team

Julien Barthelemy

BuyingPeers General Manager
International Countries Mngt

Julien has been BuyingPeers General Manager since 2020. Drawing on 23 years of experience in procurement, Julien has had an impressively comprehensive career trajectory, with experience in the automobile industry (Valeo), consultancy (Arthur Andersen BearingPoint), banking (Société Générale), IT (Microsoft), the environment (SUEZ) and energy (ENGIE).
His multi-faceted expertise as a procurement director and his passion for excellence are major assets in supporting you along the road to success.

Lucile Brunet

QualityPeers General Manager
Group Quality & Communication

QualityPeers General Manager Lucile is a graduate of Grenoble management school. After 12 years of experience in Procurement and Quality in the industry (Alstom, GE) and time spent living and working in Brazil, Lucile returned to France and embarked on a new chapter at PeersGroup. She now leads the QualityPeers teams and also handles the group’s communications.

Nicolas Parisot

SellingPeers General Manager
Group Sales & Training

SellingPeers founder and Associate General Manager Nicolas is the undisputed king of sales efficiency. Nicolas holds a Masters in Sales & Marketing (ICN – Nancy Business School), and boasts experience in both sales & purchasing in major international groups (SFR, Danone), making him a go-to expert in all things sales development. His sunny disposition and sense of empathy help breathe life into your Sales and Commercial Management development and structuring plans.

Sébastien Favre

FinancePeers General Manager
Group COO

FinancePeers founder and certified Public Accountant, an accountant by training Sebastien spent a decade working in auditing and consulting firms (Ernst & Young), as well as in companies as a CFO and Finance project manager (Alcon Novartis). Sébastien is innately curious and operations-focused, making him an ingenious expert who enjoys incorporating on-the-ground realities into the custom-made solutions he provides to his clients.

Philippe Venard

SupplyPeers General Manager
Group CSR & Partnership

Philippe has been the SupplyPeers General Manager since 2019, and has an Arts et Métiers degree as well as a Masters in Procurement from the EM Bordeaux management school. Philippe has enjoyed a career in operations in major industrial groups and companies (Shell, Nexter, Faurecia) in a variety of Supply Chain roles. He went on to work for a number of leading consultancy firms (KPMG – CSC Peat Marwick) before setting up his own. Philippe’s extensive experience has lent him inside-out knowledge of the client/supplier value chain, and is invaluable in CSR processes and risk prevention. Philippe is passionate about the upcoming digital revolution that is set to play a key role in French industry.

Arnaud Bon-Mardion

DACH General Manager

Arnaud has been developing BuyingPeers’ activities across Switzerland since 2017. He holds a double Masters in Procurement (DESMA from the IAE Grenoble) and Finance (MSTCF Lyon III), and took his first steps in the industry in internal auditing and control (Deloitte) followed by non-production industrial buying (Monsanto). He has acquired solid experience in company management and finance.
Arnaud enjoys working on managing complex, cross-departmental projects and overhauling procurement organization structures.

Geoffrey Chicheportiche

Turkey General Manager

Geoffrey was crucial in spearheading PeersGroup’s international development. Working from Istanbul, he oversees the “managed services” unit responsible for handling some Client operations. Having graduated with a Masters in Procurement & Supply Chain (ESCP Europe), Geoffrey kickstarted his career as an indirect buyer in the insurance, automobile and defense sectors. Following on from his experience in organizational consulting at Capgemini Consulting, he joined the WNS group where he worked on major Procurement outsourcing projects as head of the EMEA region.

Paul Cazes

Russia General Manager

Paul set up the PeersGroup Moscow office in 2020. An Arts & Métiers engineer with a specialist Masters from the IAE and an executive training diploma from the ESCP, Paul has medium- to large-capitalization experience in B2B and B2C, in both operations and top-line. Upbeat and optimistic by nature with a curious streak to boot, Paul has a keen interest in the entire value chain.

