Our identity lies in the international platform of independent, high value-added talent that we nurture and lead.
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Our mission
BlueBirds' purpose is to support companies and human organisations in their key decisions and the execution of their high-stakes projects
BLUEBIRDS AND THE WORK REVOLUTION
BlueBirds is part of the global revolution in the workplace. In our view, this revolution is based on three pillars: meaning at work, autonomy and expertise.
Meaning of work
We believe that meaning at work will be the major non-technological business transformation of the century. BlueBirds aims to contribute to the Future of Work.
AUTONOMY
Autonomy is personified at BlueBirds by the central place given to freelancers. At Bluebirds, we believe in a new balance being constructed between employees, freelancers and entrepreneurs. Employees in successful companies will become more and more autonomous while the role of freelancers will grow. Mixed teams of employees and freelancers will become the norm on many projects.
Expertise
Human organisations will increasingly be looking for specialists whose field of expertise is both deep and narrow. This is the very reason for the existence of the community whose services we offer.
Our story
Created in 2016 and formerly a sister company of NC Partners Executive Search, BlueBirds was born from our awareness of the work revolution in English-speaking countries and Germany.
BlueBirds has grown steadily and profitably since day one, and now has over 5,000 high value-added freelancers who are also growing every day. Our clients are mainly multinationals, funds, ETIs and consultancies. BlueBirds set up its first international office in Casablanca in 2020 and is now co-managed by Martin Videlaine and Siham Sentissi. We now operate in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
Our identity
Why put your trust in BlueBirds? Trust, excellence and independence are our core values.
We believe that a professional relationship is for life and we cherish the authenticity of human relationships. We are entrepreneurs and we put entrepreneurs to work: the self-employed. For us, being an entrepreneur means wanting to build a new world while being rooted in reality.
Managers
Diane Moshiri
At a time where the relationship with work is constantly evolving, in particular with the rise of the flexibilization of the workforce, and as companies seek to fill skills shortages and variabilize their wage bills, employing freelancers is becoming a competitive issue for them. Contributing through our community of freelancers to better business performance is our desire at BlueBirds.
Sébastien Normand
I joined BlueBirds in 2019 to support the revolution of independent consultants and executives, capitalising on my dual experience of strategy consulting and general management. Our promise is to best meet the demands of our clients, while putting freelancers at the centre of our focus. At BlueBirds, we are proud to contribute every day to the development of the Future of work. Our ambition is to provide companies with the ultra-competence and flexibility of high-level freelancers, while creating an environment that makes life easier for freelancers, and allows them to concentrate on what’s essential: their expertise.
Aurore de Monclin
The observation is simple: companies are increasingly looking for flexibility to respond to changes in demand and rapid transformations in their industry. The self-employed people in our community, highly skilled, offer them the opportunity to adapt quickly without long-term contracts or high fixed costs. This use of freelancers reflects a profound change in business models, with increased flexibility and a change of mentality towards more autonomy and balance for workers.
Kazim Hasnain
With unique challenges in the UK such as post-Brexit adjustments, regulatory changes and rapid technological advancements, BlueBirds provides specialized management consulting expertise and an external perspective to foster speed, execution and achieve strategic goals within a complex environment. In addition, we also help connect businesses with seasoned professionals who can step into leadership roles at short notice to provide immediate support and drive critical projects. Our aim is to contribute to the agility and competitiveness of UK organizations.
Client Partners
The BlueBirds community is made up of Client Partners who are themselves independent. Client Partners build and consolidate our relationships with our clients and support them during projects. They also lead circles of independent consultants and interim managers with common skills.
The advisors
Christophe Barrière
Advisors
Gaëlle Derome
Advisors
Jean-Pierre Gillot
Advisors
Pierre Clavel
Advisors
François Phulpin
Advisors
Jacques-Édouard Charret
Advisors
Pierrick Hamon
Advisors
Didier Cocheteau
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Jean-François Chiron
Advisors
Christophe Barrière
After 25 years in a consulting firm, including more than ten years as Senior Vice-President of Capgemini Consulting, in 2015, he decided to change the way he put his dual experience as manager and consultant at the service of others.
