Philippe Leban

Senior Business Development Director | Energy & Telecom

Salaire / Taux journalier

Paris, France

Freelance, ouvert au CDI

Expertises

Business DevelopmentAchats

Langues

Français (Maternelle)Anglais (Courant)Italien (Courant)Espagnol (Courant)

À propos

Introduction

International Business Development Director with 30+ years driving €40M+ revenue in energy infrastructure and renewable projects across 3 continents. Expert in EPC management for high-voltage networks, photovoltaic and wind energy, leading teams of 120+ and executing complex turnkey projects in emerging markets. Deliver strategic market entry, operational excellence, and sustainable growth for energy and telecom ventures worldwide.

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Expérience de travail

VINCI Energies

janv. 2006 - Présent

20 ans 10 mois

Mediterranean, M.E-Africa, Caribbean/Central Am.

Area Export Director

janv. 2013 - Présent

13 ans 10 mois

Mediterranean, M.E-Africa, Caribbean/Central Am.

Turnover 40M€/year – Management and supervision of 8 Managers (global team of 120 people) Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) in Energy Infrastructure (High Voltage lines and substations, Medium Voltage distribution and Rural Electrification, Renewable Energy production (photovoltaic and wind) - Management of Business Development, Strategic Analysis of Markets, Identification and Selection of Target Countries/Customers, Development of Activities on Tenders, Unsolicited Offers differentiated according to Customer Needs, and Adapted Innovations. - Execution of Contracts with recruitment and implementation of teams (locals/expatriates), operational organization, implementation of management and reporting tools, in the following countries: Congo DRC, Burundi, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Togo, Haiti, Guyana, Greece, Cyprus, Belgium. - Restructuring of the Greek subsidiary in 2022, following a tense economic situation: 50% reduction in workforce, termination of 2 contracts, relaunch in a new market segment. - Regional animation of the 8 Business Unit Managers, analysis and monitoring of the main financial parameters, support and follow-up in the application of the Group's best practices.

Business Unit Director

janv. 2010 - déc. 2013

4 ans

La Reunion (French Overseas Territory)

Turnover 12M€/year - management of 45 people Construction of Medium Voltage distribution and public lighting networks in the Reunion Island - Restructuring of the Unit, hiring and staff adaptation, skills management and training in technical expertise, in a period of growing. - Regular financial follow-up, and optimization of working capital via the implementation of dashboards, direct requests for customer payments through the involvement of operational people with cross-checking accounting. - Renewal of multi-year contracts in Medium Voltage Distribution and success in public lighting contracts with new customers.

Business Unit Manager

janv. 2006 - déc. 2010

5 ans

Tours, France

Turnover 10M€/year - management of 40 people Installation activities of Road Electrical Equipment on highway infrastructures in the West French Region - Reorganizing of the Unit due to new marjet demand, clarification of key job positions, Safety and Security training. - Delegation of operations to Project Managers, with the allocation of resources according to needs, and outsourcing of additional planned resources. - Follow-up of qualitative criteria/deadlines, and retroactive corrective actions, in coordination with customers, due to high level quality and safety expectation.

Director of Operations

Leadcom

janv. 2001 - déc. 2006

6 ans

Ivory Coast, Gabon

Activity of 15 M€/year - management of 65 people Deployment of GSM networks, and Fiber Optic networks, in several countries from the Regional Operational Base of Côte d'Ivoire for West Africa area, and including the management of operations from a remote base in Gabon for the Central Africa area. - Identification of customer needs, and anticipation of technological developments in the GSM sector. Implementation by technical and organizational trainings. Recruitment of specialized technicians to complete the expertise of the teams. - Creation of remote site databases, with minimum stock of tools/materials, in order to be reactive and to be efficient on customer requests. - Staff rotational work, organization of abroad detached teams to increase reactivity and capacity on request, KPIs implementation to motivate the success of operations in terms of quality and deadlines.

Project Director

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise

janv. 1996 - déc. 2001

6 ans

Mexico, District fédéral, Mexique

Multi-year project of €90 million in the deployment of Fiber optic and GSM networks - Management of field surveys, detailed design and international purchases (40M€) - Set-up a project team, monitoring of on-site key completion, Schedule and Interfaces management, coordination with other stakeholders of the global Project. - Supervision of all financial aspects, invoicing on work progress, and global project budget reporting.

Project Manager

CEGELEC Division COMSIP

janv. 1991 - déc. 1996

6 ans

69340 Francheville, France

Annual turnover of €10 million in industrial multi-technical electrical installations - Tendering and quotation of the various potential projects, negotiations until the signature of the Contracts. - Set-up of technical and operational teams, upon size of the project. - Follow-up of the complete implementation of the projects until final acceptance. - Projects in French Market, and Export (Chile, Venezuela)


Formation

ESCP Business School

Executive MBA, Finance, Strategy, Management

2008 - 2009

2 ans

ESTP - Grande école d'ingénieurs de la construction

MSc, Electrical Engineering

1986 - 1989

4 ans

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