Pascal Cagni

Pascal Cagni is a French business leader best known for his management of Apple's European business from 2000 to 2012. He is today Founder and CEO at C4 Ventures.[1]

Early life and education

Pascal Cagni was born in Cernay (Haut-Rhin), France on October 28, 1961. He obtained an MA in Political Sciences from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Paris (Sciences Po), an MA in Business Law from the Robert Schumann University in Strasburg, and graduated from HEC Paris in 1986.

Pascal also attended the Stanford Executive Program (EPCG) in 1997 and participated in the 63rd promotion of the Institut des Hautes Études de Défense Nationale (IHEDN) in 2010.

Early career

In 1986, Pascal joined Booz Allen & Hamilton in Paris and San Francisco, as a management consultant. From 1987, he worked for Compaq France as Marketing Manager before joining Software Publishing Corporation (SPC) as the head of European Marketing and Business Development in 1991.

In 1995, Pascal was hired by Packard Bell to create new R&D, manufacturing and operational divisions. He established a highly successful pan-European sales and marketing structure, and was promoted to Vice President of Europe for Packard Bell in 1997 after its merger with NEC Computer International.

Career

In 2000, Steve Jobs personally hired Pascal as General Manager and Vice President of Apple Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Under Pascal's leadership, Apple's EMEA region consistently delivered the highest quarterly growth rates within the company for several years. Revenue increased from $1.3bn in 2000 to nearly $40bn in 2012.[2] Following Apple's successful expansion in the high-growth markets of Central Europe, Middle East and Africa, Pascal was given the additional challenge of managing Apple's fast-growing business in India from 2008.

Pascal left Apple in October 2012.

Business life

Pascal has been a Supervisory Board member of the Aspen Institute since 2004,[3] an independent director at Banque Transatlantique since 2006,[4] a non-executive director at Kingfisher plc since 2010[5] and joined Vivendi's Supervisory Board in 2012.[6] In 2015, he joined the Board of Style.com, the Condé Nast-owned ecommerce platform.[7] He is also Chairman at the Hardware Club.[8]

Since 2014, Pascal has served as a Commissioner for the Global Commission on Internet Governance.[9]

Pascal has participated in a number of early-stage investments, including Cleeng (a monetization platform for digital content) in November 2012.[10]

Personal life

Pascal Cagni is married and has four children.

Honours and public recognition

Pascal was made a Knight of the prestigious French Order of Merit in 2006[11] and a member of the French Foreign Trade Advisors (CCEF).[12]

He is also member of the Cercle d’Outre Manche,[13] a society of business leaders committed to promoting best practices in France and the United Kingdom.

References

  1. ↑ http://c4v.com/about/
  2. ↑ http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2012/07/24Apple-Reports-Third-Quarter-Results.html Apple reports third quarter results
  3. ↑ http://www.aspenfrance.org/Conseil-de-surveillance,88.html Aspen Supervisory Board
  4. ↑ https://www.cic.fr/bt/fr/nous-connaitre/gouvernance/index.html Banque transatlantique Board
  5. ↑ http://www.kingfisher.com/index.asp?pageid=55&newsid=889 Appointment of Pascal Cagni as non-executive director
  6. ↑ http://www.vivendi.com/vivendi/gouvernance/conseil-de-surveillance/pascal-cagni/ Pascal Cagni Member of the Supervisory Board
  7. ↑ http://fashionista.com/2015/09/style-com-anna-wintour-pascal-cagni
  8. ↑ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pascal-cagni-appointed-chairman-of-hardware-club-to-build-the-next-generation-of-hardware-startups-528775821.html
  9. ↑ https://www.ourinternet.org/#commission
  10. ↑ http://cleeng.com/blog/great-news-cleeng-raises-400ke-and-adds-pascal-cagni-as-advisor/ Cleeng raises 400K€ and adds Pascal Cagni as advisor
  11. ↑ http://sitemap.dna.fr/articles/200702/10/pascal-cagni-recoit-ordre-national-du-merite,thann,000004836.php Pascal Cagni reçoit la légion d'honneur
  12. ↑ http://www.ccegb.org/membres CCEGB members
  13. ↑ http://www.cercledoutremanche.com/les-membres Membres Cercle d'Outre Manche
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