Stephane Benoist

Experience

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  Louis Dreyfus Company

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1994

  Implementing reporting systems and tools; setting processes. Carrying out audit in the group's European subsidiaries

  • Assistant Financial Controller

    Jan 1993 - Jan 1994

  • Consolidation & audit assistant

    Jan 1991 - Jan 1993
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  Techni-Art Engineering Pte Ltd

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1997

  Director of Finance and Administration

  Managing financial and legal aspects of multi-million dollar construction projects

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  Orchid Link - Advisory beyond Compliance

  Jan 1997 - Nov 2013

  Founder & Managing Director

  - Fully acquired by ALTIOS International in 2016 -With my team we advised our clients on operational, financial and strategic matters, with an emphasis on a personal and durable relationship built on trust, flexibility, professionalism and integrity.

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  ALTIOS International

  Dec 2013 - Oct 2019

  Over the years I have advised hundreds of companies in their development and provided them with efficient back-office and outsourcing solutions I exited my business in 2019 and now work as an Independent advisor. A one-stop solution provider to initiate and develop business activities in Singapore and the ASEAN.

  • CEO Singapore/ASEAN

    Aug 2016 - Oct 2019

  • Managing Partner of ALTIOS South East Asia

    Dec 2013 - Jul 2016
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  Les Oliviers French Montessori (Ecole Maternelle Montessori Bilingue)

  Mar 2016 - Jul 2019

  Co-Founder

  Aiming at promoting the Montessori pedagogy, I founded and bankrolled the first bilingual (French-English) Montessori preschool in Singapore.

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  Sainte-Terre Holding

  Jun 2016 - now

  Founder & Director

  I invest in visionary entrepreneurs who are reshaping their industry in Southeast Asia. I focus on seed funding in sectors such as F&B, FinTech and IoT

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  B-Consulting (Singapore | France)

  Nov 2019 - now

  B-Consulting (France) est une société de conseils et de services qui d'une part assiste les sociétés françaises et européennes dans leur développement industriel et commercial en Asie du Sud-Est, et d'autre part accompagne les sociétés asiatiques dans leur implantation et développement en France. B-Consulting (Singapore) is supporting international businesses and SMEs setting up and expanding in South East Asia, as well as assisting Asian SMEs in their overseas expansion, specially in Europe.

  • President (France)

    Mar 2023 - now

  • Founder & Director (Singapore)

    Nov 2019 - now
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  Advisory Board Centre

  Jan 2020 - now

  Certified Chair™ since march 2020 and now FABC, I have been pursuing and demonstrating best practice in my engagements, as well as raising the standard of the sector as a Certified Chair™ and advisory board professional. Delivering Value and Impact to Businesses by establishing and facilitating Advisory Boards and mentoring business leaders

  • Fellow of Advisory Board Centre (FABC)

    Jun 2024 - now

  • Certified Chair & Approved Advisor

    Jan 2020 - now
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  Le Collège du Président (Comités Consultatifs)

  Nov 2020 - now

  Conseiller/Conseiller-facilitateur

  Mon rôle est d'épauler le dirigeant de PME dans ses prises de décisions stratégiques, en apportant un regards extérieur, et de lui permettre d’échapper à d’inévitables biais, de prendre du recul, voire quelquefois, de l'aider à la remise en cause d’une idée.Le Collège du Président propose au Chef d'Entreprise de l'aider à constituer son Comité Consultatif Stratégique sur mesure, puis d'en faciliter le fonctionnement.

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  Tea Bone Zen Mind

  Jan 2021 - Mar 2023

  Senior Advisor

  The founder, Carrie Chen, is a world authority on tea & tea culture.My role is to help her grow the business and to negotiate large contracts with a major player of the Singapore F&B and Hotel industry.

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  INSEAD

  Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

  Director-in-Residence @ INSEAD Corporate Governance Centre

  As Director-in-Residence I am volunteering to support the Centre in its pursuit of making a distinctive contribution to the knowledge and practice of corporate governance.

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  ESSEC Asia-Pacific

  Oct 2022 - now

  Visiting Lecturer (Chargé de cours)

  I am conducting a course on Business Development in Asia for the students of the Master in Strategy and Management of International Business (SMIB) ESSEC ranked #3 globally by QS World university Rankings 2021More about the SMIB Master program: https://www.essec.edu/en/program/mscs/master-strategy-management-international-business/program/

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  ADVISORY BOARD FRANCE

  Mar 2024 - now

  Cofondateur / Formateur (Cofounder / Head of Faculty)

  The Advisory Board is recognized as an agile, neutral and independent form of support, highly prized by entrepreneurs, CEOs and senior executives. The Executive Certified Chair™ training is based on ABF101 of best market practices. It is constantly updated by the Advisory Board Centre, the Advisory Board authority in over 30 countries. Certification offers access to resources and an international network, Advisory Board World.

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  JAPANNEXT

  Apr 2024 - now

  Senior Business Advisor

  Après un succès remarquable au Japon, JapanNext déploie désormais ses écrans PC en Europe. J'accompagne Samuel Becker, le fondateur, sur les enjeux stratégiques et apporte mon soutien au CEO Europe sur les aspects de gestion financière. Une aventure passionnante au cœur de l'expansion internationale de JapanNext !