Gilles Tacchini

Currently working as a strategy manager, I love to think out of the box and I have lot of ideas. But my focus is on implementation and execution. With a 10 years career in the energy and IT sectors, I have gained significant experience in incubating innovative ideas and developing them into businesses, bringing them from the first initial spark to the final operational steps. Leading teams of up to 30 people in the fields of strategy, sales & marketing and project management, I have built a solid track record, including :

• The launch of several innovative product lines (energy efficiency, online services)
• The redefinition of large organizations (1’500 people, $600 million turnover)
• The implementation of several information systems (ERP, CRM, GED, …)
• The development of one of the first university online course in Switzerland

I am always striving to bring 100% to the work that I do.

Experience

Groupe E Corporate Strategy Manager Jan 2017 – Fribourg

Head of Corporate Strategy Projects Jan 2014 – Dec 2016 Fribourg

Head of Projects and Operations - Sales & Marketing Jan 2010 – Dec 2013 Fribourg

Head of Projects - Sales & Marketing Aug 2008 – Dec 2009 Fribourg

FOMAB SA President of the Board Dec 2018 –

Vice President of the Board Jan 2014 – Nov 2018 Valais, Suisse

Fri Up Board member Jun 2020 – Fribourg, Suisse

CISEL Informatique SA Board member 2015 – Jul 2018 Matran

Altran Switzerland Business Development Manager Sep 2006 – Jul 2008 Région de Lausanne, Suisse

Supervision of several business units and development of my own profit centre :

• Elaboration & control of business objectives
• Lead and support of business units
• Partnerships development with main players in the software industry (Microsoft, Sun, Autodesk)
• Extension of the training activities outside Switzerland (France, Belgium, Austria, Germany,…)
• Optimization of the internal business processes (invoices, orders, workforce planning)
• Management of my own clients portfolio

Team under control: 35 people (managers, consultants, back office) Turnover: CHF 6 millions for the 3 business units under my responsibility

Business Manager Sep 2005 – Aug 2006 Région de Lausanne, Suisse

Business unit responsible in the sectors of IT training and consultancy :

• Management of existing accounts and acquire new prospects (more than 200 active clients with significant accounts such as Nestlé, Nespresso, Philip Morris, Swisscom)
• Lead of a team of consultants and assistants (career plans, annual appraisals, wages,…)
• Recruitment of new employees, mainly IT specialists (more than 80 interviews realized in 2006)
• Elaboration of new products and of the associated strategy
• Project management
• Business plans and financial reports

Team under control: 7 people (consultants, back office) Turnover: CHF 1 million for my business unit, reached after one year

Education

Harvard Business School Executive education Corporate strategy 2018 – 2018

London Business School Executive education Mergers & Acquisitions 2019 – 2019

Ordinata Certificat en dynamique participative 2017 – 2018

HEC Lausanne - The Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Lausanne Master of Business Administration (MBA) Finance & Management 2007 – 2008

University of Lausanne (Switzerland) Master Geophysics 1995 – 2000

College of Saint-Maurice Latin-Science Maturity diploma 1988 – 1993