Joan Moreau
COO / Operating Partner
Experience
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.
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.
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.
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
Education
RSM Erasmus University
MBA · International Management · Netherlands
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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