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Catherine Bouchard

Enterprise Executive | Management Committee | Capital Allocation & Portfolio Governance across multi-Bn Platforms | CEO & Board Advisor | ex-McKinsey | Wharton MBA
23.9 yrs experienceFinancial Services
Feb 2023

The move

MoveSodexo → Dubai World Trade Centre
TitleGroup Vice President, Strategy, Sales Enablement & Performance → Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Performance | Management Committee Member
LocationParis → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · France → United Arab Emirates
Native languageFrench, English
Years in UAE7.5
Total experience23.9 years
Dubai World Trade Centre headcount1,001-5,000 employees
Dubai World Trade Centre industryEvents Services
Dubai World Trade Centre HQDubai
Dubai World Trade Centre typeGovernment Agency

Career arc

  1. Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Performance | Management Committee MemberFeb 2023 — Present
    Dubai World Trade Centre· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  2. Group Vice President, Strategy, Sales Enablement & PerformanceOct 2021 — Jun 2022
    Sodexo· Paris, Île-de-France, France
  3. Group Director, Commercial Investments & Portfolio ManagementJan 2020 — Aug 2021
    Ooredoo Group· Doha, Qatar
  4. Group Strategy DirectorJan 2014 — Jan 2020
    Ooredoo Group· Doha, Qatar
  5. Strategic AdvisorJan 2013 — Nov 2013
    SingTel· Singapore
  6. Group Corporate Strategy ExecutiveFeb 2012 — Nov 2012
    Vodafone· London, United Kingdom
  7. Principal, Strategy & Investments / Portfolio ManagementMay 2008 — Sep 2011
    Dubai Holding· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  8. Associate, Corporate Finance / TMTMay 2007 — Apr 2008
    Booz Allen Hamilton· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  9. Senior Manager, Strategic Planning & Business DevelopmentMay 2006 — Apr 2007
    Warner Music Group· New York, NY, United States
  10. TMT Industry SpecialistNov 1999 — May 2004
    McKinsey & Company· Washington, DC, United States
  11. Telecommunications Research AnalystAug 1998 — Oct 1999
    Frost & Sullivan· New York, NY, United States

Education

Languages

  • French · Native or bilingual
  • English · Native or bilingual
  • German · Professional working

Top skills

Operating ModelsExecutive LeadershipBoard Advisory ServicesCorporate GovernancePerformance TurnaroundEnvironmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)

About

I oversee enterprise portfolio strategy, capital allocation and performance governance across complex, multi-business and multi-country platforms.For more than 20 years, I have operated at Board and sovereign shareholder interface, stewarding multi-billion capital programs and strengthening EBITDA, cash generation and enterprise resilience within capital-intensive environments. My remit spans strategy, investment governance and operating performance — ensuring disciplined capital deployment and sustained long-term value creation.I have shaped enterprise direction across $10bn+ revenue platforms deploying multi-billion annual investment programs. My experience includes portfolio optimization, divestments, capex governance, operating model redesign and turnaround execution across the GCC, Eu

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