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Joan Moreau

COO / Operating Partner

Joan Moreau
Manila, Estonia

Experience

Jul 2024 - Present
1 year 7 months
Hybrid

Independent Interim Executive / Operating Partner / Entrepreneur

Freelance

I’m an interim executive (COO / Operating Partner) specialising in operational transformation, performance improvement and crisis / high-pressure situations.

Oct 2016 - Jul 2024
7 years 10 months
Morocco
Hybrid

Group Executive Director

Intelcia

BPO/CRM leader with multi-entity P&L governance across 20+ countries. Reporting to the CEO, I led Intelcia’s international expansion and post-M&A transformation, building a unified global organization focused on performance, innovation and scalable growth.

Strategic Growth & Expansion

  • Designed and executed expansion strategy, opening 6 new markets and developing delivery centers across EMEA and LatAm.
  • Built strategic partnerships and joint ventures in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, to accelerate expansion.
  • Launched a Partnership Business Unit, generating €11.5M in revenue within 3 months and expanding delivery capacity without additional CAPEX.

Operational Transformation & Performance

  • Designed and deployed a global operating model enabling 10× revenue growth (€60M to €750M) and a tenfold increase in headcount (3,000 to 35,000 FTEs).
  • Created and implemented the global P&L steering process, supporting financial visibility and profitability across 20+ entities.
  • Oversaw operational due diligence, acquisition readiness, and post-M&A integrations across multiple SME and mid-cap transactions (Indian Ocean, North Africa, Southern Europe, Caribbean)..

Leadership & Change Management

  • Interim GM in Madagascar (1,200 FTEs): restored operations during major crisis (plague outbreak + political instability).
  • Rebuilt the global commercial organisation (roles, KPIs, CRM), generating above 15% organic growth.
  • Drove adoption of AI, BI and new management models, increasing performance and decentralisation.
Jan 2005 - Sep 2016
11 years 9 months
Hybrid

Interim CxO / Transformation Executive

G&J Consulting

Crisis & Interim Leadership

  • Parachuted as Regional CEO (Interim) of an NGO microfinance SaaS provider in Kyrgyzstan; converted it into a profitable social enterprise, expanding into Zambia and Malawi.
  • Acted as CIO/CTO for a leading automotive e-commerce platform in Morocco — rebuilt technology and HR infrastructure after an operational collapse, returning the business to growth.
  • Interim CIO for a luxury-travel group in France: migrated legacy IT to cloud/SaaS architecture, cutting operating costs and increasing uptime.
  • Oversaw logistics operations for a major e-commerce player in the Philippines during Black Friday and Christmas peaks — secured delivery and performance under critical constraints.

Operational & Strategic Transformation

  • Led strategic modeling of MRO warehousing operations (~€500M) for a petrochemical leader in Saudi Arabia, optimizing logistics, inventory, and procurement.
  • Conducted full logistics audit and restructuring for an Oil & Gas firm in Romania — achieved major cost savings through reorganization, automation, and breakage reduction.
  • Delivered transformation programs for European and African BPO players — process design, WFM, BI, Quality, and Payroll digitalization aligned with post-merger strategies.
Jan 1997 - Dec 2003
7 years

Transformation Consultant / Director

  • Numerous projects in the Telecom, Media and Financial services sectors.

Summary

Senior interim executive specialised in turnaround, scale-up and complex transformations. Hands-on leader brought into ambiguous or distressed situations to rapidly clarify priorities, stabilise cash and teams, and restore performance.

Interim mandates executed with immediate start, full P&L and cash ownership, direct access to CEO and shareholders, and decision authority over operations, finance and leadership.

Skills

  • Strategy & Scaling
  • Global Expansion
  • Operating Model Design
  • P&l Management
  • M&a & Post-merger Integration
  • Global Operations
  • Platform Operations
  • Supply Chain & Logistics
  • Data Operations At Scale
  • Ai-enabled Transformation
  • Multicultural & Distributed Teams
  • B2b Partnerships
  • Board-level Stakeholder Management

Languages

French
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 2003 - Feb 2005

RSM Erasmus University

MBA · International Management · Netherlands

Sep 1994 - Jun 1997

Ecole Polytechnique

Engineer (MEng) · Mathematics and IT · France

Certifications & licenses

Six Sigma - Black Belt

Aveta Business Institute

Business Strategy & Financial Performance

INSEAD

Project Management Professional (PMP)

PMI

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