
Timeline
About me
Head of Sales & Operations at Google
Education

Universidad carlos iii de madrid
2002 - 2003Exchange student economics, marketingEconomics and Marketing

Edhec business school
2004 - 2005Specialized master accounting and finance- Specialized Master’s Degree in Management control- Management control, Consolidation, Audit, Investments, International Finance- Thesis written at the Stockholm School of Economics, STOCKHOLM - Sweden

Duke university
2014 - 2015Google business academy - duke ce business administration and management, generalInvitation only Google training program.The Google Business Academy is a global, 9 month programme consisting of 4 modules in the U.S. and Europe. It consists of a combination of Duke CE faculty delivered lectures, simulations, case studies, workshops, pitch practices and group work touching all fields of management.Duke CE ranked #1 in the world in Custom Executive Education by Financial Times and BusinessWeek for eleven years, 2003 – 2014

Turku school of economics at the university of turku
2000 - 2004Master of science international business, accounting, economicsTurku School of Economics, TURKU - Finland - Master of Science degree (M.Sc) in International Business - Major in marketing & strategy – thesis awarded with honors (Eximia) - Minors: Accounting and Economics
Experience

Saint-gobain
Jun 2002 - Jul 2002InternSaint-Gobain Weber-Markem, IZMIR – Turkey: -Design of a product cost follow up system with which the company could follow its cost structure for each product in each region in Turkey and abroad.-Cooperation with marketing, logistics, production and R&D

Henkel iberica
Jun 2003 - Aug 2003InternHenkel Iberica SA, BARCELONA – Spain: -I worked as an intern and was in charge of a product re-launch and helped in daily tasks-Cooperation with manufacturing, financial services and other Henkel offices

Henkel
Jun 2004 - Sept 2004Thesis workerHenkel Norden Oy, HELSINKI – Finland: -Marketing, in charge of conducting a market opportunity study for a consumer product -Data-analysis from ACNielsen databases-Cooperation with several countries: France, Great Britain, Denmark, Germany

Henkel norden
May 2005 - Nov 2005Product manager intern and controlling internHenkel Norden AB, STOCKHOLM - Sweden: -Product Manager Intern (50%) In charge of a product-line re-launch for Schwarzkopf -Controller Intern (50%) Budgeting, sales estimations, P&L-scenarios, reporting -Intensive Cooperation with Germany (headquarters) and Slovenia (manufacturing)

Turun kaupunki - åbo stad - city of turku
May 2006 - Jun 2006Project planner - arsnet-Project Planner for a non-profit web gallery / arts-portal (6 weeks)-In charge of building a business plan – cost studies, pricing

American express
Mar 2010 - Nov 2010-Leadership responsibility for core merchant relationship project (recruiting, planning, setting targets, supervising). Managing 2 (external) team members over a period of 18 months. -Responsible for strategic national accounts. -Excellent results on client re-negotiations (100%), rate retention (170% vs. target), non-traditional revenue capture-Developing partnerships through marketing and other joint activities. -Responsible for small merchant base clients’ mass management process-Cost analysis, forecasts, client’s card member segmentation, revenue and, mkt. performance analysis & reporting-Piloting new monetized business insights products for small merchant base, creating new sales channels -Directing a Master’s Thesis on the impact of the Payment Services Directive to the Finnish market. Show less
Client manager & Account Analyst
Jun 2006 - Nov 2010Pricing Manager - Secondment
Mar 2010 - Sept 2010

Google
Dec 2010 - nowI [am]:- Developing Financial Services and Branding clients for Finland. - Part of the Extended Management Team for the Nordics- Winner of the Google 2011 best innovation in Sales Award (Benelux, DACH, UK&I and the Nordics)- Building relationships with C-level persons from client organizations, evangelizing the power of digital in making their organizations even more successful- Develop sales and marketing strategies for clients, drive client growth either directly or in relationship with local media agencies- Consult and drive client growth locally and internationally with the means of Internet and Google - finding and allocating the right resources (tools and people) for clients to be able to launch internationally quickly and efficiently around the globe-Managing the Google Digital Excellence program aiming at helping clients to become market leaders in digital knowledge and usage -Coaching team members to achieve even better sales results on a weekly basis Show less
Head of Sector, Large Customer Sales, France
Sept 2023 - nowSenior Sales Leader, Northern Europe, Large Customer Sales
May 2020 - Sept 2023Sector Lead, Sales and Account Management, Luxury and Automotive France
May 2019 - Apr 2020Industry Manager, Airlines, MENA
Feb 2017 - May 2019Industry Manager, Airlines and Tourism at Google, APAC
Aug 2015 - Feb 2017Sales Mentoring Programme Manager
Dec 2013 - Aug 2015Manager, Large Customer Sales, Benelux
Jul 2013 - Aug 2015Team Lead, Large Customer Sales, Finland
Aug 2012 - Jul 2013Senior Account Manager
Dec 2010 - Aug 2012
Licenses & Certifications
- View certificate

Foundational ads certification
GoogleJun 2023 - View certificate

Adwords certification
GoogleNov 2014
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Alexis LesageImpact Award - Best Manager For Coaching (winner) Google Large Customer Sales Leadership Apr 2023 Selected as best Manager in Coaching among a pool of ~150 managers in the Dublin EMEA HQ.This happened in the middle of the most recent lay-offs in the tech industry & at Google.
- Awarded to Alexis LesageBest Commercial Manager Award (Runner-up) Google Hub Leadership Committee Jun 2022 Recognized as one of the top 3 "commercial managers" among ~150 peers in the Google Large Customer Sales Organization in Google EMEA HQ
- Awarded to Alexis LesageImpact Award - Best Manager For Coaching (runner-up) Google Large Customer Sales Leadership Apr 2022 Selected in top 3 of Best Manager Coaches of a pool of ~150 in 2022
Languages
- enEnglish
- fiFinnish
- frFrench
- spSpanish
- swSwedish
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