Skill set
Industry fields of expertise
Philippe in a few words
Strategic thinker with over seven years of top-tier consulting background and experience in due diligences, value creation plans for industrial and technology firms. Expertise includes corporate strategy, customer segmentation, commercial and operational due diligence, commercial and operational excellence, and market entries. Collaborative team player recognized for managing and delivering team results, overseeing up to eight team members.
Experience
- Bain & CompanyAssociate PartnerCONSULTING & AUDITSApril 2017 - August 2024 (7 years and 5 months)Zurich, SwitzerlandPerformance improvement examples
- Operational excellence program for a packaging company: Developed a roadmap to increase profitability through the rollout of improved scrap feedback loops and a quality assurance program. Implemented a complexity reduction playbook and cut 15% of SKUs
- Sector screen of market sentiment and brand perception for a major UK betting player: In-depth consumer sentiment analyses and identification of key levers to improve brand perception
- Indirect spend reduction and design of a cost-efficient support function for a global professional services firm: Conducted a full diagnostic of indirect cost spend and identified ~16% in avoidable costs
Multi-year transformation examples- New R&D org design for a real estate software provider: Co-created a new org design with executives. Defined key accountabilities for group and country roles, as well as decision rights and governance
- Defined growth strategy and optimized digital customer journey for a leading Swiss bank: Defined new offerings and digitized over 10 customer journeys in a detailed two-year roadmap
- Commercial excellence program for a Dutch cardboard manufacturer: Identified a 10% gross profit uplift through detailed account planning, sales steering cadence, enforcement of a new pricing tool
Private equity due diligence examples- Led full vendor due diligence for one of Europe’s largest buyout transactions last year: Built the storyline and sell-side materials with management. Held various Q&A sessions with buy-side parties
- Led over 30 commercial & operational due diligences, taking on full project delivery as Manager: Specialized in manufacturing and technology diligences. Moderated multiple management sessions to assess management plans
- Performed 25 due diligences as Consultant: Built detailed market models, analyzed consumer sentiment (via surveys), assessed competitor landscapes, and identified key operational improvement measures for post-acquisition
- swissQuantQuant-Engineering InternBANKING & INSURANCENovember 2016 - March 2017 (4 months)Zurich, SwitzerlandDerivative Analytics division
- Developed pricing prototypes for derivatives and structured products
- Validated risk models for clearing houses and securities exchanges
- Created client presentations in the area of portfolio risk analysis
- J.P. MorganCross Asset Derivatives Sales & Marketing InternJune 2016 - August 2016 (2 months)London, UKStructured products and commodity division
- Modelled and priced exotic derivatives (equity/ credit) for daily price requests
- Created client presentations on multi-asset risk premium strategies
- Back-tested product performance of assets and investment ideas
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Education
- MSc International Management (CEMS)Stockholm School of Economics2016
- MA HSG in Banking and FinanceUniversity of St. Gallen2016
- BA HSG in Business AdministrationUniversity of St. Gallen2014