Sébastien Darmon

CEO

La Celle-Saint-Cloud, Île-de-France, France17 yrs 4 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in global business development and marketing strategy.
  • Proven track record in digital transformation and brand positioning.
  • Strong leadership in managing multicultural teams across continents.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Marketing and Business Development expert in the Industrial and Digital sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business DevelopmentMarketing StrategyLeadershipDigital MarketingBusiness StrategyEntrepreneurshipSales

Other Skills

Strategic Deal Sourcing & ExecutionSpecial Situations & Distressed AssetsTransaction ExcellencePortfolio Value CreationCross-Entity SynergiesBrand Positioning & Global RolloutProduct Strategy & MarketingMarket Expansion & Business DevelopmentOperational Marketing & 360° CommunicationEmployer Branding & Corporate CultureMulticultural LeadershipBudget Management & ROI OptimizationRegional Marketing LeadershipGlobal Strategy AlignmentProject Management & Execution

About

Entrepreneur at heart, I combine marketing vision with transactional agility to transform complex industrial assets. Currently at Flacks Group, I drive a dual strategic mandate: The Deal-Maker: Acquiring large-scale industrial companies (Oil & Gas, Mining, Chemicals) with a focus on carve-outs and special situations. We operate with an entrepreneurial mindset, acquiring assets on an "as-is" basis with no reps and warranties. The Strategic Marketer: Scaling the marketing excellence developed at Artemyn across the entire Flacks Group portfolio to maximize asset value and global market leadership. I firmly believe that human resilience is the engine behind every successful turnaround or hyper-growth phase. I build unified teams capable of transforming industrial challenges into commercial successes

Experience

17 yrs 4 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 6 mos
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

Flacks group

Global Head of Business Development

Feb 2026Present · 3 mos · Ville de Paris, Île-de-France, France · On-site

  • Dual mandate focusing on global asset acquisition and portfolio value creation across the Flacks Group ecosystem.
  • Key Responsibilities:
  • Strategic Deal Sourcing & Execution: Leading the identification and acquisition of large-scale industrial assets. Focused on complex carve-outs, spinoffs, and divestitures from global corporations.
  • Special Situations & Distressed Assets: Executing acquisitions of large companies in the Industrials, Oil & Gas, Mining, and Chemicals sectors. Providing immediate liquidity and certainty of execution.
  • Transaction Excellence: Specializing in highly efficient deal structures, acquiring assets on an "as-is" basis with no Reps & Warranties to ensure a clean exit for sellers.
  • Portfolio Value Creation (Marketing Scale-up): Leveraging the marketing and strategic positioning blueprint developed at Artemyn to scale excellence across all Flacks Group entities, enhancing brand equity and market leadership.
  • Cross-Entity Synergies: Driving integration and strategic alignment between newly acquired assets and existing group portfolio companies.
  • Investment Focus:
  • Sectors: Industrials, Energy (O&G), Mining, Chemicals.
  • Deal Profile: Complex carve-outs, distressed large-cap entities, and special situations.
  • Geography: Global.
Strategic Deal Sourcing & ExecutionSpecial Situations & Distressed AssetsTransaction ExcellencePortfolio Value CreationCross-Entity SynergiesBusiness Development+1

Artemyn

Global Marketing Director

Sep 2024Present · 1 yr 8 mos · Ville de Paris, Île-de-France, France · Hybrid

  • As Global Marketing Director, I lead the worldwide marketing strategy for Artemyn (a Flacks Group company), a newly created brand expanding across international markets. My role blends strategic vision with operational execution, ensuring the brand’s strong positioning while driving growth through an integrated, multi-channel marketing approach.
  • Key Responsibilities:
  • ✅ Brand Positioning & Global Rollout: Defining and implementing a cohesive brand strategy across all markets, ensuring differentiation and market relevance.
  • ✅ Product Strategy & Marketing: Developing and launching products tailored to local market dynamics while maintaining a strong global identity.
  • ✅ Market Expansion & Business Development: Identifying new growth opportunities and supporting Artemyn’s expansion into strategic territories.
  • ✅ Operational Marketing & 360° Communication: Managing global marketing campaigns, external and internal communications, corporate branding, and lobbying efforts to strengthen the brand’s influence.
  • ✅ Employer Branding & Corporate Culture: Building a strong employer brand to attract and retain top talent across geographies.
  • ✅ Multicultural Leadership: Leading multi-disciplinary, cross-cultural teams on all continents, fostering collaboration through regular on-site engagements in key markets.
  • ✅ Budget Management & ROI Optimization: Overseeing global marketing budgets to maximize impact and profitability.
  • With a strategic mindset, a data-driven approach, and an agile execution model, I am proud to drive Artemyn’s global development alongside talented teams worldwide
Brand Positioning & Global RolloutProduct Strategy & MarketingMarket Expansion & Business DevelopmentOperational Marketing & 360° CommunicationEmployer Branding & Corporate CultureMulticultural Leadership+3

