Some are serial entrepreneurs, others not. Many of them set up (or took over) a company over 3 years ago. Their businesses are made of stern stuff and have moved beyond the start-up phase. They offer inspiration and support to their younger counterparts!
All of them one day deserve to receive the EDHEC Entrepreneur of the Year or EDHEC Person of the Year award.
Here’s a snapshot of the EDHEC graduates whose entrepreneurial spirit has had an impact on business.
If you feel that an EDHEC Entrepreneur should be included in this list, please help me develop it.
As you will see, women are underrepresented in this list of established entrepreneurs.
There is also a group of young EDHEC entrepreneurs. In each month’s newsletter you will find the profiles of entrepreneurs starting out.
Christelle.caucheteux@edhec.edu
Nominated for the EDHEC Entrepreneur of the Year award
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Patrick is a fan of social networks and is regularly interviewed in the press. Patrick is an ambassador for the class of 1996. Thank you, Patrick. And well done! Find out more: http://www.mybestpro.com/ and http://www.wengo.fr/ |
| Christophe Koziel (EDHEC BBA 1996), founder of Koziel, nominated in 2010 |
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Marjorie MATHIEU and Yann DUCAROUGE (GE 1991) nominated in 2012 for their fashion accessory brand, Lollipops. Read their profiles here.
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Laurent SCHWARTZ (GE 2005), nominated in 2013 |
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Jinli Ou-Bely, EDHEC Master 2003, founder and managing director of Senya International, nominated in 2015. |
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Mikaël Aubertin, EDHEC Master 2002, founder and managing director of Good Goût, nominated in 2015. |
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Raphaël Seghier, EDHEC Master 2008, co-founder of Homido VR, nominated in 2016. |
Patrick Amiel (EDHEC 1996), co-founder of Wengo and MyBestPro, nominated in 2010 and 2014
Fabien Bertault (GE 1996), CEO of Power Networking, nominated in 2011
In January 2016, Yann Ducarouge
Not yet nominated but any day now !!!!
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Didier Kuhn, EDHEC Master 1992, founder of ScreenTonic and Chais d'oeuvre. Didier founded ScreenTonic, which he sold to Microsoft in 2007. Since then, he has been supporting a wide range of start-ups. Read his profile here. |
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Sacha Poignonnec, co-founder of Jumia, a new African unicorn Click here to read a wonderful article in Le Monde. |
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Eric Ritter, EDHEC Master 1991, is changing the world of business travel. Read his interview here. |
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Bruno Lussato (Master 2013), Théo Lussato (Master 2014) and Hugo Lussato created WISTIKI: a small innovative accessory that helps you find lost belongings. In 2016, they raised 2 million euros. |
 Emmanuel Cotsoyannis, an enthusiastic entrepreneur who has set up and developed companies in France in the catering and events sectors. Having grown up in Madagascar and run his family business since 2010, he returned there to live in 2016 and to take up a new entrepreneurial challenge, seamlessly combining his training and his aspirations: to set up and run an impact investment fund dedicated to SMEs. |
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Vincent Huguet, HopWork, founded in 2013. Hopwork is THE marketplace for freelancers. Learn more in this article published on Frenchweb.fr. |
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Founded in 2011 by childhood pals Emmanuel Bardin and Augustin Jaclin, Lemon Tri is a company based on social entrepreneurship. It has been awarded various prizes and has one simple objective: improve recycling rates for drinks packaging in France. Lemon Tri raised 1.3 million euros in 2016. Find out more: http://lemontri.fr/ |
 Pascal Alexandre, founder and head of the TEC group, which specialises in bartering and the exchange of goods. |
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Find out more: www.mediatic.com |
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Jean-Marc Lazard, EDHEC Master 1995, founder of OpenDataSoft Founded in 2011, OpenDataSoft, which in November 2014 was recognised as one of the 10 most innovative start-ups in France, has already established itself as a heavyweight in the world of big data. In November 2016, OpenDataSoft raised 5 million euros to boost its development. Find out more: https://www.opendatasoft.fr/ |
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Alexis Rollin, EDHEC Master 1993, Co-owner of RnD marketing & technology agency Alexis was a pioneer of online business and serves as a class delegate. |
 Bernard Alfandari, EDHEC Master 1977, CEO of Resistex. |
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Aurélien Leprètre, EDHEC Master 2000, founded Insitaction in 2004. He was a pioneer of connected trade. Recently received an award for Moodi, a revolutionary app. |
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Caroline Pailloux, EDHEC Master 2005, founded Ignition Program in 2013. Click here to watch a video of her pitch at the evening of the Entreprendre Paris awards, in which she explains how Lucas Servant, EDHEC Master 2013, became her first collaborator. Since then she has recruited several EDHEC graduates. |
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Mickael Zonta, EDHEC Master 2011, founder of Immojeune and Investissement-locatif.com. Mickaël was also one of the first to receive support from the EYE incubator. |
 Jérôme Gayet and Nicolas Malot (both EDHEC Master 1993) co-founded the Institut du commerce connecté. |
 Pierre Garreau, EDHEC Master 1994, founder of AutoHansa Group. |
 Eric Coisne, EDHEC Master 1981, founder of Sellenium and Chairman of Réseau Entreprendre Paris. |
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Olivier Hiezely, MBA 2008, co-founder of Active Asset Allocation, a FinTech start-up established in 2010. Olivier has recruited several EDHEC graduates. Risk management as a new driver of performance! |
 Jean Dussetour, Edhec Master 1997, Headoo |
 Constantin Wolfrom, Edhec Master 2014 et Hugo Sallé de Chou, Edhec Master 2014, ont co-created Pumpkin in 2014. Pumpkin has the banks scared, according to Capital. It’s a mobile application for payments between private consumers and aims to operate as a mobile bank for young people. www.pumpkin-app.com |
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Augustin Jaclin, Lemon Tri, founded in 2011.