Via his company EPA Consulting, he now acts as Executive Advisor to business leaders in medium and large companies on strategy and complex transformation issues.
At the same time, he co-founded Cézanne Stratégies, a Social and Solidarity Enterprise, to develop employment in SMEs by facilitating their access to development and strategy consulting. He also supports – within their Supervisory Board or their Advisory Board – several Startups and SMEs in the Services, Energy and Digital universe.
He also joined the Ashoka Support Network in early 2019 to contribute his time and experience to helping social entrepreneurs.
Gaëlle Derome
An expert in the retail sector, Gaëlle spent the first 10 years of her career in food distribution in operational roles (Store Management, Purchasing, Category Management) as well as strategic (Own Brands Department) positions.
She then joined Dia-Mart as Associate Director (specialist in marketing strategy consulting for retail).
For ten years, she assisted 70 brands’ General Management teams in their transformation projects (Tati, Orchestra, Club Med, E.Leclerc, Intermarché, Boulanger, etc.).
Gaëlle was also Deputy Managing Director of Marketing and Digital for a discount footwear brand before creating her own organisation; SO.Retail.
Since the end of 2018, she has been Deputy General Manager of Synalia (leading cooperative group in the Jewellery and Watchmaking sector).
She is also a member of the Supervisory Board of Solidar’Monde.
Jean-Pierre Gillot
Jean-Pierre Gillot worked for the CARREFOUR Group for 30 years (1971–2001), where he held various operational positions in stores and then at regional level before taking on national responsibilities in France and Brazil. During these years, Jean-Pierre Gillot also took on the Merchandise Director’s responsibilities (textiles/non-food) within Carrefour France.
Appointed in 1991 as Executive Director for the West of France, he later became Managing Director of the French South-East zone in 1994.
At the time of the Carrefour / Promodès merger, he was appointed Executive Director of Hypermarkets France. He successfully transferred over 80 hypermarkets under the Continent banner to the Carrefour banner during this pivotal period.
Holder of an HEC MBA, Jean-Pierre Gillot then changed direction to take over as Chairman and CEO of the La Brosse & Dupont, a subsidiary specialising in Mass Distribution within the LVMH Group; a position he held for three years.
In 2005, Jean-Pierre Gillot joined the CASINO Group as Advisor to the Chairman. Since then, he has been involved in numerous strategic and operational missions in France and internationally.
Jean-Pierre Gillot is now an independent consultant and works in France and abroad.
Pierre Clavel
Pierre has had an international career in energy (GDF and Engie) during a period of rapid infrastructure development and profound transformation of business models.
After starting his career in engineering and creating large infrastructures, he was in charge of developing operational activities through internal and external growth for twenty years.
In 2016, he launched the company ‘Shynleï Le réseau de l’âme [The Soul Network]’ to bring together those who want to free their human energy.
Pierre is a former student of the Ecole Polytechnique (76) and a civil engineer from the Mines de Paris (78).
He spends a good part of his time in and on the water, for sport and leisure.
François Phulpin
A graduate of Telecom Paris, former COO of Capgemini France and CEO of the Astek group, François first researched computer science then created and directed a company of services on new technologies. He has joined boards of consulting firms, digital service companies and start-ups through his consulting company F Partners.
A whole life devoted to professional service in the IT sector now allows him to devote himself to sharing and transferring leadership, business development, strategic and organisation development, coaching, project delivery and recruitment expertise.
Firmly convinced of the richness resulting from diversity (gender, ethnicity, generations) and of the imperative need for education, François is a member of the 21st-century club, administrator of Passerelles Numériques [Digital Gateways], and supports ‘Femmes au Cœur des Conseils’ [Women at the Heart of Consulting].
François divides his time between France and Asia. He first experienced life in Asia in 2007 when he visited Vietnam and then adopted life there since 2011, spending most of his time living in Thailand.
