A business mission with impact
Transition Manager
Strategic and operational expertise, available immediately to lead your company and manage your teams. Transition General Manager for periods of 6 to 18 months, in France and internationally.
What is transition management?
Operational
leadership
with immediate impact
Transition Management is a temporary operational leadership assignment, entrusted to an experienced Executive to run the company and manage its teams. The Transition Manager steps in immediately for a fixed period with precise objectives to achieve.
For nearly 5 years, Gabrielle POINOT-BOUGERET has been working through ODYSSEIA as a Transition General Manager with small and mid-sized companies in all sectors, during phases of growth, turnaround, crisis situations, mergers and acquisitions, and succession; with a single objective: creating lasting value.
Practical information
+ Equity depending on the assignment
With or without a corporate office
Transition General Manager
Gabrielle POINOT-BOUGERET
Key figures
- +15 years of international experience
- +€650M in revenue generated
- +750 people managed
- +150 distribution countries
- +25% of gross margin per assignment
- +10 M&A deals signed
Values
- Courage
- Reliability
- Agility
- Performance
ROI per assignment
the cost of the assignment
How I work
Two complementary processes, one goal
These two processes run together: the first frames the assignment on the contractual side, the second describes its operational implementation.
Contractual assignment process
Flash Audit
Engagement letter
Taking up the post & Execution
Handover review
Operational assignment process
Carry out a strategic and operational audit
Design a 5-year strategy
Operational and managerial deployment
Achieving the objectives
When should you call on a Transition Manager?
Situations that call for external, temporary and cost-effective expertise
ODYSSEIA steps in with impact at the key moments in the life of your company.
Business creation
Launching a new activity: legal and operational structuring of the project, setting up the first processes and the first team.
Growth & Development
Accelerate commercial development, win new international markets, launch a new offer or structure a sales force. An outsourced, immediately operational sales leadership.
International Development
Setting up or relaunching an export strategy, identifying distribution partners, opening markets in Europe, Asia, the United States or the Middle East.
Leadership replacement
Ensuring operational continuity when an executive leaves, while the ideal successor is recruited. Maintaining performance and reassuring teams, customers and financial partners.
Transformation & Restructuring
Operational, financial or legal reorganisation of the company. Process optimisation, cost reduction, business model transformation or preparation for a sale.
Crisis management
Immediate takeover of an emergency situation: financial difficulties, leadership breakdown, labour dispute, failure of a key partner. The goal is to stabilise, reassure and find a way out.
Premiumisation
Moving an offer or brand upmarket: strategic repositioning, high-end customer experience, pricing strategy and selective distribution.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Operational steering of an external growth operation: due diligence, post-acquisition integration, harmonisation of teams and processes.
Transfer & Succession
Support in preparing for transfer or sale: company valuation, data room, negotiation, due diligence, post-acquisition transition period.
Scope of intervention
Odysseia General Management Roles
From General Management to Operations Management, Gabrielle POINOT-BOUGERET steps in wherever the company needs strong and immediate leadership.
References
Recent assignments in France and internationally
A portfolio of diverse assignments, from very small companies to listed groups, in premium and demanding sectors.
Need a Transition Manager?
Let's discuss your situation in 30 minutes. I can step in quickly, including in an emergency, with a first proposal within 48 hours.