Séverine Hairanian

BuyingPeers
Director of the Luxury and Industry Distribution Division

Séverine has headed up the Business Managers team at the Luxury and Industry Distribution Division since 2016. A graduate of the ESCI international business school, Séverine holds a Masters in Marketing from San Bernardino (California), and has worked in major Retail brands as head of development (Aubert) and head of childcare (Système U). She joined PeersGroup as a procurement consultant in the BuyingPeers team, and focuses on operational and organizational projects.

Fabien Scheltien

BuyingPeers
Director of the BEST Division

As the Division Director at BuyingPeers since 2014, Fabien oversees a range of different procurement programs, including the ENGIE programs. Fabien cut his teeth at the Banque Postale as an IT project buyer, notably in his work in redeveloping the remote banking technical architecture via a public procurement contract. He joined Bouygues Telecom followed by Thales Services, where he took over as head of IT intellectual services procurement and handled structuring the related processes. Fabien’s experience was further reinforced during his time at Groupama, where he worked in IT procurement and consultancy, and as a procurement PMO officer.

Nicolas Perret

QualityPeers
Business Manager

As the Business Manager for the QualityPeers team, Nicolas draws on 20 years of recognized experience in the automobile industry in all quality, system, project, product, prototype, supplier, lifecycle and vehicle after-sales guarantee activities.
His skills in mechanics, project and team coordinating and quality ensure he is well placed to assist you in all your quality-focused projects.

Samantha Bellouati

SellingPeers
Director

Samantha is a sales development expert, and boasts over a decade’s worth of experience in sales management in an array of major French distribution groups, and across a wide range of change management roles. She has always been a firm believer in the idea of combining business growth with personal development. Tenacious and energetic with a positive outlook and a flair for working closely with her teams, Samantha pours heart and soul into deploying her operational and interpersonal skills with a view to supporting your development ambitions. Samantha holds a Masters in Retail/Purchasing from the ICD Paris, and a specialist diploma in Economic Intelligence from SciencesPo Paris.

Jérémy Monnet

FinancePeers
Business Development Director

Jérémy is Partner for FinancePeers, which he joined in September 2018. Having graduated with a Master’s degree in Corporate Finance, he started his career at a Big Four firm in Paris. Jérémy has a taste for entrepreneurship, risk and adventure, all of which were reflected in the two years he spent in Africa working for a government on cash and fraud issues. He also spent a 3 years in Hong Kong, where he supported major banking and insurance groups, before embarking on a journey around the world as a consultant for a luxury hospitality brand seeking to take their marketing digital.

Pierre Chantier

FinancePeers
Director

Pierre is Director as part of FinancePeers team. As a Certified Public Accountant with a Masters degree in Finance and Asset Management, Pierre spent over 12 years working for a Big Four. Throughout his career, Pierre has supported and advised finance and accounting departments and management teams in both major groups and SMEs, as well as company directors in launch or development stage. Meeting clients and soaking up their incredibly diverse contexts and trajectories are what Pierre most enjoys about his work.

Anne Araye

FinancePeers
Manager - Innovation Expert

Anne is the FinancePeers team’s Innovation Expert and Manager. Holding a PhD in Biochemistry and Biophysics from France’s Natural History Museum, Anne began her career at an innovation finance consultancy. As an expert in hunting down financing opportunities for innovative companies, she soon amassed in-depth knowledge of their ecosystems, challenges and priorities. Curious and tenacious with a meticulous eye for detail, Anne is well-versed in the art of careful listening, and well-equipped to understand your issues in order to put forward and implement the best financing strategy for your innovative projects portfolio.

Anne-Sophie Rollet

SupplyPeers
Business Manager

Anne-Sophie is a Business Manager in the SupplyPeers team. An Industrial Engineering engineer with double expertise in organizational management, Anne-Sophie garnered experience in a range of different capacities within international groups’ supply chains, before joining PeersGroup in 2018. Anne-Sophie has 360-degree inside-out knowledge of all things Supply, from demand planning to B2B and B2C delivery, and is well-versed in operational project management and IS (notably SAP). Her pragmatic approach, excellent listening skills and innate empathy allow her to support clients in meeting their operational needs and successfully rolling out their transformation plans.