Frederic Martin

Current

Senior Consultant at FredericMartin & Company

Past

Global Business Development at EVS Instant Tapeless Technology
Head of TV Business in Frankfurt, Germany at SAMSUNG Electronics
TV Group Manager in Cologne, Germany at SONY

Senior TV Product Manager, in Paris, France at THOMSON Multimedia
Product Manager Audio, Telephony & new Technologies, in Paris at GRUNDIG
International Sales Engineer, in Berlin & Brussels at Leroy Somer (Emerson Inc)

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Education

ESCP Europe
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Six Sigma Black Belt

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Frederic Martin’s Summary

Frédéric graduated in Engineering, in Business Management at ESCP Europe Business School and completed a Six Sigma Black Belt training.

He has developed 15+ years of senior experience across Europe in product, marketing and international business management with multinationals like Sony, Samsung, Thomson and EVS (Digital Video).

He is multilingual and highly experienced in developing strong brands and international market positions, in managing multicultural teams of marketers and engineers, and in rolling out innovative products and projects, especially in the fields of home entertainment and new media.

Highly Interested in digital technologies, advanced marketing, new management (enterprise 2.0), he keeps current with the latest trends in those areas.

With that background, a large network across Europe and strong insights in the German, French and Benelux markets, he is starting his own venture with high calibrated service and technology partners.

He´s looking at delivering innovative and unique value propositions by leveraging web 2.0, digital technologies, interactive marketing and collaborative management practices 2.0.

He´s doing that with his own expertise and by building up a 360°ecosystem of digital specialists and startups across Benelux, France and Germany together with senior partners.

Frederic Martin’s Specialties:

Helping your Business Prosper across Europe and in the New Economy:
- Business Strategy and International Development
- Product Management and Digital Innovation
- Advanced Marketing and Communications
- Collective Productivity and Intelligence 2.0

Frederic Martin’s Experience

Senior Consultant

FredericMartin & Company

(Management Consulting industry)

October 2009 — Present (3 months)

visit http://fmartin.info
Global Business Development

EVS Instant Tapeless Technology

(Public Company; BE0003820371; Broadcast Media industry)

May 2008 — September 2009 (1 year 5 months)

Reporting to the CEO, was in charge of preparing the company for the new media (mobile TV, IPTV, VoD) and for the TV studio business by analyzing the markets on a global basis, by approaching potential partners and by delivering strategic reports that would translate into business plans. At the same time, implemented market watch, collective intelligence and collaborative work solutions.

EVS is a global leader in digital video solutions (digital servers and software) for the production of live TV programs. Customers include most broadcasters across the world, major sport leagues, telcos and service companies.
Head of TV Business in Frankfurt, Germany

SAMSUNG Electronics

(Information Technology and Services industry)

September 2005 — April 2008 (2 years 8 months)

Led Samsung TV to Nr.1 position (21% value MS / 460M€) from Nr.5 (6% value MS / 170M€): brand, product, business drive & operations ownership.
TV Group Manager in Cologne, Germany

SONY

(Public Company; SNE; Consumer Electronics industry)

September 2001 — September 2004 (3 years 1 month)

TV business ownership (200M€) & multicultural team management.
Flat TV & MHP launching. Six Sigma / Marcom & Sales operations.
Senior TV Product Manager, in Paris, France

THOMSON Multimedia

(Consumer Electronics industry)

March 1999 — July 2001 (2 years 5 months)

- Product management & business ownership (240M€ / 4 brands)
- First in Europe Interactive TV launching (Thomson-Microsoft TAK)
Product Manager Audio, Telephony & new Technologies, in Paris

GRUNDIG

(Privately Held; Consumer Electronics industry)

January 1996 — February 1999 (3 years 2 months)

- Audio, hifi, telephony, caraudio - product management ownership
- DAB, DVD, PDP, DECT early launching
International Sales Engineer, in Berlin & Brussels

Leroy Somer (Emerson Inc)

(Public Company; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

July 1989 — September 1992 (3 years 3 months)

Business & Project Management in East Germany + Belgium.

Frederic Martin’s Education

ESCP Europe

Masters , General Management , 1992 — 1994

ESCP is a leading European Business School

ranked 3rd worldwide in the Financial Times 2009 league tables for global Masters in Management programmes:

http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/masters-in-management
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

1986 — 1988
Six Sigma Black Belt

2003