GLOBAL EXPANSION & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
About
25 years international management experience in the Advertising, Marketing and Packaging industries, across the Americas, Asia and Europe. Seasoned Investor, Disruptor, Entrepreneur, and Global Business Expansion Leader on a mission to create and invest in thriving businesses. Patented an array of different products on a global scale. Well-versed in global B2B & B2C operations, strategic growth planning, and business model disruption. Previously, Franck served as the CEO and Founder of Pop Group, which he recently sold to a leading Retail & Packaging multinational.
Relevant Work Experience
FOUNDER & GLOBAL CEO, POP GROUP HONG KONG, NEW YORK, MIAMI
- Founded in 18 years a small multinational in the Printing and Packaging Industry
- 14 factories/ 97 commercial offices / 5,000 employees / US$531 million global turnover / 700 clients (Walmart, JC Penney, Mc Donald’s, L’Oréal,….)
- Strategic alliances established in 120 countries, distributors, licensees & vendors
- Financial Investments through Joint-Ventures, Takeovers & Acquisitions in the Americas continent (USA, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil), South Africa, the European continent (England, Poland and Italy), the Asia-Pacific region (China, the Philippines, Malaysia and Japan)
- Filed several patents globally to stimulate revenues in a declining Printing & Packaging industry (Turnover increased on average by 1,600% over 2 years)
- Strategic Alliances with a Silicon Valley consumer analytics firm
PRESIDENT , PICARD INVESTMENTS, HONG KONG
- Early-stage investing in US & Asian B2B Agritech, Education, and Fintech start ups (EUR3 million in 2019)
- Helping US startups through active business development, product and data strategy to build revenue, defensibility, and scale in Greater China
- Investing & Managing on behalf of the Picard Foundation in several Real Estate projects throughout the world (EUR30 million portfolio)
CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR, REGULART, HONG KONG, PARIS
- Asian Cinema industry
- Hong Kong office opening (EUR 250k budget): Movie Rights Negotiations with production houses
- Set up Head Office in Paris, France in charge of films distribution in France & French speaking countries EUR 9 million annual sales turnover
- Bought & distributed 7 movies over 3 years: Gerardmer Festival Award in 2005 & Bangkok International Film Festival Award in 2004
- Launch & Management of the first Asian Cinema ecommerce retail platform in France lavideotheque.com
CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR | TAKAMEDIA, HONG KONG, PARIS
- Pioneer of the Snapchat app –WAP & WEB formats
- Creation of an innovative start-up in the digital app industry; EUR1 million sales turnover
- WAP platform developed in France / WEB in Hong Kong & Russia
- Definition of the business strategy and launch service to customers worldwide (McDonald’s, Warner Bros, Astro)
- Sold to a major European Media conglomerate in 2007
