Guy-Laurent Arpino

Guy-Laurent Arpino is a visionary IT & Shared Services leader with over 22 years of experience in various Consumer Goods and Agri-trading/Food industries at regional and global levels in Global Business Services (GBS) organizations.

His expertise spans Digital Marketing & eCommerce, Business Intelligence & Analytics, Automation, Customer Relationship Management & Sales Force Automation, Cloud Infrastructure, Digital Workplace, Trading & Supply Chain, and in-store execution.

He has spearheaded the development of Innovation organization and processes, from continuous improvement to disruptive business models, identifying business opportunities to leverage technology for business transformation and tangible impacts.

In addition to strategic planning and program management, he excels in business process re-design, outsourcing, partnership development, negotiation, organization development, transformation, and client management.

Guy-Laurent has a diverse industry background in Fabric & Homecare, Baby care, Feminine care, Health care, Beauty care, Fine Fragrances, Male grooming, Appliances, Premium Spirits, Food, and Agri-commodity trading, with a keen interest in exploring new industries and cultures.

He has a solid education background, including studies in strategy governance, finance for boards, and digital acceleration at IMD, as well as holding a Master's degree from Georgia Tech in Signal Processing and Electronics, and earlier studies in engineering, signal processing, electronics, and IT.

His professional experience includes serving as a Board Member at Covantis within the Louis Dreyfus Company, as a Group Chief Information Officer at Louis Dreyfus Company, Vice President of IT, Europe, Global Business Intelligence & Digital Marketing at Bacardi, Global Braun IT and Shared Services Leader at Procter & Gamble, Associate Director of Global Business Services at Procter & Gamble, CIO at SPD Swiss Precision Diagnostics GmbH, and various managerial roles at Procter & Gamble.