For a company boasting €22 billion in annual sales, Florent Menegaux’s appointment in 2019 as the CEO of the Michelin Group was a staid affair. At the time, Le Monde reported that internally, there simply wasn’t any contention around the 22-year-employee-turned-general-partner taking the driver’s seat of one of France’s most well-known companies. “As a leader,… Continue Reading
PE/VC Club members visiting Speedinvest
After two years of virtual treks, the MBA Private Equity and Venture Capital Club was able to return to London for its in-person career trek. The club’s management team, consisting of 12 members from 11 different nationalities, organized eight visits with PE & VC funds, as well as a meeting with a headhunting firm specialized… Continue Reading
In 2019 when I first arrived at the HEC Paris MBA, my classmates hyped the idea of participating in a regatta designed especially for MBAs. Until then, I’d always thought of regattas as professional sporting events. Upon learning that the MBA regattas were holistic events with networking, sailboat racing and black tie galas, I was… Continue Reading
Henry Tan (wearing his HEC hoodie) with his team at the Paris Blockchain Week Summit Hackathon
A trip to Spain recently reminded HEC Paris MBA student Henry Tan of all the fun you can have traveling with friends—and all the hassles involved in keeping track of who paid for what. So when an App that could divvy up expenses and seamlessly accept payments was pitched as a business case to work… Continue Reading
(From left to right) Yoko, Minori, Junichi and Akari at the Château de Chenonceau
When Junichi Hatano first enrolled in the HEC Paris MBA, he has no idea that a TV crew would accompany him to campus. But when TF1 (Télévision Française 1) announced they were seeking an MBA student for a broadcast about adapting to life in France, he and his wife, Yoko, decided to take center stage.… Continue Reading
Women in Leadership Club with Station F's new artwork, L'Arc by Urs Fischer (photo by madetoshow)
As part of the MBA Women in Leadership Club’s recent tour of Station F, students heard from inspiring women about the trials and triumphs involved in entrepreneurship. One of the speakers was HEC Associate Professor Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, who has two decades of experience working with entrepreneurs. She shared her research and personal tips for surviving—and… Continue Reading
HEC Professor Anne Michaut and WWD Editor Miles Socha discuss the return of in-person fashion weeks
If you weren’t lucky enough to score seats at the big-name shows of Milan or Paris’s Fashion Weeks, the restaurant Treize au Jardin was the next best place to be. That’s because Miles Socha, the editor-in-chief of Women’s Wear Daily, spent the evening of March 10 at the whimsical Parisian eatery regaling HEC Paris MBA… Continue Reading
The current female presidents of our MBA Clubs are (left to right): Ava, Vernice, Eunjee, Léa, Jacklyn, Tejal, Puja and Aminata (photo by Sandra Soriano, MBA '23)
During the six months of their mandates, the Executive Committees of the MBA Clubs have a profound impact on the lives and learnings of their fellow HEC Paris MBA students. Each team works incredibly hard to create unprecedented events with CEOs and other experts in their industries; to organize meetings and tours of sought-after companies;… Continue Reading
Ever since its creation one year ago, HEC Paris MBA’s Black in Business Club has focused on increasing the representation of Black professionals on campus and in the workplace. Their efforts to recruit more Black students to the school has led to brainstorming meetings with university administration. “Things don’t change unless you mobilize, and work… Continue Reading
Home City, Country: Dubai, U.A.E. Pre-MBA education: B.A in Business Management at Richmond American University in London Tell us a little about your work background. What were you doing before the MBA? Since graduating in 2016, I have been working at PMDC in Dubai. PMDC is a family-owned engineering consultancy that specializes in project management… Continue Reading
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