Jean-Baptiste Darras

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About Jean-Baptiste Darras

Telecom Engineer + MBA with C-level experience in various types of positions within business units of major operators, manufacturers and solution-providers (Media and Telcos). From technical leadership, project management and support to product management, sales engineering and sales. Chief Operating Officer for 6+ years, extremely comfortable working in complex, multicultural and international companies. Customer and result oriented. Member of the Board of Director within my last 2 companies. Soft skills: • Adaptable, team worker, decision taker, stress resistant, customer and result oriented, coach • Autonomous, rigorous, analytical, down-to-earth, leadership, fast learner Key competencies: Management & Strategy • Proposing strategic orientation taking into account market analysis and company capabilities • Managing teams, projects and budgets Marketing & Finance • Defining product portfolio and specifications • Managing business plans for both products and commercial offers Sales & Customer Relationship • Total focus on customer satisfaction to enable upsales and referral • Strong capacity on problem analysis to propose the best possible solution Technology & Operations • Setting up organization and processes for supervision, maintenance and support • Capacity to assimilate complex technical concepts Hobbies- Fond of Fly Fishing (no kill!), tennis player, golf, ex rugby player - Cooking and wines email: jibet_d@yahoo.fr