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James Smurthwaite

Bilingual trainer and coach specializing in Luxury Brands
About

Passionate about accompanying my participants to autonomy, I have been working in adult training in an international context for 30 years in over 16 industries throughout APAC, EMEA, Americas. My parallel experience as an actor in theatre tv and film ensures not only a dynamic and memorable experience but real insight and concrete tools for developing empathy in negotiation, dealing with unexpected questions or reactions from an audience, and finding the fun !

Previous Brands
Areva
CENTRE EUROPEEN DE LA NEGOCIATION
CrossKnowledge
DCNS
Emulsion Créative
Hovingh & Partners
Interactive Dynamics, Paris
Sanofi
TOTAL
Work Experience
International Sales Specialist, Trainer & Coach
Oct ‘21 -
Hovingh & Partners

Senior Program Manager/ Responsable du programme
Apr ‘15 - Dec ‘15
CrossKnowledge

Responsible for creating and authoring learning objects, content management, new programmes in French and English in the fields of: Communication, Management and Leadership, Project Management Specifically worked with Chris G. Worley on Agility (change as a constant skills set)

Design Thinking Co-facilitator
Sep ‘14 - Jan ‘18
Emulsion Créative

Innovation & Project management via collaborative intelligence : Co-facilitating Design Thinking workshops for the repositioning of retail brands, reinventing of CSR and group strategies; Coaching in Storytelling & Convincing Skills for group adherence and change management Middle East: Groupe Chahloub (Yas Mall, Robinsons, Woojooh, CSR) Europe : Swarovski , Cartier, Engie http://www.emulsioncreative.com

Formateur Senior et Chef du Projet
Dec ‘13 - Dec ‘13
TOTAL

4 day Team Management training: Hermann, 5 axes to Motivational Management, Effective Annual Appraisals. Public: 14 mostly expat middle managers , 6 nationalities: Philippines, India, Pakistan, Morocco, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia.

Senior Trainer & Coach, Areva Sales Academy & B to B
Jan ‘12 - Jan ‘13
Areva

Author, Consultant & Trainer: Performing Skills for Powerful Presentations Consultant & Trainer: Effective Negotiation for Sales & Marketing Author, Consultant & Trainer Effective Powerpoint Presentations for Marketing Coach for 3N Nuclear Conference 2013

Formateur en négociation
Jan ‘12 - Jan ‘13
DCNS

Formateur et animateur en négociation: Stratégie de gains mutuels

Impact Coach & Trainer
Jan ‘12 - Jan ‘13
Sanofi

Carrying out IMPACT (Presentation and Convincing skills) for Senior Management & Leaders in France &US

Senior Trainer/Programme Manager
Nov ‘08 - Mar ‘17
Interactive Dynamics, Paris

Clients: BNP Paribas, Disney, Club Med, Training of auditors, executive management in the following made-to-measure modules : 1. Dynamic Presentations 2. Effective Conference Calls 3. Effective Audit Interviews 4. Raising Intercultural Awareness

Consultant, Trainer, Associate
Jan ‘02 -
CENTRE EUROPEEN DE LA NEGOCIATION

Professional corporate trainer, facilitator and coach,currently involved in the international roll out of communication, intercultural, negotiation and leadership development modules for: Alstom University, Areva Sales Academy, AXA, Bouygues Construction, Dassault, DCNS, Disney, L'Oréal, Sanofi, Steria and Thales University. Programmes in both French and English : Paris, London, Frankfurt, Singapore, Sydney, Bangkok, Beijing. Professional bilingual actor with 20 years experience in film, television and theatre in 3 continents

Actor for Film, Theatre and Television
Oct ‘89 -
Self employed

For full cv, photos, show reel, manager and agent contacts please go to IMDB site under the name James Gerard: http://www.imdb.me/jamesgerard

Languages
English - Native
French - Native
Italian - Basic
Education & Training
University of London
‘94 - ‘95
Masters
University of Cambridge
‘90 - ‘90
TEFL Diploma
The University of Western Australia
‘87 - ‘90
BA Hons
Trinity College Perth
‘80 - ‘86
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Grand Paris, France