Bernard Sfeir

- Board advisor to JANE (empowers local authorities to share surplus solar energy with buildings and citizens, optimizing efficiency and savings.) www.jane-energie.fr - Board advisor to MUBE incubated by X-UP / Village by CA (AI, Decarbonation, Smart Cities). www.mube.fr - Board advisor to FLOWARE incubated at X-UP / Drahi-X Novation Center (AI, ML, Mobility, Smart Cities). www.floware.fr - Board advisor to SUMUPAnalytics (until 2022) incubated in San Francisco (AI, NLP, ML, Text@Scale) - Seed Investor and Board Advisor to FIZIX-WELLNESS TRAINING (Until 2019)

High-value consulting boutique focused on crafting innovative strategies and accelerating digital transformation to achieve maximum impact for corporates, their ecosystems, and end clients. Engagement highlights include: Real Assets: Business model transformation and asset portfolio rejuvenation. Data Center Leader: Strategic plans and growth acceleration (CAGR > 25-30%). Legal Tech SaaS: M&A and PMI for Cathay Capital, Eurazéo, and Sagard. Global French Luxury "Maison": Data & AI strategy; organizational blueprint. Large International Mobility Corp: M&A; corporate governance and target operating model. Public Investment Vehicle: Strategy and CSO organization & blueprint. B2B SMB: Strategic planning and target operating model.

Professor of Corporate Strategy at Sciences Po Paris

Digital Strategy Transformation Practice Lead: Spearheading asset creation with a high-impact Go-to-Market strategy. Transformation & Change Management: Built and managed a 30+ partner digital ecosystem (French startups, platforms, investors). Orchestrated Design Thinking, Data Science, AI & ML, Agile & Scrum upskilling for 120+ FTEs. Built, recruited, and trained new Digital Transformation talent for A.T. Kearney France. Project Highlights: Developed AI strategic blueprint for a conglomerate. Led a ML optimization engine for a large national B2C retailer in Saudi Arabia, focusing on promotions. Devised a ML recommendation engine for optimal assortment for a large B2B European retailer. Accelerated PMI cost synergies by automating sourcing contract comparisons using ML. Co-developed a methodology with a renowned mathematician to measure long-term brand equity uplift on social media for a global luxury group. Implemented HR & sourcing profiling strategies for next-gen industry & services. Led end-to-end strategy and digital transformation for a major media company. Formulated innovation, platformization, and API strategies for a leading retail bank. Created a data strategy framework for a global Industry 4.0 player. Redesigned customer experience for a major soccer club. Conducted several private equity, due diligence, M&A, and PMI projects.

Successfully developing Gartner's consulting business in France and western Europe. Gartner is the world's leading information technology research and advisory company. Our practice helps clients succeed on their Digital strategy and transformation journeys, leveraging Gartner’s research & consulting insights on technology and specific industries knowledge. Engagements (excerpt): - Innovation strategy & roadmap - Next Generation & Value based Financial Management - Bi-Modal Project Portfolio Management - Blockchain Innovation strategy - Security and Risk Management Maturity assessement - Vendor Ecosystem Optimization & Adaptive Sourcing - Several Benchmarks and CxO Dashboards

High-value consulting boutique, focused on devising innovative strategies and digital acceleration to achieve maximum impact for corporates, their ecosystem, and their end clients. Engagements(excerpt) : Global Healthcare Corporation / Western Europe (Strategy and Digitalisation) - CxO engagement - Customer Experience redefinition (B2B, B2C) - Internal Operations upheaval through collaboration - New Business Models development - Culture & HR programs - IT Landscape evolution Confidential: Medium-sized French DIY retailer - Board-level engagement on Strategy and Digitalisation - Omnichannel strategy - New go-to-market development - Customer Experience redesign

Enterprise Digitalization (B2B and B2C channels): - Designed and implemented strategic blueprints for two global banks and a French retail bank, covering internal digital collaboration and customer-facing processes (onboarding, selling, servicing). Corporate Innovation Strategy and Open Innovation: - Developed innovation mechanisms and departments for two large banks, funded through a partner ecosystem. Key areas included digital innovation portfolio management, accelerated product development, open innovation platforms, funding mechanisms, live client testing, rapid prototyping, and predictive data mining. Multi-channel Customer Experience Design: - Created and launched a new digital go-to-market strategy for a wealth management company in the UK and Belgium, targeting multiple client segments (self-directed, Gen X/Y/Millennials, Young at Hearts). Sales Force Effectiveness: - Designed and implemented sales force effectiveness programs for several banks in France, Switzerland, Japan, and the USA. Focus areas included accelerated onboarding, digital training campaigns, video remote experts, mobility solutions, and commercial network management. Thought Leadership on NextGen FSI: - Led a six-month worldwide study on omnichannel strategies, detailing how the digital avalanche reshapes client expectations in information seeking, buying processes, and service experiences by client segment. Press coverage: goo.gl/fxZGZ3; goo.gl/vRGIW7; goo.gl/5GVXJG; goo.gl/eUthBB; goo.gl/UX6uEA

Strategy Engagements: - Europe: Led a strategic and change management program for a major European equity broker - France: Led a strategic study on « The Capital Markets in France » with 40 CEOs. - UK: Managed a 1 year post-merger business process reengineering project for a major CIB - International: Managed business case and program management for a $M100 ITT in Insurance - France: Conducted market study, financial analysis and built strategic plan for a Retail Bank ExCom. - Global: Formulated business multi-year strategy for ExCom to strengthen international leadership in its core businesses. Defined and managed Multi-year implementation journey Intrapreneurship: - Europe: Developed an Internet start-up around a real estate, mortgage automation, and its ecosystem. Change Management Engagements: - Switzerland: Designed an anti-money laundering change management for a major private bank - France: Defined, designed and implemented a web-based business simulation for 5,000 users. - France: Change Management and web-training around EURO implementation for a 45,000 fte bank.

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