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Antoine DURIEUX
Accomplished CEO & Founder | Advisor for Enterprise SaaS | Launching in ClimateTech
Antoine Durieux is a successful entrepreneur, engineer, and researcher with a diverse range of skills and experience. With a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Ecole Polytechnique and a Master of Science from Stanford University, he has worked as a software programmer with LVMH, conducted research on plasma imagery and image processing at CEA, and worked as a research assistant at Stanford University in real-time imagery and multi-threaded processing.
Durieux has also gained leadership experience through his time as a cadet officer at the Marine Nationale and as a farm worker in Napa Valley vineyards. He has been recognized for his achievements in the tech industry, including winning Hack Day Paris 2011, being selected as a Hack Stars France Laureate, and winning the CCC 2012 in the Advanced Software track. Durieux has also served as a member of the selection committee for the European Conference on Artificial Intelligence and the International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence.
In addition to his professional experience, Durieux is also fond of gastronomy and mountaineering. He currently serves as the EVP SupplierXM at Salsify, and was previously EVP Retail & Network Strategy at the same company. Prior to his work with Salsify, Durieux founded and served as CEO of Alkemics, a software company aimed at helping retailers and brands better manage product data.
Overall, Durieux is a highly accomplished individual with a rich and varied professional background, combined with a love of adventure and new experiences.
Highlights
Today marks the beginning of Chapter 2 ! After an incredible 11-year journey building Alkemics alongside my visionary co-founders Antoine Perrin and Benoit Portoleau Balloy, and after 2 transformative years within the Salsify family alongside Jason Purcell, Rob Gonzalez, Jeremy Redburn, I am embarking on a new adventure : tackling the climate crisis.
The realization hit me when my daughter was born 2 years ago. By 2050 she will be taking her first steps into the professional world, contemplating her own choices, and perhaps even considering the prospect of making me a grandfather. Climate is the challenge of my generation, not hers. This truth has only grown more poignant as my wife and I eagerly await the arrival of our second child in October 🎉. As a result, I will be dedicating the next chapter of my life to climate action. Although I will remain a fervent shareholder, I will no longer be involved in the day-to-day operations of Alkemics / Salsify - a dizzying thought in itself.
I am humbled to have worked alongside an extraordinary group of individuals who entrusted me with a fragment of their career. You have taught me a lot - and for that I am eternally grateful. Together, we have fostered a culture of which I am immensely proud, and it’s exhilarating to see the alumni community alive and kicking (join here https://lnkd.in/e9gnfTMt !).
I also would like to thank our customers for their unwavering trust. Ten years ago, it was an audacious move to believe a handful of geeks that were claiming product information should be managed flexibly, managed collaboratively and collected without friction. As crazy as this bet sounded, it proved successful, as the combination of Alkemics with Salsify propelled us as the category leader. Thank you (alphabetically) for your trust Alain Berne, Cyril Bourgois, Sébastien Chellet, Richard Clogenson, Jean Francois COTRO, Olivier COURGEAU, Dave Crapnell, Hervé DAUDIN, Hubert Delahaye, Gerald DUFLO, Benoit Farthouat, Patrick Garrel, Claude G., Xavier GUEDON, Olivier Jaupart, Laurent Kircher, Frederic Loriaux, Hervé Onfray, Nicolas Paepegaey, Dominique Schelcher, frederic Senan, Christophe Sentenac, Emilie Soleri, GWENN VAN OOTEGHEM, Marion Vergnet, and countless others.
Rest assured, you are in exceptionally capable hands with the outstanding team I carefully selected: Jessica Bell, Alexandra Bergabo, Marah Chami, Mauricio Calcagnotto Garcia, Tristan Giblin, Anne-Marie SOUBEYRAN, Djamel Zouaoui, Joffrey Sayen - and the rest of the crew !
As mentioned above, I am now on the lookout for a bold, high impact, high risk project. If you are working on something truly transformative, please reach out 🙂.
In the meantime, I am advising B2B SaaS companies to conquer their first complex sales - something we have practiced at length at Alkemics. If the words “differentiation”, “value selling”, “go-to-market alignment” sound painful, you should reach out !
Live long and prosper !
[Table ronde] - Collecte de données produit : comment les #distributeurs peuvent gagner en #efficience opérationnelle ? ⚡
Jeudi 24 novembre, Emmanuelle Romestaing Schmid (METRO France), Eric Pichavant (Lagardère Travel Retail) et Edouard de MIOLLIS (Groupe Louis Delhaize) reviendront, aux côtés de Mike Hadjadj, sur la nécessité d’instaurer un processus de #collecte agile tout au long du cycle de vie du produit.
40 minutes pour échanger sur : 🎯 Les enjeux de l’omnicanal et la nécessité d’une bonne qualité de donnée 🚀 L’importance d’une collaboration avec vos fournisseurs et en interne pour des expériences d’achats réussies grâce à des outils collaboratifs ✅ Les meilleures pratiques pour optimiser la collecte de données produit
L’occasion de décrypter les bonnes pratiques pour que vos équipes se concentrent sur des tâches à forte valeur ajoutée tout au long du cycle de vie du produit.
Inscrivez-vous ici 👉 https://lnkd.in/ejFWXyzy
#collaboration #retail
