Lawyer, HR Managing Director, and EMBA alum Joel-Eric Missainhoun heads Africsearch, an Abidjan-based HR consultancy. Its mission, he says, is “to bring young professionals living in Western countries back to Africa.” “We want to bring back the diaspora.” According to the AFD (Agence Française de Developpement), a French government non-profit, the African diaspora in France… Continue Reading
In January, HEC Executive MBA alum Arnaud Naudun began his tenure as CEO of BDO France after the firm’s 120 local partners opted for his vision for the company’s future. The promotion is the latest accolade in a 15-plus-year career in financial services. He cut his teeth with PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) as an auditor of large… Continue Reading
International Women’s Day serves a distinct purpose: putting conversations about women’s achievements and gender equality issues into the limelight. To add to the conversation, we interviewed a few of the outstanding HEC Executive MBA women. These women are executives, entrepreneurs, rocket scientists, philanthropists, and government leaders – andhave shattered all manner of proverbial glass ceilings… Continue Reading
Energy professionals are in many ways a natural fit for the Executive MBA. Indeed, 16 percent of the most recent intake are energy professionals in some capacity. The vast majority of these energy industry pros are products of prestigious technical schools in their countries of origin, very often capping off their studies by becoming engineers… Continue Reading
Dominique’s story is one defined by ambition, determination, and self-belief. Born in France to Congolese parents, her family moved to the Republic of Congo when she was 10. There, she attended a French lycée in Brazzaville, Congo’s capital and most populous city. “Growing up and going to that school, I had friends from all over… Continue Reading
Dr. Bogdana Coudsy, EMBA ’22, is a handy person to have in your corner. A medical doctor by training and pharmaceutical marketer by trade, her résumé reads like a case study in stellar accomplishment in the fiercely competitive, male-dominated pharmaceutical industry. She’s held consequential posts at Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, and Sanofi-Pasteur. She is… Continue Reading
A key characteristic among the battle-hardened boardroom executives and captains of industry at the HEC Paris Executive MBA is leadership experience. With an average of 14 years of work experience under their belt, it’s a pretty good bet that the average EMBA participant knows how to make command decisions – even when faced with proverbially… Continue Reading
New Financial Models SaaS-oriented business models have a very specific way to look at costs, recognize revenue and perform financial analyses. The excellent website The SaaS CFO is a great way to build hypotheses for costs and revenues: Costs: Service (R&D, support, maintenance, hosting, account management and client success salaries), Sales (sales and marketing salaries,… Continue Reading
The richness and diversity of student experience before entering the program is a hallmark of the Executive MBA program at HEC Paris. In his rich life and professional experiences, the well-travelled René Azeez, EMBA ’22, works at Toronto’s vaunted MaRS Discovery District, embodies that idea perfectly. He explains why the HEC EMBA is the right school… Continue Reading
A change is coming. Many companies, used to selling one-time projects, products, and services, realize they can analyze data gathered from clients’ use of their products, and offer a range of new, recurring services. When one is used to selling one-time projects or products, though, setting up new recurring business models may engender the following… Continue Reading
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