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Gérald Karsenti
Gérald Karsenti
Born (1962-06-17) 17 June 1962 (age 62)
Tlemcen, Algeria
Alma materSciences Po
HEC Paris
IAE Paris
University of Oxford
OccupationCEO of SAP France

Gérald Karsenti (born June 17, 1962) is a French business personality.

Biography

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Education

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Karsenti obtained a PhD at Science Po Paris. He also holds a master's degree in management from HEC Paris, a diploma from the University of Oxford in the field of change management, a master's degree in finance from the IAE Paris and a master's degree in business economics from the Institut d'économie et de management de Nantes (formerly the University of Economic Sciences of Nantes).

Career

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During his career, he held international positions, notably at IBM. At the end of 2006, he joined Hewlett-Packard France as vice president and General Manager of Sales for the Enterprise Business activity. In 2010, he took over the management of the Enterprise Services division, as vice president and General Manager, following the acquisition of the EDS group.[1]

On July 31, 2017, he left Hewlett-Packard after a 10-year career.[2][3][4]

He joined Oracle in September 2017 as General Manager,[5] a company he left in 2018[6] to join SAP, as chairman and CEO. He left SAP in early 2023.[7]

In 2023, he joined the investment fund Qualium Investissement.[8]

Awards

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Gérald Karsenti was appointed Knight of the Legion of Honour in the contingent of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research on July 12, 2013.[9] In 2022, Gérald Karsenti was elevated to the rank of Officer of the Ordre national du Mérite in the contingent of Élisabeth Borne.

Books

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  • La Fin du paradoxe de l'informatique, l'heure du retour sur investissement, Les Éditions d'Organisation, 1999
  • Modèle 4x4, Méthode globale de conduite du changement, Pearson, 2009
  • Le Business Model des Services, des produits aux services dans le marché du B to B (with Wolfgang Ulaga), Les Éditions d'Organisation, groupe Eyrolles, 2010
  • Digital, emploi et compétences - Terres nouvelles, droit devant ! (with Alain Roumilhac), collection L'instant qui suit, édition Eyrolles, 2016
  • Leaders du 3ème type - Pour redonner du sens à notre engagement , éditions Eyrolles 2016
  • L’art de bâtir une équipe, éditions Eyrolles / Top Management, 2022

References

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  1. ^ "Gérald Karsenti". Les Echos. July 16, 1998.
  2. ^ "Gérald Karsenti". Les Echos. January 24, 2007.
  3. ^ "Avec Gérald Karsenti, HP France hérite d'un PDG très orienté Services". LeMagIT.
  4. ^ "Gérald Karsenti a quitté HPE - Le Monde Informatique". LeMondeInformatique. August 7, 2017.
  5. ^ "Gérald Karsenti prend la direction générale d'Oracle France - Le Monde Informatique". LeMondeInformatique. September 18, 2017.
  6. ^ "Gérald Karsenti quitte déjà Oracle France - Le Monde Informatique". LeMondeInformatique. March 12, 2018.
  7. ^ "Gérald Karsenti prend la direction générale de SAP France - Le Monde Informatique". LeMondeInformatique. April 11, 2018.
  8. ^ "L'ancien patron de SAP Gérald Karsenti rejoint un fonds d'investissement". Le Figaro. February 14, 2023.
  9. ^ "Décret du 12 juillet 2013 portant promotion et nomination - Légifrance".