Pierre Groleau

Deputy Sales Director at METRON

Pierre Groleau has a diverse work experience spanning several industries. Pierre currently holds the position of Deputy Sales Director at METRON, a role they assumed in January 2021. Prior to this, they served as the Global Alliances Director at METRON from November 2019 to January 2021.

Before their time at METRON, Pierre owned Soft Expansion, an IT distributor based in France. Since September 2005, they have distributed software and hardware both B2B and B2C, specializing in fields such as virtualization, storage, security, and database solutions.

From May 2015 to July 2019, Pierre worked as the International Sales Director at OZE-ENERGIES, a thermal engineering firm specializing in energy efficiency and instrumented monitoring solutions. During their tenure, they provided consulting services to commercial building owners and tenants, helping them save on energy bills and find customized solutions.

Pierre also had experience as the owner of Application Systems Paris, a distributor of games and applications for the Mac platform. Pierre held this role from October 2006 to January 2012 and was known as a leading distributor of games on Mac in France.

Additionally, they served as the International Sales Director at 4D from April 1998 to April 2005. In this position, Pierre focused on international sales activities.

Pierre's career began with a role as an Export Consultant at PME Stratégie from April 1992 to February 1998. Pierre conducted international development projects for French industrial and services companies, including market studies and partner searches.

Before that, Pierre worked as an IT Consultant at Accenture from March 1990 to March 1992. Pierre provided their expertise in IT consulting.

Pierre's educational background includes being a student at INSA Lyon from September 1983 to June 1988. Pierre pursued studies related to their future career.

Pierre Groleau attended INSA Lyon - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon from 1983 to 1988, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering. Additionally, between 1986 and 1987, they briefly studied at Tufts University. Prior to their university education, Pierre Groleau completed their high school education at Lycée Auguste Renoir from 1980 to 1983, earning a Bac C.

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  • Deputy Sales Director

    January, 2021 - present

  • Global Alliances Director

    November, 2019