Valentin Badie

Valentin Badie has a diverse work experience spanning different industries and roles. Valentin is currently the Head of Marketing at APRIL, a position they assumed in April 2021. Prior to that, they served as the Chief Marketing & Communication Officer at Upply from January 2018 to April 2021, where they played a crucial role in building the strategic plan, managing daily operations, and overseeing product definition and marketing team building. Valentin also worked as a Market Strategist at GEODIS from July 2016 to January 2018. Before that, they were a Senior Consultant at Mawenzi Partners, a strategy and organization consulting firm, from July 2012 to July 2016. Valentin's earlier experience includes working as a Junior Consultant at Colombus Consulting, an Analyst in Corporate Strategy at Alstom, and a Business Analyst in the Sulphur & Logistics Division at TotalEnergies.

Valentin Badie completed their education with a Master of Science in Management (Programme Grande Ecole) with a specialization in Strategic Marketing and Business Development from emlyon business school between 2007 and 2010. Prior to that, they obtained a Master of Political Sciences with a focus on the Business & Economics section (specialized in Finance) encompassing Finance, Marketing, Law, and History from Sciences Po Strasbourg, where they studied from 2003 to 2007. Valentin also participated in an academic exchange program at Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd in 2005-2006, studying European Studies, Law, and Business as a Third Year student at their home school, IEP Strasbourg.