Our team of experts
Pierre Denuelle
Pierre Denuelle is a Founding Associate, of C+, an engineer trained at the Ecole Polytechnique, ENSAE and Science Po. In 1983 Pierre took up a post at the SNCF, where his roles included Director of the TGV/Eurostar project. In 1994 he developed and led the French export bureau for rail transport in China in the context of the Beijing Economic Mission. From 1999 to 2001 he was Assistant Managing Director of GEISMAR, afterwards joining IRISBUS as Director of the Business Unit Civis (trams on tyres). Pierre has also been the Auvergne regional representative for OSCI (etc) and Chief Executive of ENISE (The National Engineering School of St Etienne) as well as the China and India expert for the Lyon CCI International Forums. Pierre develops patents in new energy solutions.
Remi Zanda has more than 20 years’ international experience, notably in the USA where he lived, studied and worked for 10 years.
Remi has a PhD in information technology and a Masters in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago. He also has a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from INSA, Lyon.
Before joining C+ Remi held several international roles in a range of industrial sectors, including Business Unit Manager Southern Europe, Business Development Manager and Head of International Development.
Remi now works with several schools of management, where he teaches on courses linked to his experience and expertise, such international business strategy, international negotiation and complex sale processes.
Rémi Zanda
Pierre-Yves Bourgeois
Pierre-Yves Bourgeois has had an international career spanning more than 30 years, exercising a wide range of export roles in Small and Medium Enterprises (Ahnce Netter, Prod’hygia ) as well as multinationals (Rank Xerox, Henkel, Ontex). He has worked in different business sectors such as fast moving consumer goods (Moet and Chandon, Bacardi, Calinette, MDD…), in industrial equipment and in the service sector.
He has a track record in cross-sector and operational marketing and commerce and in negotiating in cross-cultural contexts.
Pierre-Yves has a diploma from an international business school and has trained entrepreneurs from the CAC 40 (top French stock market companies) in business affairs in the Middle East & North Africa territories and gives lectures in international negotiations in a number of business schools.
Rolf Schiller is an electronic and electromechanical engineer specialising in business organisation and quality assurance. He is a third party auditor accredited by the IRCA.
Rolf has worked for many years in the consumer electronics sector and in the European and Japanese car industry (xxxxxxxxxx) as Director of Quality and Key Account Manager.
For more than 15 years Rolf has been supporting European and German enterprises to develop their export arm and advising French businesses wishing to establish themselves in the German market.
Rolf’s long experience working in and across different cultures has fostered a straightforward and lasting relationship with our clients from different business sectors. Rolf has lived in France for a number of years and is a fluent French speaker.
