
Vice President at Inverto Digital Labs. Sales & Marketing
Luxembourg

Vice President at Inverto Digital Labs. Sales & Marketing
Luxembourg
Skills & Attributes: 15 years international background. • Strong manager •Tenacious, results-focused and self-starting • Apply creativity in all aspects of the sales process • Excellent negotiation skills • Strong communication and presentation skills • Team player • Expert in Business development EMEA India & Asia for innovating technologies for Digital TV, Media and Broadcast
Consultancy and expertise around Digital TV, Multimedia Internet & mobile.
General management, strategic planning, corporate development, technology development, corporate partnering, sales channel development, innovative business strategies, team orientation, organizational efficiency & reshaping, M&A.
Strong track report in turning around businesses generating sustainable positive EBIT.
Digital television market & technology expert, Business development, Management, Mergers and acquisition, Company restucturing.
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
Inverto Digital Labs is a leading design company for broadcast reception and streaming products. Inverto products are synonymous with cutting-edge broadcast reception technology.
INVERTO Digitals labs designs and markets consumer digital reception products (HD/SD PVR,STB’s and LNB’s) for the use of Free-to-Air and Pay TV services and provides DVB turnkey solutions for MSO’s, CE Players and video integrators .
INVERTO Digitals labs products assure image quality, ease-of-use to consumers, with security and cost-effectiveness to operators and distributors.
NEW : www.inverto.tv
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(Broadcast Media industry)
October 2006 — June 2008 (1 year 9 months)
ALC & CO CONSULTING, (www.alc.lu) Consulting and Strategy, Luxembourg, offering my clients a strong expertise in innovating technologies B2B. Help and assist Digital TV Operators / Broadcasters / Contents Providers in: Business development, project organization, strategy, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) .
EMEA, CIS & INDIA.
-ADTEC (www.adtecinc.com) Headend solution for satellite, cable, terrestrial and IPTV. Business development Director. Created and developed the EMEA & India distribution network.
-Xcrypt (www.xcrypt.co.kr) Total CAS Solution provider DVB/IP. Business development Director, sales & study, technology expertise: SOC (System On Chip) RIGEL and USB CAM. Created and developed the European subsidiary.
-NFM TV (www.nfm-tv.com) New HD-TV channel. Mission: business development, marketing and sales, technology expertise, contents acquisition.
(Broadcast Media industry)
August 2004 — September 2006 (2 years 2 months)
SCM Microsystems Digital TV Market.Company listed (NASDAQ) (www.scmmicro.com ) new name is SmarDTV NAGRA
Position Business Development Director for EMEA
ResponsibilitiesReporting to the Sales and Marketing Vice President, my key task was to achieve demanding new business targets by:
Developing relationships (B to B) at the most senior levels within the international cable/satellite Operators, identifying their needs, creating innovative and bespoke service solutions, presenting proposals, negotiating the contracts and then closing the deals, working closely with operations and R&D to ensure a successful introduction and implementation of these solutions.
Acting as a Business Development interface with CA companies (Nagra, Viaccess, NDS, Irdeto, Latens, Conax).
- Created and developed two new concepts (NERVA / MULTI-ROOMS).
(www.freepatentsonline.com/EP1699239.html)
- Developed Operators’ Products: Cyfra+, Polsat, Boxer, Orbit, MOS,TPS.
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Telecommunications industry)
January 2001 — July 2004 (3 years 7 months)
Export Director, Member of the Executive Committee
Responsibilities Reporting to the CEO and leading a small, focused sales/key accounts team of 5 area sales managers, my key task was to increase the export department’s turnover and to develop a distribution network of specialists as well as B to B relationships.
Achievements: Created and developed the Spanish subsidiary which achieved M€ 1.5 during its first year of activity.
Implemented Internet through satellite and pay TV solutions in hotels and hospitals for two media groups: Canal+ MOS, Digital +.
Developed a network of distributors in Russia, Scandinavia and China.
Increased turnover by 250% over three years.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Consumer Electronics industry)
September 1998 — December 2000 (2 years 4 months)
Shrinktek Polymers Ltd, Export Director (Technical products manufacturer and distributor: heat-shrinkable tubings, extruded tubings, braided sleeves), England (www.shrinktek.co.uk) (automotive and aeronautical industries)
(Broadcast Media industry)
December 1994 — August 1998 (3 years 9 months)
(Technical products distributor and manufacturer: heat-shrinkable tubings, extruded tubings, braided sleeves, wires, cables and polyester films), Paris for (automotive and aeronautical industries) (www.gremco.fr)
MBA , Management and Business expertise , 1990 — 1994
IEA Paris «L'Institut Européen des Affaires 3ème cycles supérieurs»(MBA) Masters in Business Administration and Management, 1 year. www.ieaparis.com
1993 ESCE Sup’Entreprise, Ecole Supérieure de Commerce d’Epernay, Business school in 3 years. (Sup ‘Entreprise is now part of the IEA group)
ART, Paintings, Photo, http://ylaperche.blogspot.com/
Group Manager of the CAS-DTV Group on LinkedIn, CAS-DTV
Group Manager of the Set-top Box & PVR platform DVB-IP