Benoît Aubry, founder of Mediatic Labs
Frédéric Descamps, Edhec Master 1995, Manticore Games, Zynga, The Gaming And Mobile Entrepreneurship (GAME) Community.Given the EDHEC Person of the Year award for their entrepreneurial spirit
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Click here to read about Michael’s background and see his testimonial at the 2015 EDHEC Rendez-Vous and his Master Class with EDHEC students. Find out more: www.sixiemeson.com |
 Damien Tixier and Pierre Gauthey (both EDHEC Master 2006), co-founders of Petits-Fils |
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Jérôme Frizzera Mogli, EDHEC Master 1994, won the 1999 EDHEC Person of the Year award as founder of Magic Maman, an early online business sold to Marie-Claire. He is now an author, coach, advisor and acting business angel. Read his profile here. |
 PAUL GEORGES DESPATURE, EDHEC Master 1966, won the 1987 EDHEC Person of the Year award as founder of Damart and Somfy. |
 MICHEL GUILLEMOT, EDHEC Master 1980, won the 1997 EDHEC Person of the Year award as co-founder of Gameloft-Ubisoft. |
 Franck RENAUDIN, Edhec Master 1986, fondateur d'Entrepreneurs du monde, a été élu Edhec de l'année 2004 |
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Emmanuelle GUILBART-LEVY, EDHEC Master 1988, won the 2010 EDHEC Person of the Year award as executive vice president of France Télévision. In 2014, Emmanuelle founded About Premium Content with Laurent Boissel, EDHEC Master 1988. Emmanuelle is also President of EDHEC Alumni. |
Michael Boumendil,
Given the EDHEC Entrepreneur of the Year award
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François DELTOUR (Master 1981) wins the EDHEC Entrepreneur of the Year award for Effinity François Deltour is a pioneer of online business! In 2000, when he set up Effinity (formerly Effiliation), e-commerce was still in its infancy! |
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Christian Raisson (Master 1994) and Philippe de Chanville (Master 2003): our 2015 EDHEC Entrepreneurs of the Year Mano, Mano is the largest online DIY retailer, the equivalent of 10 DIY superstores (without the light bulbs and trolleys). |
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 Béatrice de Montille (Master 1999), founder of Merci Maman, chosen as the 2014 EDHEC Entrepreneur of the YearBased in London, Béatrice de Montille founded Merci Maman in 2007. |
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 At the 23rd EDHEC Rendez-Vous on 6 June 2013, Jean-Baptiste Duquesne (Master 1994) was named EDHEC Entrepreneur of the YearThe success of 750 grammes.com and his role in establishing Groupe Confidentielles were decisive in winning over the EDHEC community. |
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In 2012, at Le Centorial in Paris, Hervé Borgoltz (Master 1977) was rewarded for the success of his company, DBT. With extensive experience in engineering management in major groups (Atos among others), around 20 years ago he bought out DBT (Douaisienne de Basse Tension), which then specialised in electricity meters. And thanks to the company’s innovation, its revenue grew from 3 to 11 million euros in just 5 years, making DBT world leader for electric vehicle charging stations and systems. |
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 In 2011, the award went to Rudy Muti (Master 2005) for Crèches & Malices. |
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 In 2010, during E-Day, Guillaume Richard (Master 1996) won the award. In 1999, with two partners he set up At Home, which one year later merged with Unipôles, becoming O2, a provider of human services (household cleaning, ironing, babysitting). He became the group’s CEO in 2007. |
The Entrepreneur of the Year award is given in recognition of a top executive’s exceptional career and the performance of their company. It is awarded to a graduate entrepreneur who decided to make the leap into the unknown and, through their appetite for risk and adventure, has contributed to the image of EDHEC as a creator of talent. At the head of their company for at least 2 years, their audacity, sense of innovation and unique vision of their profession make them stand out in their sector, region or country.
The selection criteria are considered in the following order:
> actual performance on the market: growth
> originality and innovation
> job creation
> potential and international vision
If you think an EDHEC graduate deserves the Entrepreneur of the Year award, click here.
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