Claude Hagege

Long-term advisory and project leadership engagement with a Top 3 global luxury maison, ongoing since 2010 — 𝟭𝟲+ 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽. 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: ▸ 2010–2018: All four divisions (Fashion, Watches & Jewelry, Fragrance & Beauty, Corporate) ▸ 2018–Present: Fragrance & Beauty as anchor scope, with extensions to Watches & Jewelry and Corporate divisions 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗱-𝘁𝗼-𝗲𝗻𝗱: ▸ Internal audit of digital signage, in-store technology and customer experience ▸ RFP/RFQ design, vendor selection, contract negotiation ▸ Pilot programs, UAT, and full rollout coordination ▸ Deployment across hundreds of flagship points of sale, with extension to tens of thousands of corner locations worldwide ▸ Orchestration of internal IT, facilities services, contractors, agencies and vendors as a single delivery engine ▸ Workflow design, governance frameworks, and content management strategy 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: retained basis, long-term. 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘚𝘛𝘈𝘔 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 (𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 2008).

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𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗠 — 𝗺𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲, 𝟭𝟳 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 serving luxury houses, retailers, telecom operators and hospitality groups on digital in-store experience and operational transformation. Base: Paris. Operating across Europe, the Gulf and broader EMEA. ▎ 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 🔹 𝗘𝗜𝗧𝗖 / 𝗗𝗨 (UAE) — Senior advisory on the consumer channel, corporate audiovisual, digital signage and interactivity network. Continuation of the executive engagement initiated in 2006. 🔹 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗨𝗫𝗨𝗥𝗬 𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 — 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗡 𝗣𝗔𝗨𝗟 — Marketing advisory to the Partnership Division: positioning, partner ecosystem, premium experience architecture. 🔹 𝗔𝗟𝗣𝗛𝗔 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗣𝗛 (Tech ThinkTank) — Global Consultant since 2020: strategy, organizational design, operational workflows. 🔹 𝗦𝗸𝗶 𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗮𝗶 — Design of the Indoor & Park dynamic digital signage network and operational workflow architecture. 🔹 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 (𝗡𝗗𝗔) — Strategic launch, then redesign of teams, marketing and operational workflows. 🔹 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 — Interim project management across UAE, Qatar and France: business modeling, POC, sourcing, delivery, commissioning. ▎ 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 ▸ Retail experience strategy, phygital roadmap, digital signage architecture ▸ End-to-end delivery: audit, RFP/RFQ, pilot, UAT, rollout, commissioning ▸ Vendor & technology arbitrage, supplier-independent ▸ Workflow & SOW redesign, board-level advisory ▎ 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 Long-term engagements (12-month minimum), strategic audits (2–6 weeks), and fractional advisory mandates. 📩 𝗰𝗵@𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗺.𝗰𝗼𝗺

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗱𝘆𝗮 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗨.𝗦.-𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 holding proprietary IP and concepts in media, retail experience and entertainment design. ▎ 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 ▸ 2007–2010 — Founder, President & CEO. Built the group, opened the Dubai office (Meeddya MEA), led business development across MEA: partnerships, market expansion, high-level project management. ▸ 2011 — U.S. incorporation. Strategic repositioning of the group as a project-holding entity. ▸ 2012 — Closure of the Dubai office. Centralization of operations under the U.S. parent structure. ▸ 2012–Present — Group Chairman. Stewardship of the group's IP portfolio and proprietary concepts. Project mobilization through an on-demand network of specialized contractors. ▎ 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲 The Meeddya Group develops and licenses proprietary concepts at the intersection of media, retail and experience design — including dynamic media architectures, interactive features, point-of-sale atmosphere, and 360° brand environments. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘺 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘚𝘛𝘈𝘔.

𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 of EITC's consumer-facing retail and corporate audiovisual / digital signage / interactivity networks — supporting the entry of the second national telecom operator in the United Arab Emirates. ▎ 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲 ▸ Full dynamic digital signage and interactivity feature design for the Retail, Corporate and Business departments ▸ Areas design and customer journey accompaniment for the retail network ▸ Audio and video feature architecture and project management ▸ Network design and technology stack selection (hardware and software) ▸ Rollout and fit-out coordination ▸ Content creation consultancy and production management ▸ End-to-end implementation oversight, from concept to operational handover ▎ 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 Embedded directly with EITC's leadership during the operational ramp-up that preceded and followed the public launch of the du brand — coordinating internal teams, integrators, content producers and technology vendors.

𝟭𝟰 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 across audiovisual, telecommunications, fiber-optic networks and high-end residential integration — serving demanding corporate, industrial, defense and luxury clients in France and internationally. ▎ 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗱 🔹 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 (1996–2008) — Founder & CEO. High-end turnkey audiovisual integration for residential and corporate clients: home design, biometrics, home automation, security architecture. 🔹 𝗙𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗼 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺 (1997–2003) — Founder & CEO. Created the venture in 1997 as a specialist in enterprise videoconferencing, teleconferencing and streaming over corporate networks. 🔹 𝗙𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 (1997–2003) — President. Took the helm in 1997 of an established corporate fiber-optic network solutions company (founded 1984). Operational assets transferred to Fibro SAS in 2003 following consolidation with Fibro Telecom. 🔹 𝗙𝗜𝗕𝗥𝗢 𝗦.𝗔.𝗦. (2003–2004) — Marketing Communication & Sales Manager. Transition phase following the consolidation of Fibro Telecom and Fibronique assets. ▎ 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 Mission-critical deployments delivered for: NASA, NATO, French Army (Armée de Terre), SNECMA, Peugeot Group, Renault, SKF, Dior — among other major industrial, defense and luxury clients. ▎ 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Led the progressive wind-down of the venture portfolio between 2008 and 2010, alongside the launch of The Meeddya Group (2007) and BroadSTAM (2008) — pivoting from entrepreneurship to senior consulting and project-holding activities.