Jacques-Édouard Charret
A graduate of EM Lyon, former second in command at the Casino Group, CEO of the Quick Group and CEO of the Toupargel Group, Jacques-Edouard has spent most of his career in the consumer goods market. He has developed an advisory activity with General Management teams and private equity funds. He is heavily involved in e-commerce, digital, and its interactions with physical store networks in his various activities.
His skills are recognised in all areas of distribution, LBOs, leadership and management as well as the design and implementation of medium-term strategic plans.
Passionate about sport and invested in the associative field, he is an administrator of Asvel (Pro A basketball club). He also chairs the EM Lyon Foundation and is a school administrator.
Pierrick Hamon
Pierrick built his career in the telecommunications and energy sector.
In telecommunications, Pierrick held the Vice President’s position for Europe and the Middle East for Orange’s Home division before becoming the operator’s Executive Vice President of the Home division and Integrations two years later. He took charge of this area in 2013 and then became Executive Vice President. He is now one of France’s leading experts on Smart Home and the IoT.
Pierrick was also Deputy Director and COO of Telecom Poland for 4 years. He has also been a member of the board of directors of several national operators around the world.
Before branching out into the telecoms sector, Pierrick spent 10 years working in the photovoltaic industry. He was in charge of exports for an American company dedicated to this technology. He continued as founder, CEO and then Chairman of Chronar France, the French leader in photovoltaics in the 1990s.
Pierrick now works independently. He advises large groups and start-ups in his two preferred sectors.
Pierrick is a graduate of the École des Mines de Nancy, IFP and HEC.
Didier Cocheteau
Didier Cocheteau has 45 years of experience in the banking sector. Throughout his career, first in the Banque Populaire Group and then in the BPCE Group, he has worked in these businesses both on their strategic aspects and the operational implementation of organisational transformation plans.
A graduate of ESSEC, Didier began his career in the Groupe Banque Populaire’s Payments sector as Director of Electronic Banking Production. He then held various positions within the Groupe, during which he took charge of large-scale technological strategy and business sector redesign projects.
When Groupe BPCE was created, he became Director of Banking Production, a position in which he took charge of the digital transformation of banking processes in the Credit and Estate sectors.
As Payments and International Director of BPCE, he implemented the management of the Beneficial Owners’ Register (RBE) for the payments sector. He also supervised significant investment projects (SEPA Platform, Instant Paiement, Sepamail, CREDOCS International and the fiduciary industry).
Didier is currently a member of the Payments Steering Committee and Chairman of the Fiduciary Strategy Committee of the Fédération Bancaire Française [French Banking Federation]. He has created a consulting firm for payments strategy and digital transformation.
Jean-François Chiron
Jean-François Chiron has spent most of his career in the world of urban passenger transport. Until 2019, he was the French Deputy Managing Director of Transdev France and a member of the French executive committee. As such, he was responsible for steering all of the Group’s activities in the northern half of France, which represents a scope of around 1 billion euros in turnover and nearly 12,000 employees. He was a member of the board of directors of several Transdev subsidiaries and chairman of SOMETRAR, concessionaire of the transport network’s operation in the metropolitan area of Rouen Normandy, Transdev group’s largest contract in France. He has helped position Transdev as ‘the mobility company’ and has a perfect knowledge of the economic models implemented.
A trained engineer and graduate of ESSEC, Jean-François Chiron previously headed several operational branches of the Veolia Transport group in France and the United Kingdom. He notably contributed significantly to the development of the Group’s activities in Ile-de-France, for which he was responsible from 2007 to 2014.
Since 2020 he created his consulting company (JFC CONSEIL) and joined PMP as Senior Mobilities Advisor
Location
The Bluebirds community, which originated in France, is now mainly based in France, Europe and North Africa, and is expanding every day in these regions.
We have offices in Paris and Casablanca, from which we serve our customers in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
In geographies where we do not have an active community, we strengthen our community, according to our customers’ needs, through our partners
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