Agathe Hladky - Senior Director of Innovation & Research

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Lisboa, Portugal

Experience

Jan 2023 - Oct 2024

1 year 10 months

Lisbon, Portugal

Senior Director of Innovation & Research

Farfetch

Led the integration within the Group: decreased the cost per item by 65% and produced imagery for +65k items per year
Elevated the product with new features (new shooting application), new categories (bags)
Managed a team of 35+ engineers and drove innovation by leveraging our current capabilities (3D assets) and by exploring new opportunities via pilots to develop new products for the industry (Content Writing Assistant, AI models)

Feb 2019 - Dec 2022

3 years 11 months

Paris, France

Chief Operating Officer; then Executive Director

Allure Systems

Participated to YCombinator (W19) in SF, raised $6M, opened the US office while recruiting the US team
Managed a team of 25+ in Paris to virtualize models and produce e-com images for our clients
Managed day-to-day finance activities (closing, audits, financing), legal & admin (contracts, payroll) and HR activities
Sold the Company to Farfetch, and led the process from negotiations, due diligences to closing

Mar 2018 - Jan 2019

11 months

Paris, France

Chief Financial Officer

Sparted

Set up high quality operational financial modelling and planning (revenue recognition, business plan)
Established and developed relations with financial partners (banks, VCs, business angels)
Assisted the CEO in making business decisions by using key financial metrics to guide decision-making

Oct 2016 - Mar 2017

6 months

Paris, France

Consultant

Oliver Wyman

Assisted the team in optimizing the global supply chain costs for a worldwide cosmetic company
On-boarded customer teams to work on designing POCs and performed a benchmark on Industry 4.0 technologies and use-cases for a leader in security and defence sector

Mar 2016 - Aug 2016

6 months

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Private Equity Analyst Intern

Alcazar Capital

Actively followed portfolio companies and their most recent developments. Assisted the team in fund raising processes.

Sep 2015 - Feb 2016

6 months

Paris, France

M&A Analyst Intern

Rothschild (Transaction R)

Drafted pitches, information memorandums (“IM”) and company profiles. Performed market research on various industries
Performed valuation with tools including trading and transaction multiples, LBO and DCF models

Languages

English

Advanced

French

Advanced

German

Intermediate

Portuguese

Elementary

Education

Oct 2013 - Jun 2018

ESCP Europe

Master in Management (Grande École Program), Entrepreneurship specialization · Management · Paris, France

Oct 2011 - Jun 2013

Institution Saint Jean

Preparatory classes (preparatory class to enter French business schools) · Douai, France

Oct 2009 - Jun 2010

Lycée Français Charles-de-Gaulle

French Baccalaureate in Sciences with highest honors · Sciences · London, United Kingdom

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Experience

Senior Director of Innovation & Research

Farfetch

Chief Operating Officer; then Executive Director

Allure Systems

Chief Financial Officer

Sparted

Consultant

Oliver Wyman

Private Equity Analyst Intern

Alcazar Capital

M&A Analyst Intern

Rothschild (Transaction R)

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Education

ESCP Europe

Master in Management (Grande École Program), Entrepreneurship specialization · Management · Paris, France

Institution Saint Jean

Preparatory classes (preparatory class to enter French business schools) · Douai, France

Lycée Français Charles-de-Gaulle

French Baccalaureate in Sciences with highest honors · Sciences · London, United Kingdom

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