Jean-Christophe Langer

- Responsible for the global strategy and marketing plan of a €7bn business covering 15 markets - Assessed new trends, derived key objectives for the department and signed-off business KPIs, monitored monthly at CEO level - Developed a strategy to drive tablet sales in the operator channel, resulting in a 100% YoY growth - Designed a post-merger strategy to capture synergies in the convergence space across planning, product management, procurement and supply-chain functions

- Managed Vodafone white label brand with ~€300mn yearly turnover. Beat the market by achieving 60% YoY growth - Negotiate deals with large accounts and contribute to 20% Opex savings above industry benchmarks - Streamlined a shrinking category by identifying the long tail and extracting an incremental 10% Opex savings

- Responsible for driving the renewal of Nokia global Smartphone Product Portfolio, comprised of the devices roadmap, the services offering, and user experience (SW) updates. - Lead a team of 4 to develop fight-back and growth strategies in the Smartphone market, (3Cs, portfolio performance metrics). - Ellaborate business plans and product propositions and present to VPs and Senior Management - Prioritize and manage innovations in the mobile and online spaces

- Proven success in leading a 20-member HW engineering team in Denmark and Asia to launch the first mobile products developed with outsourcing partners. - Drove daily management decisions to reduce schedule and budget risks while selecting innovative technologies. - Involved in client (operator) approval of products. - Expert in product development (PMP), milestones and gating processes.

- Led the integration of mobile technologies into products. Headed a team of 5-experts to resolve technical challenges during a pilot product launch, leading to customer acceptance of the product and benchmark approval - Supervised suppliers & partners in streamlining their supply chain processes, resulting in €500k annual savings - Managed a team of 4 engineers to renew Nokia competitive advantage through innovation, resulting in multi-million dollar cost-savings in regulatory compliance in the US market

- Technical Consultant to major actors of the wireless industry - Awarded 2 US patents for innovative technologies now implemented in products, resulting in $5Mln incremental sales - Led a team of 5 experts to resolve manufacturing challenges. Recognized by client for customer-oriented, analytical and ethical mindset, which resulted in the consolidation of a multi-million dollar contracts

General Business Education. Personal Focus on Strategy, Marketing, Finance, Entrepreneurship. Developed Business Plans and Product Strategies for start-ups in the Consumer Electronics field

Research patented, published in International newspapers (IEEE) and presented at conferences. Courses in the field of Telecommunications and Financial Engineering (Quant). Teaching Assistant for undergraduates for a course in statistics

General Engineering courses in Telecommunications, Energy, IT and Computer science