bruno geschier

Senior Advisor | Renewables & Floating Wind

Salary / Daily rate

Paris, France

Freelance, open to permanent contract

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About me

Intro

Independent Senior Advisor with 15+ years leading renewables & offshore wind projects across global markets. Former CSMO at award-winning floating wind startup, delivered multi-million € international expansions and M&A deals. Specialized in strategic growth, due diligence, and consortium development for climatech investments.

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Work experience

Independent Senior Advisor / Open to discuss full-time International Senior Mgt Opportunities

N/AFreelance

Jan 2024 - Present

2 years 10 months

Paris, France

Providing Senior Advisory & Consulting Services to Infrastructure and Private Equity Funds, Developers and Utilities, Floating Wind Technology and Services Providers, Trading Houses, EPCI Services and Equipment Providers, Governmental Agencies and Law Firms across the International Climatech, Renewables and particularly across the Offshore Wind Landscape. Principal Assignments Performed to Date: Project and/or Technology Pre-Acquisition Due Diligence, Development Project Progress Review, Offshore Wind Department Restructuring, Identification of External Growth Opportunities (companies, technologies, projects under development and/or operating assets), Strategic Partners' Identification and Consortium or JV Set-Up, Investment Memorandum Preparation and Potential Investor Identification, Developing International Growth Plans, Reviewing Pre-Selected Technologies, Suppliers and early-stage Execution Plans, Developing Market-Specific Partnering and Tendering Strategies, Reviewing and Co-Drafting Joint Tendering and Shareholder Agreements, Co-Drafting a Floating Wind Tendering and Pre-Qualification Scheme for a European Gvt Agency

Chief Sales & Marketing Officer / Member of the Executive Board

BW Ideol

Mar 2014 - Dec 2023

9 years 10 months

Marseille Area, France

Managing the global sales, marketing, project origination and co-development as well as foreign subsidiaries of this multiple award-winning start-up specialized in the design, engineering, construction, installation and O&M of a patented, highly competitive and extremely high local content floating foundation (the "Damping Pool") for the offshore wind industry. Accelerating the international implementation of the company's proven and proprietary technology through pilot projects and commercial-scale wind farms, hereby demonstrating the economic viability and/or increased profitability of offshore wind projects starting at depths of 30m when using BW IDEOL's industry-changing solution. Teaming up with leading developers and utilities across the globe to co-develop and co-invest in floating offshore wind projects using BW IDEOL's technology. Leading international lobbying efforts to promote floating offshore wind across the globe, aiming at accelerating its implementation into the global renewable energy mix.

Acting Chief Sales & Marketing Officer - Consultant

N/AFreelance

Jan 2013 - Mar 2014

1 year 3 months

Teamed up with the CEO of the european leader in embedded "zero energy consumption" thermal management solutions for the electronics, aeronautical, ground transportation and renewable energy industries. In charge of defining and implementing an aggressive international growth strategy (North America, Europe, Asia) as well as structuring and professionalizing existing international sales, marketing and collaborative efforts with industry-leading international key accounts.

International Development Director / Member of the Executive Board

FONROCHE ENERGIE

Jan 2011 - Dec 2012

2 years

Recruited to start up and manage the international activities of France's largest private player in solar, biogas and geothermal power generation. Set up and managed subsidiaries on several continents, recruited their top management and laid out the Group's international growth strategy. Built an international engineering and project support team in Madrid, led JV efforts in India (40 M€), initiated the first contracts in Africa (160 M€), launched business in the US, etc. Was heavily involved in all aspects of international utility-scale solar project development (project origination and analysis, government relations, structured financing, contract negotiation, engineering & construction, etc.)

International Operations Manager - Deputy International Director

ALDES

Jan 2007 - Dec 2011

5 years

Managed the profitable and sustainable growth outside Western Europe of France's leading player in energy efficient HVAC, IAQ & Green Building solutions. Oversaw wholly-owned subsidiaries in the US, China, the UAE, the Indian Ocean and Hungary and developed distribution partnerships on all continents (MEA, LatAm, APac) while maximizing cross-functional cooperation between subsidiaries, newly acquired companies & Group HQ.

International Business Development Consultant

ConsultantFreelance

Jan 2007 - Dec 2007

1 year

TV Design & Manufacturing Industry / OEM Manufacturing

General Manager - OEM/ODM Business Unit / Member of the Executive Board

ERARD Group

Jan 2005 - Dec 2007

3 years

TV Design & Manufacturing Industry / OEM Manufacturing

Director - Sales & Marketing / Member of the Executive Board

ATECA

Jan 2001 - Dec 2005

5 years

TV Design & Manufacturing Industry / OEM Manufacturing

Manager - European Sales & Business Development / Member of the Executive Team

MACC

Jan 1998 - Dec 2001

4 years

Building Equipment

Project Manager

French Trade Commission - Vancouver - Canada

Jan 1996 - Dec 1998

3 years

Advised & assisted french companies looking to invest or develop business in Western Canada (Oil & Gas, Mining, Construction, Engineering, Mechanical & Electrical Industry, Renewables, etc.)


Education

Instituut van Gent

Clemson University

Master of Science - MS

Ichec Brussels Management School

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