Grégory Lemoine

Current Employer/Organisation Name

Schneider Electric

What have you been doing since leaving Exeter, and what are you doing now?

Since I have studied at the University of Exeter, I have worked in two big multinational companies: – as an audit coordinator at Total, where I helped designing an audit database for their follow-up and negotiations. – as a financial analyst at Schneider Electric in the Basque Autonomous Community in Spain where I help the company to create and design a business intelligence strategy in order to improve the quality of data analysis within the plant.

Why did you choose this career? And what do you enjoy most about your work?

Passionate about maths, data and finance. I enjoy working with current tools and design the future of financial analysis building tools based on new technologies (BI, big data, etc.). I am also enjoying to have worked in two companies that have a clear guideline about their businesses transformations in order to be more sustainable.

Please tell us if you were a member of any societies, groups or sports clubs?

French and boxing societies.

What did you enjoy most about your programme and what was the biggest highlight?

To have improved my English level and have discovered a different approach of business practices.

What did you enjoy most about studying here?

The modern buildings and the international team of teachers.

Why did you choose to study at Exeter?

Partnership with my French business school.

What skills and experiences have been most useful for your career?

Multicultural work environment, etc.

What advice would you give to a current student who wishes to pursue your career?

Stay positive about the future.

What are your plans for the future?

To go back in France and pursue my career in a finance and data analysis environment.