chairman of the Group Portfolio Board. Prioritization of global digital initiatives and project investments with the Executive Board. Managed cross-functionally 18 international delivery teams. Drove the Group Portfolio & Performance management processes. Managed digital transformation programs (Finance Transformation: based on the SAP S/4 HANA Platform, Business Intelligence (BI) Transformation, Migration of the IT Infrastructure to the cloud).

Responsible for Projects delivery for the Terminals Product Development team. Budget Planning & Control. Manage cross-functional international teams of 30+ experts and product managers, in order to achieve Business and Operational Excellence. Setup and operate the Programme Management Office for a large department. Performance Management. Governance & Stakeholders Management. Lead negotiation with 3rd Party partners. Continuous product improvement process. Risk & Escalation Management.

Successfully launched a B2B Enterprise Mobility solution in April 2012 with supported devices Successfully improved the customer uptake, service profitability and user experience of a strategic product over a year. Managed a cross-functional team of 6 people responsible for end-to-end Messaging & Fixed-Mobile Convergence products delivery to many markets (B2C and B2B customers) Took active part in a transformational programme “Better Terminals Management Mobile - Operational Excellence"

Managed successfully the delivery of a portfolio of 100 terminals customisation projects within 20 months. Improved the services deployement success rate 30% over a year. Developed and implemented a new service delivery and testing process, aligned to the terminal delivery process. Analyzed the impact of Mobile Internet services delivery on data access growth and increase of content revenues. Stakeholders management (suppliers, content providers, applications developers and OpCos)

Led research works in Ultra-wideband (UWB) systems with dual capability: communication and localization (systems analysis and performance evaluation) Supervised students’ works and master theses within the research field Embedded systems design: wireless sensor nodes with integrated GPS information Achievements - Doctoral thesis titled “Ultra-wideband based Communications and Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks” - Publication of 10 international articles on UWB systems

Developed 6 realizable solutions for implementing digital ADSL/ADSL+ modems • Analyzed in-house analogue solutions for amplification in ADSL and ADSL+ modems • Defined and evaluated the requirements for designing all digital amplification in ADSL and ADSL+ modems with analogue and digital experts

Leadership & People Management, Business Management, Corporate Finance, Business Negotiation

Ultra Wideband based Communications & Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks

Telcoms Management, Radio Communications , Data Communications, Radio Network optimization, Signal Processing

Physics Mathematics Electronics Equipment and Maintenance