
Philippe Widemann
Senior Managing Director | Business Development
Salaire / Taux journalier
Paris, France
Freelance, ouvert au CDI
Expertises
Langues
À propos
Introduction
Multilingual General Manager with 25+ years driving international B2B growth across Europe, Asia-Pacific, and emerging markets. Proven track record: grew export sales from €0 to €21M, managed P&Ls up to €130M, and led 220+ teams through successful restructuring. Specialized in commercial refrigeration, global retail partnerships, and cross-cultural change management to accelerate your international expansion.
Expérience de travail
Managing Director Cluster France and Spain
LU-VE Group
janv. 2025 - mars 2025
3 mois
Lyon, France
2 entities, P&L €50 million, 30 people.
Managing Director, Western Europe
Carrier Commercial Refrigeration
oct. 2022 - déc. 2024
2 ans 3 mois
1180 Uccle, Belgique
3 entities, P&L 130 Mio€, 220 people Group Reporting (finances, HR, Sales, Service, Supply Chain, EH&S) Achievements: Restructuring : HC reduction followed by staff stabilization Cost reduction actions resulting in ROS turn around from 2024 Lost customer recovery actions in France and UK Optimize and leverage resources in Western Europe Field operations management (EH&S, ACE, ISO) Support on carve out for new owner Haier Change management (Corporate Culture – change management Act as a role model
Managing Director (Operations and Sales)
Carrier Refrigeration Distribution France
févr. 2022 - oct. 2022
9 mois
Maisons-Alfort, France
P&L €40 million, 25 employees Group reporting (Finance, HR, Sales, Services, Supply, EH&S) Reorganization: social plan with a 40% headcount reduction while stabilizing the workforce Cost reduction measures amounting to €2.0 million Recovery actions for lost customers to regain negotiation leverage Change management (corporate culture) Role model leadership
Export Director
Carrier Commercial Refrigeration
juin 2015 - mars 2022
6 ans 10 mois
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France
Grow partnerships and sales with existing and new countries. Group reporting Sales support and marketing for the partners/distributors Covered regions : Israël, Russia + CEI, Ukraine, Baltics, Africa, LATAM 50 to 60 % travel time Back-office team shared between Prague-CZ and Casablanca-MA Sales volume growth from 5 (2015) à 21 Mio€ (2021) – best ROS of the company New market share gain and growth of the existing ones Creation of the Export activity with an independent P&L
Managing Director
Carrier Kaelte Schweiz AG / Carrier Refrigeration Suisse SA
août 2009 - juil. 2015
6 ans
4133 Pratteln, Suisse
Group reporting (Fin, HR, Sales, After sales, EH&S) Process optimization (ACE / EH&S / ISO) Sales and Marketing Field operation management IT project introductions (SAP, Store Wizard, ASTEA mobility) Financial turn around to break eaven Restructuring/reorganization Gather the staff around one same objective (2 languages and 2 cultures) Apply inpopular but necessary changes Continuous process improvement Corporate Culture – change management Act as a role model
Director Sales and Marketing Asia Pacific
Carrier Asia Pacific
juil. 2005 - juil. 2009
4 ans 1 mois
#Expat - Singapore and Shanghai
Lead and liaise between BU’s and R&D for the APAC product strategy and development Market watch: competitors & retailers Marketing and Sales Preparation and negotiation of Global and Regional tenders for KA Key Account Management and Business Development Turnkey refrigeration solutions Integration M&A (Carrier UTC-Linde Kälte AG) – support at the integration Coordination of the turnkey projects Countries covered: Pakistan, Japan, Korea, India, China, SE Asia, ANZ, French Pacific Islands Managing and growing sales major Global retailers (Carrefour Metro, Makro, Tesco, Auchan, Walmart)– 75 Mio US$ Growing partners and dealers' network throughout Asia Pacific
Key Account Director Asia Pacific
Linde Refrigeration AG (Carrier UTC from 2004)
déc. 2000 - juil. 2005
4 ans 8 mois
Bangkok, Thaïlande
Preparation and negotiation of key account tenders Key account management and business development Business development and negotiations (turnkey refrigeration systems) M&A integration (Carrier UTC–Linde Kälte AG) Covered countries: Pakistan, Japan, Korea, India, China, Southeast Asia, ANZ, French overseas territories Management and sales growth of global food retailers (Carrefour, Metro, Makro, Tesco, Auchan, Walmart) – $25 million Development of partner and reseller network throughout Asia-Pacific
Export Area Manager
CHIEF SA (Linde Kälte AG)
nov. 1995 - oct. 2000
5 ans
Paris, France
Development of sales and technical channel for refrigeration companies in each country Business Development and Management Negotiation, and Follow-up of projects Export activity from 0 to 5 Mio€ in 5 years
Commercial Assistant
Banque Paribas Nederland
juin 1994 - oct. 1995
1 an 5 mois
Amsterdam, Pays-Bas
French Military Service (VSNE) – Specific to France : 1st job in French company abroad
Formation
Weller (International School of Management)
International Business School
1990 - 1994
5 ans