Romain Desbrest

ICN Business School, Nancy, France (Graduate Business School)

2004 – to June 2006, currently in a gap year of a three year full-time program. Graduation expected in June 2008

Master’s Degree equivalent in Business and Management
Specialization in Finance and Audit
Change management workshop


Classe Préparatoire aux Grandes Ecoles (HEC) – Lycée Teilhard de Chardin, St Maur, France

2002 - 2004 - Special intensive classes majoring in Economics and Commerce (equivalent to 2 years Undergraduate study), preparing for the competitive entrance examinations to French Schools of Management.


Baccalauréat général série économique – Lycée Hoche, Versailles, France

June 2002 - Final High School leaving diploma


Professional Experience:


Sales Representative – August 06 to April 07 – 9 months Lenovo (Head Office), La Défense, France
* Sales Reps for Small & Medium Business in Ile-de-France and Paris (50 accounts)
* Global Account Manager for Sanofi-Aventis (EMEA, NA & AP)
- Generate and update sales proposals and service agreements
- Deliver, manage and co-ordinate sales offers and orders for locals Lenovo sales reps for Sanofi-Aventis
- Help maintain ongoing relationships with customers and build new relationships as required
- Training of new Sales Reps and Trainees regarding computing tools, supply-chain and company process

Investigator – in February 2006 – 2 weeks ICN Business Club, Nancy, France
Notoriety study about the perception and interest of the University Hospital Center of Nancy


Salesman – in August 2005 – 1 month Printemps Parly2, Versailles, France
In charge of the crystal and porcelain marks sales: Daum, Baccarat, Haviland and Bernadaud


Animation - reception organizer- from June to mid-July 2005 – 6 weeks ICN GBS, Nancy, France
In charge of students reception, acceptable with the oral examinations (about 2500 students)


Commercial Assistant – in July 2004 – 2 weeks STUDEC, Paris, France
Recasting of the data base customers, of Studec-Step3 Company (informatics formation engineering)




Voluntary Work:


President of association Nature N’CImes:

Week-ends organisation of summer/winter mountain excursions in lodge
Conception and realization of exhibitions and interventions on the city of Nancy
Design of a pamphlet on solar energy for the benefit of the Commerce and Industry Section of Nancy


Camp Director & Scout Chief: holder of BAFA (French diploma for youth instructor’s qualification)

Camp Director in July 2006 and 2007 in charge of 30 young boys and girls and 8 scout chiefs
Organization and preparation of camp under tent the summer
Management of young people from 11 to 15 years over the year
Organisation and realization of 4 projects for 2001 (cleaning of riverbanks, monitoring of forest fires, …)

French: Native language

English: Good command of both written and spoken language, preparation with the TOEFL
Au pair in July 2001 – 1 month at Bath - Maine – United-States,

German: Good command of both written and spoken language, Zertifikat Deutsch
Administrative work in July 2003 – 1 month at the Heppenheim town hall - Germany,
Volunteer in Leipzig Media Center during the 2006 Fifa World Cup in Germany – Juni 2006

Software and operating systems: full ECDL English version (European Computer Driving Licence)
VBA, Suite Office, Notes, Illustrator, Internet Explorer & Mozilla
administration/parameter setting on Windows 95/98/XP, HTML notions

Moutain sports: excursions, ski, snowboard, preparation of the Mt-Blanc climb
Tennis/Handball: 10 years in club/in university team
Graphic creation: photography, drawing, websites creation
Cooking : animation of a French cooking workshop