Patrice has over 12 years experience in media and 8 within the consulting field. His most recent experience was with The Gallup Organization where he was a Senior Consultant working on Performance Management and Change Management projects with FTSE 100 companies. During his time with Gallup Patrice managed the Principal Group (Consultants, Researchers and Seminar Leaders), which he also represented on the London Management Team.
Prior to Gallup Patrice worked in Media for 12 years. This included 8 years with Sony Pictures Entertainment’s television arm where he worked as a Senior Vice President of Business Development. In this role Patrice helped launch the German music channel VIVA as well as a joint venture production company with Central Television. VIVA managed to reach breakeven within 9 months while the production company produced the number 2 sitcom in the UK five years running. Patrice also managed SET, a Hindi language general entertainment TV channel in Mumbai India. In his one year at SET the channel tripled its ratings and revenues and became the number two player in the market.
Patrice has also worked as a consultant on various media projects including the launch of the American Sports Network, NASN, within the UK, the development and launch of a business to business on-line marketplace for media sports rights and a general entertainment TV channel in the Czech Republic.
Patrice holds an MBA from The Wharton School of Business as well as two MA’s, in Regional Science and International Studies, from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Belgian citizen and is fluent in both English and French.
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