Fabrice Kohen
Community Development Senior Manager, SoftLayer, an IBM Company
Tel Aviv / Israel
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About me
Leadership consultant turned entrepreneur, seeking to meet entrepreneurs buddy in multicultural environment to suit my envy of learning, sharing strengths and values.

I love businesses, and moreover I am fascinated by other peoples businesses and I love chatting to entrepreneurs buddy about what challenges they are facing, how they launched or got over their chicken and egg problem or business model. So having many businesses to work on, with their unique challenges is very important to me and to my happiness.
Education
HEC Paris 2013 - 2014
entrepreneurship
International MOZAIK 2010 - 2010
Team & individual Business coaching
ESCP Europe 2008 - 2009
entrepreneurship
Institut Supérieur de Gestion 2003 - 2006
International Business
Saint John's University 2004 - 2005
Business
上智大学 2004 - 2005
International relationship & business
Université Paris Sud (Paris XI) 1998 - 2002
Médical
Experience
Community Development Senior Manager, SoftLayer, an IBM Company 10/2014 - current
In my role with SoftLayer Technologies, an IBM Company, I offer business development support and serve as advisor, friend, and liaison for early-stage startups in the Catalyst Startup Program offered by SoftLayer, in Israel and Europe.

Our team of 14 people with additional expertise and passion support the growth and development of tech companies and startup communities around the world through mentorship, connections, and access to technology resources.

Our holistic startup program is designed to address a variety of challenges faced by early-stage startup, and help them in a range of ways.
Entrepreneurship, HEC Paris Incubateur 02/2013 - current
CEO, PARISDATACENTER 01/2013 - current
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Associate, Management Consultant, e2 05/2010 - current
Associate, Management Consultant, Valoa consulting 01/2010 - current
Associate, Management Consultant, T3C International 01/2006 - current
• Conducting training, coaching, facilitations, interviews, audits and mentoring sessions
• Construction, Water industry, Aeronautical, Aerospace, Defence, Publishing, Pharmaceutical, Culture, Museums, Mobile industry, Oil & Gas, NGO, Bank, Web, Internet providers, Call center…
• Designing and delivering multi-level training and coaching programmes
• Experience in selling and delivering services to HR, CEO, Managers
• Overseeing the design, development & delivery of required specific management training programs &
workshops. (People Management, Sales, Values, Social responsibility, etc.)
• Identify learning & development needs with clients
• Perform Train the Trainer sessions
Co-Founder CEO, PREEZM 11/2012 - 03/2013
Co-founder, CEO, eazymanagement.com 01/2010 - 01/2011
• Management development software
Co-founder, Business developer, mypharma 01/2009 - 01/2010
• Building medical software dedicated to OTC products
• Responsible for formulating, directing and coordinating marketing activities and policies
• Carrying out research, with senior industry professionals, government representatives, NGO, to deploy
the most effective strategy
• Liaising and lobbying with Government officials and agencies
• Fund raising & partner selection, pitching business plan to clients, partners, investors
• Responsible for corporate communications with the public, customers and regulatory authorities
Home and Personal care Export Sales Manager, Rhodia 01/2005 - 01/2006
• Distribution manager for northern Europe, managing a team of 8 sales representatives
• Germany, Benelux, Ireland, Switzerland, Finland & Scandinavia
• Identify and exploit new sales opportunities with existing and potential customers
• Coordinating with other functions, operations, logistics as well as other areas in commercial
• Maintain accurate records of all sales activity and prepare regular forecasts for effective planning
• Work with Marketing Team to drive the new sales strategy and identify new opportunities
• Assisting the CRM processes and ensuring high level of customer satisfaction for the sales department
• Develop the image of company in countries mentioned
International Buyer, CGGVeritas 01/2004 - 01/2005
• Assume responsibility for marine fuel purchasing activities (execution and bidding projects - 60 m$)
• Responsible to review Fuel Request, sending request for quotations to vendors, collecting quotations,
preparing commercial bidding evaluation, negotiate price and prepare purchase order
• Coordinate with technical Engineering around the globe
• Maintain effective supplier relationship for the benefits of the projects cost and execution.
• Follow up of implementation and training of vessel manager on fuel purchase program