Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
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Activities
Languages
References
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Guillaume Marcilhac

Guillaume Marcilhac

Paris

Summary

Seasoned Tech professional with experience in building and scaling a tech company from the ground up to a leading global player.

I believe that individuals and teams are the key driver to achieve success for a company. My devotion and my energy into people help me to onboard and motivate teams to become 1 global team heading in the same direction and committing to the same goals. I build trustful relationships with business partners to share strategies and build win-win, long term collaborations.

Deeply interested in technologies that offer impactful services to clients' business and tangible benefits to end-users; I truly enjoy contributing in building and scaling such companies' success.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Board Member

Ask Locala
01.2016 - Current

Regular board meeting :

  • Budget & forecasts updates and reviews
  • Development and growth initiatives updates
  • Discussion on any relevant strategic, financial, corporate and operational topics

COO - Late Founder

ICARE
PARIS
01.2023 - 02.2024
  • I joined ICARE after 2 years of tech development to shape & organize the company for the software commercialization.
  • We did a great job in a short period of time with the sales, marketing and tech teams to get all components aligned and be ready to perform.
  • The tech was robust, the tech partners were connected and the market traction was initiated
  • Unfortunately the journey stopped due to cashflow shortage.

GLOBAL CRO - CO FOUNDER - BOARD MEMBER

Ask Locala (Former S4M)
PARIS
11.2011 - 01.2022
  • I'm proud of having built a global leading player in the Ad tech industry.
  • My major achievement was to built a team of highly motivated and talented people operating in 9 countries in the US, in Europe and in APAC, and servicing over 1000 brands.
  • We have grown the staff from 10 people to over 170
  • We have expanded the Sales & operations to over 100 people
  • We completed 2 rounds of Financing and 1 acquisition
  • Revenue: 40M€ + with double digit growth
  • We operated successfull pivots from mobile marketing player to a digitaladvertising platform
  • We transitioned from a Media Services company to a Product company
  • We have built a strong company culture embraced by the staff and supported by strong foundations of onboarding, knowledge sharing and internal communication.

SALES DIRECTOR FRANCE

MOTRICITY Inc.
PARIS
02.2010 - 09.2011

Motricity - Global Leader in Mobile Marketplace Management - headquartered in Seattle, US.
Motricity France - Former Adenyo, leading mobile player in France
• Key Client Management: Omnicom Media Group - Media Agency. I managed a team dedicated to this client. We successfully increased the mobile advertising penetration up to several millions per year within its top clients, leading the French market.
• Sales & Business Development with: Advertisers, Tech Manufacturers, Media Houses

Adenyo France (part of Adenyo Inc - Canadian Group) was taken over by MOTRICITY in February 2011.

COUNTRY MANAGER

YOC AG
PARIS
06.2008 - 12.2009
  • In charge of setting-up YOC AG Office and launch their commercial activity in France with advertisers, media agencies and partners
  • I signed off several deals with major media houses, publishers and media inventory selling houses

PRODUCT MANAGER

BT Ireland (British Telecom)
Dublin
12.2007 - 06.2008
  • Management of the voice and conferencing portfolios: Marketing, Sales Team Support, Product Management

SOLUTIONS CONSULTANT

PUCA Technologies
Dublin
11.2005 - 11.2007

one of Europe's very first mobile marketing and SMS gateway providers focusing on brands and consumer marketing campaigns

Working in Ireland & China (Beijing and Shanghai)

  • Mobile marketing and Advertising Consultancies to Brands.
  • Sold and Launched the first mobile internet site in the automotive industry in Ireland to Peugeot.
  • Sold and launched the first mobile advertising campaign in China for L'Oreal -AVENE brand.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER - SHAREHOLDER

WATISIT
PARIS
02.2003 - 11.2005
  • French start-up - Pioneer in the Mobile Marketing Services Industry
  • WATISIT was sold to Publicis Dialog in 2006.

CHAIRMAN - FOUNDER

Sport Sans Frontières (NGO)
Toulouse
03.2001 - 09.2002
  • SPORT SANS FRONTIERES (SSF) - French NGO operating in France, Africa, India
  • Humanitarian actions dedicated to children education and wellness
  • Mobile marketing and Advertising Consultancies to Brands.

Education

Master of Science - Entrepreneurship & Innovation

ESCP-EAP
01.2003

DESS - Management of European Sport Organizations

University Paul Sabatier
01.2002

Skills

  • Leadership with Humility
  • Business with Empathy
  • Relationships with Integrity
  • Management with Adaptability
  • Collaboration with Positivity
  • Expand - Scale with Receptivity

Activities

  • Sports: Fitness, boxing, krav maga, running
  • Cooking, gardening
  • Co-owner of a bar/café "La Karambole" - Paris 18
  • Business books, electronic music, street art

Languages

  • French, First Language
  • English, Proficient (C2)

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

COO - Late Founder

ICARE
01.2023 - 02.2024

Board Member

Ask Locala
01.2016 - Current

GLOBAL CRO - CO FOUNDER - BOARD MEMBER

Ask Locala (Former S4M)
11.2011 - 01.2022

SALES DIRECTOR FRANCE

MOTRICITY Inc.
02.2010 - 09.2011

COUNTRY MANAGER

YOC AG
06.2008 - 12.2009

PRODUCT MANAGER

BT Ireland (British Telecom)
12.2007 - 06.2008

SOLUTIONS CONSULTANT

PUCA Technologies
11.2005 - 11.2007

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER - SHAREHOLDER

WATISIT
02.2003 - 11.2005

CHAIRMAN - FOUNDER

Sport Sans Frontières (NGO)
03.2001 - 09.2002

Master of Science - Entrepreneurship & Innovation

ESCP-EAP

DESS - Management of European Sport Organizations

University Paul Sabatier
Guillaume Marcilhac