Since its creation, the Company has taken serious its recruitment of members of staff with potential, attracting and retaining individuals trainable for developing both marketing expertise on one hand, and a strong sense of corporate culture on the other. They are self-sufficient people, with an intimate knowledge of how the Company’s management works, of its organization and strategy; they are its pillars – and are indispensable in a period of strong growth. Work closely with each other and with management towards a common goal, both as individuals and as a team, they are the pillars of the company – and they essential to the vitality and growth of our company.
Graduates of top French business and engineering schools such as the HEC (3), the ESCP and the EM Lyon (3) as well as the Ecole Polytechnique (2), our staff are self-sufficient individuals, with an intimate knowledge of the Company’s management, organization, and strategy. Their vocation is to utilize to the fullest extent their combined talent towards successful project management: they operate in a manner simultaneously structured – due to their academic expertise – yet flexible – on account of their systematic experience in the field. Work closely with each other and with management towards a common goal, both as individuals and as a team, they are the pillars of the company – and they are essential to the vitality and growth of our company.
The Come&Stay Management Team :
Carole Walter (Founder and Chairman/Managing Director), HEC 91, also began her career in mass distribution. At the age of 24, the youngest director of the Casino group’s 500 supermarkets and one of the two only female directors in the entire group, in charge of the 10th largest supermarket and with a team of more than 80 people, she learned the art of rapid decision-making, the challenges of training staff, union management and the necessity of meeting sales targets. Passionate about technology, she joined Catalina Marketing France, French subsidiary of the world leader in electronic marketing, a few months after it opened in France. In charge of the adaptation and development in France of Retail Direct, the largest marketing database in the world, she won the case for, then handled the management, consumer-behaviour analysis and the setting up of electronic marketing operations for the Promodès-Carrefour group.
Marc Désenfant, 38, Ecole des Mines, MBA (HEC), started his career with the Carrefour group, where he held marketing/operations roles (Store Manager). As Project Manager in the McKinsey & Company strategy consultancy, he “ learned the ropes " in terms of how large groups operate and - before joining Come&Stay in the capacity of Deputy Managing Director - he gained a deeper understanding of the challenges of change management through working as part of an international team. Being the negotiating partner to managers of large client businesses, as well as an “all around” project manager, he develops plans for, organizes, and motivates the Operations Teams.
Pierre Korelsky, holds degrees in Political Science (1987) and Business (1989). He started his professional career as an internal auditor with Schlumberger Limited. In 1993, he joined Danone as Managing Director of the Group’s Russian subsidiary and successfully managed Danone’s penetration of a new market and the development of an expansive, fast-growing and sustainable operation. Later, back in France, following a stint with the Danone Biscuit Division, Mr. Korelsky moved to Carrefour (CRM) and into the mass retail sector. In charge of opening the chain’s first hypermarket in Greece, he soon rose to the position of Marketing and Communications Manager there. The skills he displayed earned him the appointment as head of CRM in France, where he was in charge of a relational marketing program directed at 9 million customers. With his proven expertise in state-of-the-art marketing and his extensive operational management experience, Mr. Korelsky is the ideal person to organize the development of Come&Stay in France, including in its targeted sectors of mass retail and distribution.
Shawn McNamara manages Come&Stay US, Inc. His experience began in the US Marine Corps where he was a platoon leader in charge developing him into an excellent leader and allowing him to hone his executive skills at an early age. After leaving the US Marine Corps, he began his career in the marketing industry. His sense of entrepreneurship was displayed in the founding of several successful companies. Mr. McNamara has held high ranking operational positions in government, private and public companies, including holding the position of President and COO of World Wide Web, a publicly traded online marketing company with offices in North America, South America and Australia. Mr. McNamara is credited as being one of the pioneers in the United States in permission based email marketing. In the mid 1990’s, Mr. McNamara founded his own email marketing company. In November 2005, he joined Relation Serve Access as CEO and President, which was then acquired by Come&Stay, Inc. in 2006. His extensive skill set which includes strong leadership, professionalism and global vision is critical to the growth of Come&Stay operations in the USA.
Mikael Rubenius, Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration; starts his career at 21 years old. After 10 years of Auditing in KPMG, he joined the Kwintet A/S Group which conferred him with several responsibilities. In April 2006 Mikael Rubenius makes his first steps in Come&Stay at the head of the Financial Department for Northern Europe. His professionalism and his implication within Come&Stay have been rewarded: in March 2008, appointed as Group CFO, he left his home country, Denmark, to join the head quarter based in Paris.
Torben Frigaard Rasmussen, an acknowledged expert in the field of mobile and email marketing, successfully carried out the merger / integration of Retail Internet within the Come&Stay company. He still serves as a consultant on the company's Advisory Board.
