François Mottaz-Senior Marketing and Communication professional
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Experience
Group Head of Marketing and Communication
Gondrand International Ltd
Led group's marketing and communications activities, rebuilding small team and reallocating resources from print to online communications. Rebuilt internal communications to develop broad understanding of changes and challenges. Successfully managed various projects with limited resources while supporting group-wide sales effort with marcom activities and materials.
Interim Communications and Public Affairs Manager
TPG Public Transport of Geneva
- Interim management and restructuring of Communication Department including marketing, advertising, offline and online publishing, internal communications, PR and public affairs with full budget and team responsibilities
- Full redefinition of mission, restructuring plan of the team and allocation of resources
- Major corporate identity change program definition and implementation
Associate
Smacx*
Providing external consultancy and management projects in both public and private sectors with focus on strategic and crisis communications projects. Key areas include higher education, town and country planning, transport and manufacturing.
Vice-president, Marketing
Quartesoft Sàrl
- Day-to-day operations
- All marketing tasks
- Technical support
- Strong input into product development
Quartesoft is a small software editor dedicated to banking software development for Mac platform. Its main product, MacPay, is the leading offline e-banking client for Mac platform in Switzerland.
CEO
Italiques Sàrl
Project Manager
Dr. Dieter Jäggi AG
Delegate
International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC
French Language Assistant Lecturer
University of Bedfordshire
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Experienced in Banking and Finance, Information Technology, Government and Administration, Education, Manufacturing, and Professional Services.
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Experienced in Strategy, Marketing, Customer Service, Product Development, Project Management, and Operations.
Summary
Corporate communications expert and manager with a strong strategic orientation at general management level. Team builder with strong persuasion skills, experience in multicultural environment. Large field experience in all aspects of corporate communications and proven record in advertising and PR projects. Specialised in crisis communications, interim management function, restructuring of communications departments, auditing projects, global strategy. Good knowledge and very strong personal interest in all technology related subjects.
Languages
Education
University of Lausanne - Unil
Bachelor's degree · Political Science · Lausanne, Switzerland
University of Cambridge
Certificate of Proficiency · English · Cambridge, United Kingdom
Certifications & licenses
Certificate of Proficiency in English
University of Cambridge
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Experience
Global experience
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François is based in Sion, Switzerland and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
François speaks the following languages: French (Native), English (Advanced), Italian (Advanced), German (Intermediate).
François has at least 44 years of experience. During this time, François has worked in at least 8 different roles and for 8 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 6 years and 6 months. Note that François may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, François would be well-suited for roles such as: Group Head of Marketing and Communication, Interim Communications and Public Affairs Manager, Associate.
François's most recent position is Group Head of Marketing and Communication at Gondrand International Ltd.
In recent years, François has worked for Smacx* and Quartesoft Sàrl.
François is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance, Information Technology, and Government and Administration. François also has some experience in Education, Manufacturing, and Professional Services.
François is most experienced in business areas like Strategy, Marketing, and Customer Service. François also has some experience in Product Development, Project Management, and Operations.
François has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance, Information Technology, and Education.
François has recently worked in business areas like Marketing, Customer Service, and Product Development.
François attended University of Lausanne - Unil for Political Science.
François has 1 certificate: Certificate of Proficiency in English.
The availability of François needs to be confirmed.
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