Yves Pichon

Background

About Yves Pichon

As a seasoned leader, I combine strategy, creativity, operational excellence and strict financial control to create, organize and grow innovative organizations. Key elements of my experience Operational Partner: Support - Structure - Create Since 2018, I have assisted SME and start-up leaders in developing their business: Business development - Strategy definition and implementation - External growth operations (due-diligence and integration)- Reorganization - New business creation - Research partnerships. Some Key examples LEDON (LED lighting manufacturer, Austria)- Creation of the horticultural lighting division (Plantlife Technologies)- Led the development and launch of a first solution that increased the targeted crops' productivity by 4. Azur Soft (Security software publisher, Nice)- Acquisition of Systel (R&D reorganization) and Saratec (due-diligence and integration)- Creation of the PSIM business Itesa Group (Electronic security equipment distributor)- Mentoring / Coaching of one Subsidiary's M.D - Organizational audit - Developed the Company's growth plan Neosensys – Create I partnered with Inria (France's leading computer science research institute) to create Neosensys, a start-up specialized in image processing using A.I. to improve retail profitability. Neosensys created Secure-Sense, a ground-breaking solution that boosted the efficiency of store CCTV systems, and Data-Sense, the first solution to use store CCTV infrastructure to measure aisle attractiveness. Honeywell - Structure / Develop I organized and led the merger of 6 acquired companies and structured the business around 4 areas of expertise. I pooled the R&D teams and set up a new development process to cut new product development time by 3. I managed, trained and motivated Marketing and Sales teams and ran the division's strategic plan to grow its sales by 66% despite the 2008 financial crisis. Sensormatic - Create / Structure In this American company, specialized in loss prevention for retail, I created the first product development and manufacturing organization dedicated to European markets. In just a few months, we created SensorRail, an innovative system that generated average annual sales of €25 million. What drives me: Federating and motivating teams behind common projects. Building bridges between the scientific community and Companies to develop useful and sustainable innovations. Creating long-term customer relationships, based on listening, meeting needs, and respecting commitments made.