PARIS
I.Summary of Professional skills and/or expertise
In a nutshell
- experience in private sector, public and semi-public institutions, international organizations
- expertise in maritime industry , culture and press sector
- skills in general management (business, economics, legal, human resources), lobbying, political and commercial negotiation
2000/2009 : press and social law , cultural management.
- Budget / strategic plans elaboration and follow-up;
- Edition and co-edition business ;
- EU tender (Presseurop : multilingual news portal on European life)
- manager of legal activities - press, edition:co-edition, social, business and competition law, state aids – incl. litigations. Donations, sponsorships and partnerships;
- manager of human resources – individual and collective issues – incl. litigations;
- supervision of a it department: IT management and legal issues;
1983/2000 : competition law, international trade, Maritime/Multimodal transport and logistic, and related activities (economic, commercial and legal),
- competition policy and regulations;
- lobbying with national administrations, the European Union, International Organizations (IMO, OECD, WTO, UNCTAD) - including direct participation in the work of these International Organizations;
- organization of the shipping markets (liner and bulk trades) and activity of operators (shipowners; shippers; freight forwarders); multimodalism and inter-operability of transport modes; integration of shipping in the logistic chain;
- shipping law : commercial law (i.e. : ships, liability, insurance); safety law; public procurements; food aid transportation; registration of vessels;
- law of the sea (analysis of the International Conventions and their effects on French regulation); direct participation to the negotiation of the Convention on registration of ships; UNCTAD; 1986);.
- shipbroking.
II. Summary of relevant work experience
2008/2009 : Managing director, member of the board of directors; Courrier international SA for :
> Courrier Intenrational(News magazine; 40 M€; circulation : 250,000 copy/week; payroll: 100); Le Monde Group.
> Presseurop GEIE
> Ulysse
2000/2008 : General secretary; Télérama (the leading French/French speaking weekly magazine turnover : 90 M€; circulation : 650,000 copy/week; payroll: 200); Le Monde Group.
1998/2000 : Independant consultant (transport; competition law; international trade) ID&Strategy.
1995/1998 : Principal Administrator (A4), Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, OECD, Paris.
in charge of the secretariat of the Maritime Transport Committee - preparation of projects and documentation; follow-up of the decisions taken by the Committee.
1991/1995 : In charge of International Affairs, French Shipowners Association, Paris.
lobbying with national administration and EU institutions; participation in the work of International Organizations (IMO, OECD, GATT, UNCTAD).
1989/1991 : Shipbroker, Barry Rogliano Salles, Paris and London.
specialized in chartering of dry cargo (liner, multipurpose and refrigerated) vessels.
1983/1989 : “Administrateur des affaires maritimes”, Shipping Division, Department of Transport and Maritime Affairs, Ministry of Transport, Paris.
> 1987/1989 : Head, Office of economic and commercial affairs;
> 1986/1987 : Assistant, Office of legal affairs;
> 1984/1986 : Assistant, Office of international affairs.
III. Publications
Regular publications of articles in specialized French press mainly on maritime issues and competition policy and regulation (full list available upon request) 1985/1995.
A book on competition policy in the shipping industry ("Le droit de la concurrence et les Transports maritimes")Paris, 1998, Moreux Editions.
Classical music critic in “Le Monde de la Musique” (2007/2009).
