Jean-Pierre Faisan has more than 26 years of succesful experience in a wide range of positions in the Telecommunication Industry. A graduate from Ecole Polytechnique Paris and Telecom Paris Tech, he started as a consultant at Satel Conseil and European Satellite Consulting Organization, then was recruited at INTELSAT in Washington DC in the Strategic Planning unit. He then held a series of management positions in R&D and was Deputy Director for CCETT Multimedia Services R&D center. He became regional Director (South-East France) at Broadcast and Telecom services company TDF, before becoming managing director of GOBE, a mobile network roll out company. He served as Director for Spectrum Policy for TDF, before founding Leader Wave, a start-up company providing management consulting services to senior level executives and decision makers in matters requiring a balanced appraisal of markets, technology, business and regulatory changes at a European scale.

Impact analysis of several European Commission consultations or projects (Green Paper on Convergent World; Single Market for Electronic Communications)

Client issues : Provide factual inputs on the economic value and customer appeal of broadcasting with regards to EU digital Agenda goals and regulatory policy issues; analyse market impact of spectrum policy or regulatory proposals.

Approach : Summary of all relevant market data analysis and rationale in client Business Plan, impact assessment; client focus groupe to select messages and presentation in a simple easy to read format.

Client Benefits : Client is recognized as active stakeholder, invited to a High Level Group on spectrum created at the initiative of the Commission.

Project Management Officer for cost reduction programme

Client issues : Practical implementation of 25 actions prepared by a specialized consultancy groupe.

Approach : Kick-off meeting with action owners, reporting format, simple monitoring format with Financial Division, twice a month programme review at CEO level.

Client benefits : Cost reduction program is exceeding the objectives, with more than 23 managers personally involved in the actions.