Philippe Rase

Philippe Rase is a dynamic professional with a diverse background in sales, strategy, and planning. Currently serving as the Vice President at Grenoble Angels and a prominent figure at FTAlpsGrenoble and Festival Transfo, he is a strategic lead at HPE with a focus on startups, French Tech, and technologies like AI and IIoT.

With a strong educational foundation in Marketing from INSEAD, an MBA in Business Administration from Solvay Brussels School, and a background in Business Administration and Engineering from Université Catholique De Louvain and Faculté Polytechnique De Mons respectively, Philippe brings a multidisciplinary approach to his endeavors.

Throughout his career, Philippe Rase has held key roles in various organizations, notably as a former Committee Member at Festival Transfo, Sales Strategy And Planning Lead at Nokia Top Account and IoT Business Development at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and as a Founding Member at French Tech in the Alps - Grenoble. His expertise extends to sales strategy, planning, and operations, with significant contributions to Hewlett Packard Enterprise in various leadership capacities across EMEA.

Philippe's career has seen him in pivotal positions such as Telco Cloud Sales Strategy and Planning EMEA Lead, Sales Strategy and Planning Lead for Global Accounts and Alliances, Sales Compensation EMEA Director for Global Sales, and Directeur Sales Operations HP Networking EMEA. His extensive experience also encompasses roles as a Services Channel Marketing Manager, Commercial Channel Marketing Manager, Services Product Manager, and Product Support Manager at HP.

Beyond his corporate commitments, Philippe Rase has been actively involved in academia, serving as a Visiting Associate Professor at Grenoble Ecole De Management and Université Grenoble Alpes. He has also contributed to various projects at Air Products in roles ranging from Business Development Manager to Technology Project Manager, highlighting his versatility across industries.

With a robust background in research and development, engineering, marketing, and academia, Philippe Rase is a versatile professional who continues to make significant contributions to the sales, strategy, and planning domain while fostering innovation and development within the technology sector.