Stephane Desprez

Background

About Stephane Desprez

My job is to manage business units and projects in a complex international environment. Over the years, thanks to my background in both Engineering & Management I held a number of complementary positions both in Sports and in other Industries. And I do have a strong proven track record of delivering and managing multi-venue and multi disciplinary events or organizations, with the provision of leadership to a multi-cultural team of both staff and volunteers. On a more personal basis, what I really like is to create value and to feel I’m directly impacting both the company and the various stakeholders by participating to their development and by improving their image, their processes, and their results. Open minded, enthusiastic and a former rugby player/captain (albeit at a very modest level), my friends and colleagues first appreciate my capacity to adapt, to listen and to connect, which allows me to federate and to promote team work by communicating with clarity & in a positive fashion with all types and levels of stakeholders.Specialties- Extensive knowledge of sports business environment (IFs, Rights Holders, Organizers, Competition, Media Operations, Marketing Agencies, Olympic Movement)- Organization of major international sport events (incl. Hospitality)- Management, recruiting & training of multi-disciplinary & multi-cultural staff- Management, planning of complex multi-disciplinary & multi-venues projects- Business process and organization re-engineering, change management - Business development (Sales, Sponsorship, Activation) – Strategic and operational marketing