Team

Philippe BASSOT

Phillipe is in charge of the Public Strategy expertise at CMI. He advises public actors in the definition of intervention plans enhancing territories and companies’ competitivity. He has gained significant experience in the definition and construction of structuring projects entailing public-private partnerships. He is also working on the evaluation of public policies’ performance in the fields of economic development, innovation, research and higher education.  He is a graduate of Institut Supérieur de Gestion de Paris (multinational cycle).

François FARHI

François Farhi is in charge of the Organization and transformation activity at CMI; he leads the Health expertise, one field of application of his activity. He is a specialist of organizational structure and operational performance issues. He advises his clients in the accomplishment and implementation of organizational diagnoses, in process optimization and organizational change management. François has a Certificate of Further Education in Space and Environment Economics from Institut Universitaire d’Etude of Geneva and a Master in Economy Politics from Paris I University.

Nicolas KANDEL

Nicolas is in charge of the corporate strategy expertise. He created the Private Equity activity at CMI. He advises his clients in building their strategic project, new offers’ launch or competitive strategies. Nicolas is also a specialist of Innovation Management : R&D strategy, technology plan building, innovation marketing. He is a senior lecturer at Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées where he teaches about technology and innovation management. Nicolas is a engineer graduate of AgroParisTech and holds a Certificate of Further Education of Industrial Engineering from Ecole Centrale Paris.

Julie KOELTZ

Julie Koeltz graduated from Audencia Business School and Sorbonne University in International Economics. As an associate director at CMI, Julie Koeltz runs the consulting firm activities related to the fields of Higher Education and Research. She advises Ministries and research organizations, local authorities, innovation centers, universities, business and engineering schools, hospitals, technology parks… on the conception and evaluation of public policies, the strategic development and management of large-scale projects, the organization and governance of higher education, research and innovation. Her fields of expertise include research, valuation and transfer of technology, higher education, innovation and growth ecosystems at both local and national levels entailing public and private actors. Before joining CMI, Julie Koeltz worked for several years for the European Commission. She adviced institutions on the definition and evaluation of European policies and governance systems in the fields of Research and Innovation.

Marc LEFRANÇOIS

Marc is in charge of the Health industries expertise for CMI. He helps pharmaceutical and medical device companies in solving their issues related to Strategy or Innovation management. He also advises these actors in defining and implementing the transformation of their organizations or professions to successfully plan their future.  His experience in the health sector is cross-cutting: 3 years in fundamental research, 18 years in operational or leading position in pharmaceutical companies and 8 years of consulting for companies and institutions in the field. He is a graduate of Ecole Centrale Paris and holds a PhD in Biochemistry.

Alain TAPIE

Alain is leading the Food and Beverage sector at CMI. He helps his clients design their growth and innovation strategies. His consulting combines strategic thinking and operational pragmatism, from the design of strategies to the implementation of action plans, tailored to each client needs and specificities.

Alain has more than 30 years of experience in Senior Executive, General Management, Marketing and Sales positions in the Food, Beverage and Agribusiness sectors.

He has worked for multinational corporations and a French agricultural cooperative across various regions, countries, route-to-markets and business models, in both operational and functional positions.

He holds a PhD in Business Strategy from the Institut d’Administration des Entreprises in Nice, France.