Gérald Neuville

May 2003 – May 2006Senior Management Consultant, Management Consulting - Planning & Controlling Corporate Division Management of numerous parallel strategy and management assignments for either Presidents of an Operating Division or Board Members, staffed with both internal and external consultants, thereof: Apparel/home decoration value chain analysis to support a forward integration strategy via alliances with OEMs (18 months);Commodity markets' behaviour analysis to redefine pricing policy of a major product under swift commoditization (9 months);Fine Chemicals: Post-M&A integration of Orgamol, a Swiss family-owned custom synthesis contract manufacturer (12 months).Paris, France Solving InternationalApril 1999 – Sep. 2000Strategy ConsultantStrategic analysis: Industry analysis, economic modelling and financial valuation.Analytical framework design, information collation (interviews, desk research), conduction of workshop, organisation of seminar, presentation to steering committee and final report writing in the course of following assignments:Insurance Industry: Business diversification strategic plan for a French mid-size contributory pension scheme company (France, 6 months).Public Sector: Policy-making (Sustainable Development) analysis for the Dutch Government, in cooperation with RAND Corporation, the American think-tank (3 months).Chemical Industry: Operational performance strengthening diagnosis of a sales and marketing organization for a division of a major world-wide player (Western Europe, 6 months).Nov. 1997 – Dec. 1998 Solo world tour (South America, Northeast Asia, and Eastern Europe).Paris, France L’Oréal July 1995 – Nov. 1997Brand Manager Responsible for re-launching Inné, an unsuccessful brand, on the French market sold in selective salons: achieved turnover recovery of 65% and improved the operational margin to 10% through brand re-positioning and via a co-branding retail incentive scheme (with Tatoo®, France Telecom’s pager).EducationLausanne, SwitzerlandStrategic Finance, IMDAugust 2008Admitted to the executive education program.Berlin, Germany Master in Economics, Humboldt University Oct. 2000 –Oct. 2002Majored in Industrial Economics, Economic Policy and Econometrics.Also admitted to the London School of Economics (top 6%).Paris, FranceMaster in Management, ESCP now ESCP-EAP European School of ManagementSept. 1993 – July 1995Majored in Corporate Strategy and Finance.Paris, France Bachelor in Economics with honours, Sorbonne University Sept. 1990 – July 1993Majored in Economic Policy.Paris, France Baccalauréat in C-series, Lycée Montaigne July 1990Focused on Mathematics and Physics.