I hold a double degree in French and Russian business law from the University of Paris X. I have lived and worked in Russia for over ten years and speak fluent Russian. In 2005 I went to Russia to help establishing the Kazan branch of Alliance Française (the French equivalent of the British Council), and then stayed to work for four years at a local company, where I was in charge of client development and project management. In 2010 I went on to become CEO of that same company, which I successfully headed for another four years. Our activities were extremely diverse, which meant that I had to manage an array of different projects simultaneously, work in three different languages, and respond to all kinds of client requests, which, needless to say, were always urgent. Despite two major financial crises, between 2007 and 2014 Moscow boomed with projects and ideas — we had no shortage of clients. During those years we represented REED MIDEM at the MAPIC and MIPIM trade fairs. We made a point of providing truly comprehensive support to our clients, so I personally developed the event management branch of the company. However, the main focus of those fairs being on investment, our company positioned itself as a bridge between France and Russia, helping French investors to expand on the Russian market and vice-versa. 

We thus helped and advised Saint-Gobain, which was looking to expand its regional presence. We supported Peugeot and a number of major SMEs in their endeavours to conquer the local market.

Conversely, I was also there for Russian entrepreneurs who wished to diversify their activities by investing in France. 

A few years ago, having got married and having had my first child, I returned to France, where, for a period of time, I worked for a Russian family that had settled on the Riviera. I was running the family office and acted as personal assistant to the head of family. There too, I had to deal with a variety of tasks, sometimes most unexpected, and interact with many different people.