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01/03/2024

#4 : 5 Success Stories from KEDGE graduates

Immerse yourself in the captivating post-graduate success stories of our former kedgers, with our fourth selection of Success Stories

This third installment spotlights five KEDGE graduates, each revealing his or her exceptional career path in a variety of sectors. Inspiring stories that reflect the diversity of paths to success. 🌟

#1 Guillaume Vergnas, Head of Esports, Gaming et Web3 - Alpine 🏎️

🎓 After graduating from the Grande École program at KEDGE Bordeaux, I had the privilege of joining the Alpine team.

🏎️ Climbing the ladder within this stable enabled me to become Head of Esports, Gaming and Web3. It's an exciting and stimulating development, combining my passion for Esports with my growing interest in Formula 1. 🎮

This opportunity represents the perfect alliance between my academic background and my personal passions, allowing me to push back the boundaries of innovation in a constantly evolving universe. 🚀

📱 GUILLAUME'S LINKEDIN

#2 Marie-Claire Kakpotia - Managing Director - Founder of the NGO Les Orchidées Rouges ✊🏽

💜 I'm a Franco-Ivorian feminist humanist activist, social entrepreneur and international speaker.

 

✊ Founder of the NGO Les Orchidées Rouges in 2017, I fight for the eradication of female genital mutilation and global gender-based violence. 🌍

 

🏆 Winner of the 2018 Global Woman Award, I created the first medico-psychosocial institutes in France and Côte d'Ivoire to support survivors. Recognized with a medal from the city of Bordeaux in 2020, I won the Prix Femme en Chœur 2021. International advisor for women's rights since 2022, I took part in CSW67 at the UN in 2023. Designated by MIPAD as one of the 100 most influential Afro-descendants in 2023.

 

📱 MARIE CLAIRE'S LINKEDIN

#3 Georges Klenkle, Chairman of EUGEKA - President of the KEDGE ALUMNI Association 🎓

As a French entrepreneur and technology and new media executive, I am co-founder of Degetel, a company specializing in digital transformation. 👨‍💻

 

🎓 A graduate of KEDGE, I started at ArcelorMittal before co-founding Degetel in 1999. In 2020, I sold Degetel, generating sales of €46 million. 📈

 

As founder and chairman of Eugeka, a tech investment fund, I also co-founded FreemiumPlay in 2018. 🤝

 

Since May 2021, I've been president of the KEDGE Business School Alumni Association. I remain a key player, investor and influential entrepreneur in the new technology landscape. 🚀

 

📱 GEORGES'S LINKEDIN

#4 Virginie Thevenet, CEO EUROWATT ⚡

🎓 After graduating from KEDGE Business School in 1996 with a specialization in Financial Audit, I started at EY for 3 years before joining VISHAY, an American electronic components group. 

In 2001, I joined the CNIM group, specialized in waste treatment and recovery, progressing from Controlling Manager to Finance Director of the Environment Sector and then Managing Director. In 2016, I joined SUEZ as Director of Construction for waste treatment units. 🚮

 

⚡Since October 2021, I have been Managing Director of EUROWATT, an energy transition player operating in the renewable sector in France, Belgium, Poland, Spain, and Portugal. 🌱🌍

 

✊🏽 Committed to defending women's rights, I have been a member of IWF since 2018 and in 2021 founded the gender diversity network at SUEZ in France. 

 

📱 VIRGINIE'S LINKEDIN

#5 Pierre Husson, CEO & Founder of Rematch 📱

🎓Graduated from Kedge's PGE (2017) and co-founder of Rematch ,I'm passionate about sports and an amateur soccer player. ⚽

 

🎯 My goal: to enhance and finance amateur sport with Rematch, a startup from Gironde that has become the benchmark for amateur sport in France. Rematch is the leader with over 1.5 million videos uploaded, generating over 200 million views. 👀

 

🤝 Official partner of 6 federations, including the FFF integrating of our videos in its MyFFF app, we count Decathlon and Unibet among our customers. With Jean-Pierre Papin as founding partner and Olivier Giroud as volunteer ambassador, our commitment is to redistribute half of our sponsorship income to sports associations. ✨

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