Anil BENARD-DENDÉ has been appointed Deputy General Director of KEDGE  Business School heading its transformation

KEDGE has recruited Anil BENARD-DENDÉ as Deputy General Director to take up the highly strategic challenge of accelerating the transformation of its services for students, graduates, and companies. His principle missions will be to:

• Translate the school’s strategic and digital transformation plan into an operational plan, and monitor its implementation/execution;
• Improve the student experience;
• Develop the school’s business and entrepreneurial relationships, digital experience, promotion, and international development; and
• CSR policies (Corporate and Social Responsibility). 

"With a rich professional career built around the digital transformation of organisations and business models in the distribution and e-commerce sectors, I’m confident that Anil BENARD-DENDÉ has all the qualities and experience needed to succeed in his task, and that he will contribute to reaching our goals of accelerating our development and demonstrating the excellence of KEDGE," said Alexandre de NAVAILLES. 

Anil, 44 years old, is a graduate of the Arts et Métiers Sciences et Technologie engineering school. Since 2019, Anil has been assisting managers, investment funds, and high-potential start-ups in both their development and transformation strategies and their operational plans. In 2016, he became Chief Operating Officer, and then Deputy Managing Director, of Showroomprivé.com. In 2007, he had gone to work for Casino Group and its subsidiary, Cdiscount, to manage their operations and transform their logistics model to serve the customer experience. He managed development and B2B activities, then international operations, covering Africa, South-East Asia, and Latin America.  

He also manages start-ups and is a personal investor and advisor in Europe and Africa.

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