About / Experience
Thierry LABORDE is a business consultant, coach and trainer.
Education:
- M.B.A. - Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (ESSEC) – 1986
- Master in Japanese Language and Civilization – Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO) - 1984
- Coaching certification - Krauthammer University – 2007
- DISC + Working Place MOTivators methods Certification - TTI Success Insights – 2014
- After a first experience in the French Embassy in Tokyo, in the early 1980s, he spent the first 15 years of his career in the Luxury goods industry, especially with Cartier International where he stayed for 13 years, successively in charge of Asia-pacific Operational Marketing (based in Hong Kong), Group Product Strategy and Development and Europe-Africa-Middle East area (based in Paris HQ).
- He co-created in 1999 and led Webdeluxe.com, the first BtoB web portal for the professionals of luxury industries, and later became General Manager of a Limousine rental company in Paris.
- After deciding to place his passion for human and organizational development at the core of his business, he joined in 2004 Krauthammer International where he spent 11 years as a Senior business consultant, coach and trainer and worked with the most prestigious French and Global companies, before founding L-Points early 2015.
- He also teaches for the Institut Supérieur de Marketing du Luxe the “Talent Development & Management” (MBA in Global Luxury Brand Management) and “Fundamentals of Selling & Customer Relationship” (Bachelor Luxe Les Métiers du Commerce) courses and does voluntary work as a coach and trainer for the entrepreneurs of the Ashoka network.