Paragon customer communications france

Chief Marketing Communications Western Europe

Apr 2020Sep 2024 · 4 yrs 5 mos · Nanterre, Île-de-France, France

  • As Chief Marketing & Communication Western Europe at Paragon Customer Communications, I lead the regional marketing strategy to support business growth and brand influence across key markets.
  • Working closely with global counterparts, I contribute to the design and deployment of unified marketing and communication strategies, aligned with the group’s international ambitions.
  • Key Responsibilities:
  • ✅ Regional Marketing Leadership: Driving integrated marketing initiatives across Western Europe, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and local market needs.
  • ✅ Global Strategy Alignment: Collaborating with international marketing leaders to co-build and implement group-wide strategies and best practices.
  • ✅ Project Management & Execution: Leading high-impact marketing projects across multiple channels, ensuring efficiency, agility, and measurable results.
  • ✅ Internal & External Communications: Crafting effective communication plans to engage clients, stakeholders, and internal teams, enhancing brand perception and cohesion.
  • ✅ Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partnering with commercial, product, and operational teams to translate business goals into actionable marketing strategies.
  • ✅ Brand Development & Positioning: Strengthening the brand presence in a competitive environment through consistent messaging, creative campaigns, and digital transformation.
  • ✅ Market Intelligence: Monitoring trends and market insights to fuel innovation and strategic decisions.
  • About Paragon Customer Communications:
  • Paragon supports organizations in transforming their business processes and customer communications. Part of the Paragon Group – a European leader in customer communications and identification solutions – PCC operates across 20+ countries with over 9,500 employees and €1.5 billion in annual revenue.
Regional Marketing LeadershipGlobal Strategy AlignmentProject Management & ExecutionInternal & External CommunicationsCross-Functional CollaborationBrand Development & Positioning+3

Les jardins de gally

Directeur Transformation Digital / Marketing Digital

Apr 2018Dec 2019 · 1 yr 8 mos · Région de Paris, France

  • (850 collaborateurs – B2B, B2C & B2B2C – +50 entités commerciales)
  • J’ai piloté la transformation digitale du Groupe Gally, acteur majeur dans les domaines de l’agriculture urbaine, de la nature en ville et de la distribution alimentaire. Mon rôle a été transversal, structurant et orienté vers la performance, avec un impact mesurable sur l’ensemble des activités B2B, B2C et B2B2C.
  • 🔁 Mission : Transformer, aligner, accélérer.
  • Axes d’intervention :
  • Audit et refonte de la stratégie digitale, centrée sur le ROI et la génération de valeur (trafic en point de vente, leads commerciaux).
  • Conduite du changement auprès des équipes et des directeurs de Business Units pour créer une culture digitale partagée.
  • Réorganisation de l’équipe communication & marketing pour gagner en efficacité, agilité et cohérence de marque.
  • Transformations mises en œuvre :
  • Déploiement d’un écosystème digital performant intégrant : automatisation marketing, click & collect, social selling, analytics.
  • Création d’une nouvelle plateforme de marque fédératrice et évolutive.
  • Mise en place d’indicateurs de performance communs et d’une culture orientée résultats.
  • Accélération du drive-to-store et du développement commercial via les canaux digitaux.
  • 💡 En moins de deux ans, nous avons non seulement structuré l’ensemble des initiatives digitales, mais aussi ancré la transformation dans la culture du groupe, avec une vision claire, partagée et durable.
Digital TransformationDigital Strategy AuditChange ManagementTeam ReorganizationDigital Ecosystem DeploymentPerformance Indicators Implementation+2

Julto corp

CEO - VP France LeSite.ca

Jan 2010Dec 2019 · 9 yrs 11 mos · La Celle Saint CLoud · On-site

  • Stratégie DIgital, E-Commerce, web design, SEO expert
  • Expert Marketing Digital
  • Expert Stratégie Digital B2B/ B2C/ B2B2C
Digital StrategyE-CommerceWeb DesignSEO ExpertiseDigital MarketingBusiness Strategy

Paper-link

CEO

Jan 2010Jul 2013 · 3 yrs 6 mos

  • Paper Link est une société de gestion de projets en impression s’adressant aussi bien aux entreprises qu’aux agences de communication. « Ne faire que son métier mais le faire bien » pourrait être la devise de Paper Link qui met à votre service son savoir-faire et son expérience pour garantir le succès de vos créations ainsi qu’une gestion rationnelle de vos achats.
Project ManagementDigital MarketingBusiness DevelopmentBusiness Strategy

Sipp d impressions

Chief Executif Officer / Owner/ Board member

Sep 2001Nov 2009 · 8 yrs 2 mos

  • Imprimerie de 156 personnes réalisant un CA 32M€, ayant comme principaux clients, des acteurs du luxe, de la communication et des industriels.
  • Darmon impressions est le fruit d'une forte croissance externe du groupe PHD.
  • la SIAT, SIPP, photogravure Chaboud, Estampille font partie des sociétés reprise entre 2002 est 2007 année de la construction de notre usine phare à Roissy en France.
  • Holding détenant les participations de toutes les unités de productions du Groupe Darmon , à Lormont(33), Roissy(95) et Ezy sur eure(27) .
  • le Groupe PHD emploit 182 personnes et réalise un CA Consolidé de 45M€ en 2008
Marketing StrategyBusiness StrategyDigital Marketing

Prodware

Ingénieur Commercial Projet Web

Apr 1999Oct 1999 · 6 mos · Paris

  • Chef de projet web spécialisé e-commerce
Web Project ManagementE-CommerceBusiness DevelopmentDigital Marketing

Red herring / dasar

Associate

Jan 1999Jan 2001 · 2 yrs · San Francisco / Levallois Perret

  • Organiser des conférences 800 CEO du NASDAQ.
  • Levées de fonds pour des Start Ups
  • Recherche de technologies Innovantes
Conference OrganizationFundraising for StartupsResearching Innovative TechnologiesBusiness DevelopmentEntrepreneurship

Easynet group

Ingénieur technico-commercial

Jan 1998Apr 1999 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • ingénieur commercial
  • bande passante, hébergement, web design
Technical SalesWeb DesignBusiness DevelopmentSales

Baulip etiquettes

deviseur

Jan 1997Jan 1998 · 1 yr

Education

PARAGON European Leadership Developement Program

Internal Executive Master (18mois) — Managing Yourself / Managing others / Knowing & Managing Business

Jan 2021Sep 2022

EF Language Abroad

Langue anglaise et littérature — général

Sep 1995Jul 1996

Université Paris-Est Créteil

Jan 1994Jan 1995

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