Jean Paul Meynard MSc, Exec. MBA
Programme Manager
VALUE PROPOSITION
An initiator and driver of change, Jean Paul Meynard is passionate about strategy development and
innovation management. He has a proven track record for introducing and running company-wide
change management programmes and post M&A integration. He is used to multicultural
environments and has an extensive international experience in E-commerce, Insurance and
Telecoms.
SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
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Established and managed a transformational compliance programme allowing a leading
Scandinavian gaming operator to re-enter six newly licensed European countries (France,
Belgium, UK, Estonia, Italy, and Denmark) where the company now realizes 30% of its
revenues.
Liaised and negotiated closely with regulatory authorities to obtain previously failed
gambling license applications
Performed M&A due diligence and integration planning of a Paris-based betting operator.
Led customer-centric innovation workshops based on ethnographic research and service
design thinking.
Successfully managed the deployment of fraud detection system to Telecom operators in
Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle-East.
Proved leadership skills in motivating and engaging staff without the need for direct authority
Operated successful consulting practice and provided consulting services to fast paced
entrepreneurial organizations since 2004.
PRIOR EXPERIENCE
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Unibet, online gaming company, Sweden/UK/Malta, Programme Manager
Wyde Inc., Insurance software company, France, Project Director
Vodafone, Telecom operator, UK/Germany, Media Programme Manager
Neural Technologies, Fraud management system, UK/EMEA, On-site deployment manager
Amdocs, system integrator, France, On-site deployment manager
Hutchison 3G, Telecom operator, Sweden/UK, IT Architect and Technical Project manager
Netlight, consulting services, Sweden/UK, Consultant in mobile application development
Nokia Networks, Telecom manufacturer, Denmark/Finland, Software Developer
QUALIFICATIONS
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Executive MBA, Imperial College Business School, London, UK
Pre-doctoral degree in Real Time Systems, Linköping Institute of Technology, Sweden
Master of Science in Software Engineering, UTBM, Belfort, France
Certified MSP Programme Manager
Certified PMI Project Manager
Certified Prince2 Practitioner
Certified ACAMS Anti-Money Laundering Specialist
Fluent in English, French and Swedish
Jean Paul Meynard
http://www.linkedin.com/in/jpmeynard
email: jp@meynard.co.uk
tel : +44 (0)7565928322
WORK EXPERIENCE
Founder and Managing Director, Imperial Owls, UK
Strategy and change management consulting services
Key assignment:
Programme Manager, Unibet (6 mths.)
 Mentoring of junior project management staffs
 Preparation of incoming compliance-related projects
Jun 2014 – present
Founder and Managing Director, GamblingOwl, Sweden
Jun 2010 – June 2014
Project management consulting services
Key assignment:
Programme Manager, Unibet, (4 yrs.)
 Established and delivered a strategy with a set of programmes to allow Unibet’s re-entry
into 6 newly regulated European countries
 Liaised and negotiated closely with regulatory authorities to obtain previously failed
gambling license applications
 Enforced delivery processes to speed up cross-product and company wide changes
 Performed M&A due diligence and integration planning of a Paris-based betting operator.
 Led customer-centric innovation workshops based on ethnographic research and service
design thinking.
 Developed a new Project Office strategy blueprint, planned recruitment and mentored junior
project managers
Founder and Managing Director, WaveUp Consulting, France
Jan 2004 – Jun 2010
Consulting services as project and programme manager in Telecoms and Insurance
Key assignments:
Project Director – Wyde Inc., Insurance Software Company, Paris (1 yr.)
 Overseen project managers and teams working on client engagements
 Developed and implemented sound business practices
 Identified client needs and evaluated alternative business solutions and strategies
Integrator of Neural Technologies’ Fraud and Credit Risk management system, UK / EMEA (2 yrs.)
 On-site deployment manager/ fraud specialist for the deployment of a fraud detection
system (transaction monitoring) to organizations in France, Kuwait, South-Africa, Morocco,
India and Jordan. Highly customer-facing role requiring hands-on competences as business
analyst, system architect, fraud expert and system engineer.
 Coordination of off-shore support teams spread over several countries worldwide
Interim Program Manager at Vodafone Group, Düsseldorf / London
 Responsible for the delivery of global Music services across the Vodafone affiliates
worldwide
 Coordination of 4 project managers handling 16 Vodafone affiliates
 Management of two multimedia service providers
IT Architect and Project manager, Hutchison 3G, Sweden
Jan 2001 – Dec 2003
Consultant in mobile application development, Netlight, Sweden
Jul 2000 – Dec 2001
Software Developer, Nokia Networks, Denmark and Finland
Sept 1999 – Jun 2000
EDUCATION
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Executive MBA with merit , Strategy, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, 2012-2013
Imperial College Business School, London, UK
Jean Paul Meynard
http://www.linkedin.com/in/jpmeynard
email: jp@meynard.co.uk
tel : +44 (0)7565928322
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Pre-doctoral degree in Real-Time Systems (Teknologie Licentiat), April 2000
Real-Time Systems Laboratory at Linköping Institute of Technology, Sweden.
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Master of Science in Software Engineering, (Dipl. Ing.), January 1998
University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard, France.
Jean Paul Meynard
http://www.linkedin.com/in/jpmeynard
email: jp@meynard.co.uk
tel : +44 (0)7565928322