After studying at Sciences Po and earning a diploma in communications, Catherine Orphelin spent more than 10 years in politics (working for Cercles Universitaires de France, Michel Bongrand SA Conseils, the European Union in Brussels and project officer for Philippe Seguin). She founded Cocarde in 1988 where she designed influential communications strategies, supported company executives and planned [...]
After starting his career at Arthur Andersen Consulting Department and the industrial unit of Schlumberger Limited, Alain Sourisseau was invited to join the senior management team at Groupe Les Echos and then the listed companies Bis SA and Berger-Levrault, among others. He then worked as a director or consultant to solve business transformation and restructuring issues for small and medium size [...]
In 1996, Jean-Luc Souflet and Jean Duforest founded the children's fashion brand OKAÏDI, with the aim of making business work for people. In 2005, they co-piloted the takeover of JACADI PARIS and founded IDGROUP. In 2010, the FNAC éveil et jeux brand, renamed OXYBUL éveil et jeux, joined the group. At the same time, the group developed a network of crèches under the RIGOLO COMME LA VIE brand. [...]