Welcome to our New Executive Committe | INSEAD Alumni Association France

The INSEAD Alumni Association France is delighted to announce its new Executive Committee.

With the vision to Inspire, Grow, and Connect, the newly appointed Executive Committee shall continue to enhance the Alumni experience in France in all its facets: professional, personal, social, and beyond. The first formal Executive Committee meeting will be held at the Alumni Association offices in Paris in early March.

Please join us in welcoming the new Executive Committee Members.

	Thomas Bittner (MBA 75) President – Strategy He holds a mechanical engineering degree in nuclear technics from the Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich. After his MBA at INSEAD, Thomas joined McKinsey in the Paris office. Polychrome, a client of McKinsey the number 1 offset plate producer in the world, hired him to run its European operations. After the successful turnaround of the division, he was named CEO of the company based in New York. He was then headhunted back to Paris to become CEO of Antalis, one of the top paper distributor in the world. He then joined the a divisional Board of ArcelorMittal, in charge of strategy and change management.
	Guillaume Loth Demay (YMP 05) Executive Vice President Finance and Entrepreneurship General Manager at Equisign, Software editor in the digital security services and at ActionCapital. He has been active in private equity in Paris since 1997. He serves on the boards of numerous companies. In parallel to his corporate roles, Guillaume is also President of INSEAD Alumni Business Angels Club in Paris, co-president of INSEAD Alumni Global Entrepreneurship Club.
	Bruno Dumont (MBA 86J) Deputy Director – Association management, Corporate clubs, Regional and Class Reps Active in management consulting since more than 25 years. Long experience in the telecom industry. Worked previously for Total and Hewlett-Packard, in finance and cost control. Teaches at Université Descartes – Paris V. Has been co-President of the INSEAD alumni Economy Club and the Technology-Media-Telecom Club for more than 15 years. Represents the IAAF at the organisation committee of Institut G9+, a think-tank dedicated to digital issues.
	Hicham Aber (MBA 17J) Vice President Young Alumni Initiative Hicham has over eight years of experience including open pit, underground mining, viaducts highways projects. Engineer by training, He holds also a Master Degree in mining economics. he also have working experience in different countries including: Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Malaysia, Morocco, Niger, Turkey, United Kingdom and United States. Hicham has also been very active in the extra curriculum activities of INSEAD like the Robinhood campaign.
	Claire Augros (MBA 07D) Vice President Marketing and Customer/Alumni Experience She spent 8 years in consulting companies, experiencing herself 3 mergers. She joined a distressed company in the road transformation business, as Sales director to attempt a turnaround. Claire is now an independant consultant, specialized in business transformation & turnaround, operational excellence, post merger integration, IT strategy and digital transformation. Besides her professional career, Claire is a former Elite Athlete: 15 years in the French Fencing National Team and a Bronze Medal in the 2003 European Championships. She « retired » in 2006, just before joining INSEAD for « the best detox session of her life » ! She is a member of the IFA (Institut Français des Administrateurs) since 2011, and is interested in and well aware of Governance and Corporate Social & environmental Responsibility (CSR/ RSE) issues.
	Claire Béhar (BFC 14D) Vice President Sponsorship and Data Analytics Defining itself as an enthusiastic networker, she has always pursued excellence and innovation throughout her graduate studies as an engineer at UTC and then at INSEAD, as well as in her professional career at CNRS, LinkedIn and now Workit Software where she is in charge of the Data Analytics department. She has always been an INSEAD ambassador, organizing social events for students and teachers while studying at INSEAD, then leading to the establishment of the future INSEAD National Association of Ireland. She has been contributed for INSEAD at Grandes Ecoles au féminin since 2017.
	Sophie Boyer Chammard (MBA 97D) Vice President Business & Society, Women in Business and « Grandes Écoles au Féminin » Sophie is currently head of Business Development for 10 Continental European offices of Hogan Lovells. Sophie started her career as a lawyer in international law firms, in Paris and in Warsaw, where she contributed to the establishment of an office. After her MBA, she was a strategy consultant at Accenture, then was a director of development at Clifford Chance and Gide. Former lawyer, Sophie holds an LLB from King’s College London, as well as a DESS (post grad) in business and tax law from the Sorbonne. Sophie has been an elected member of the Conseil d’arrondissement of the 8^th district of Paris since 2008. Sophie also represents IAAF into Grandes Ecoles au Féminin, a non-profit organisation helping women access management positions.
	Ahmad Hassan (MBA 88D) Vice President Career Conferences Ahmad Hassan is a Partner at Heidrick & Struggles and leads the Digital and Technology Practice for France. Ahmad focuses on search, succession and executive assessment projects at the CXO level for Global companies
	Emmanuel Michau (MBA 83D) Vice president General Secretary and Communication Franco-American Lawyer practicsing: business agreements, civil and commercial litigation and arbitration, employment dispute, including «Prud’hommes» ; M&A and IPO, Corporate guidelines and Ethical values ; E.Commerce and Personnel DATA international legal issues and regulation ; Protection of Personnal image and privacy.
	Raphaël Monnot (MBA 85D) Vice President Digital Transformation Raphael has experience in technology-led transformations and strong expertise in Project Management, Knowledge Management and Change Management, with PMI and PROSCI certifications. He is now a Principal with Microsoft, helping companies successfully drive their digital transformation by taking care of the ‘people side of change’. Raphael has worked in Europe and in the USA where he met his wife, who is a full-time career coach and happened to work with the INSEAD career services.
	Claude Perol (MBA 82) Vice President Career Claude Perol has an in depth experience of international pharma sector for more than 30 years. He worked mainly at Sanofi in different senior positions : Head of Established Products Franchise, VP Central & Eastern Europe, VP Commercial Sanofi USA, Head of Business Excellence Pharma, Head of Generic Unit, Health strategy head at Elf Group, Leader of the Hepatitis B JV in Taiwan. From beginning 2017 he has retired from Sanofi and created its own consulting boutique specialized in Pharma sector. He has co-launched the mentoring project at the INSEAD Alumni Association France.
	Séverine de Wulf (MBA 03D) Vice President Career Conferences She is a consultant in Spencer Stuart’s Paris office and provides Leadership Advisory Services to clients across industries. She coordinates the Firm’s effort in France in helping organizations navigate a range of leadership and talent issues. Previously, Séverine spent six years with Egon Zehnder. Before her career in executive search and assessment, Séverine spent 10 years in investment banking with Goldman Sachs and later in private equity with Vestar Capital Partners and Candover. Belgian National, Séverine is a graduate of Solvay Business School in Brussels . She is also a certified coach.
	Vincent Lapras (MBA 96J), Invited – President IAF After an MSC at Ecole Centrale de Paris, Vincent started his career in management consulting, before attending INSEAD. I then worked in the financial services industry in Europe and un the US in business development and international project management roles. Since 2015, Vincent has been focused on his second life: real estate investment. He is co-leading France NAA ‘Club INSEAD Pierre’ and has initiated a cycle of conferences on real estate, with renowned speakers of the industry.