Kahina Abdeli-Galinier

Taking Blue Spark into a new phase of accelerated growth. Pulsed power for clean, lean, flexible well intervention - a disruptive technology whose time has come

Built and scaled SLB’s first startup SEES (SLB End-to-end Emissions Solutions) focused on methane emissions monitoring and reduction, achieving the projected revenue of several millions USD within three years. Developed a cutting-edge digital platform and sensor technology that set new industry standards for carbon emissions reporting. • Growth & innovation: spearheaded the creation of a plug-and-play sensor device and deployment strategy, positioning SEES as the leader in emissions management. • Innovation & scale: built a strong multidisciplinary team from engineering, sales, consulting and technology experts, achieved 30+ successful customer deployments and fast-tracked innovation with more than 50 patents submitted with 8 already granted. • M&A and strategic partnerships: formed five strategic partnerships and led two acquisitions to enhance technological capabilities and market reach. • Fundraising & investment: secured significant investments and established strong relationships with SLB’s CEO, C-suite executives and global investors to deliver on a five-year ROI plan. • Awards: recognized twice as the most innovative startup in sustainability and decarbonisation by leading consultancies in 2023

Spearheaded the development and execution of a five-year global digital strategy for a several US$ multi-billion business unit post-restructuring leading a team of 40+ across various marketing and strategy positions. • Acquired and integrated two US $multi-million businesses, expanding the company’s digital and AI portfolio. • Formed strategic alliances with leading tech companies (e.g., Microsoft, Google) to enhance AI capabilities across product offerings • In charge of the new technology and R&D budget development.

Directed the digital transformation and rebranding of a US$ multi-billion software business, driving a 15% annual growth rate through strategic marketing initiatives, 6 partnerships and 3 M&A deals. • Launched the DELFI brand, positioning it as an industry benchmark for digital solutions in energy in less than three years. • Managed a 34-member global marketing team, focusing on M&A, digital strategy, and partnership development. • Organised the Digital Global Forum (a US$ multi-million biennial event) attended by thousands of key CEOs and experts to promote the company vision for future offerings and hosted the first women’s leadership panel with major technology CEOs

I undertook this new global role working closely with the Chairman, CEO, COO and senior executives to shape both internal and external senior level and investor relations communications. This included preparing analysis, messaging and content for quarterly Board of Directors meeting and management calls. I also collaborated with the CEO to agree on an appropriate content strategy. The remit was extended to work with the VP of Investor Relations in preparing content for investor conferences. I successfully managed the expectations and personalities of a diverse range of multinational C-level stakeholders.

Managing 40 IT on-site specialists in 27+ countries, I delivered exemplary service support to 86 sites and 5,000 IT users, ensuring all KPIs were consistently fulfilled, including a system uptime of 99.9%. I also led digital transformation projects that improved efficiency and reduced costs of field operations by 40%.

I defined a 5-year marketing and business plan for this $95m market which projected YOY growth of 13-15% and achieved 1st year growth of 18%.

In this role I significantly increased portfolio value within 2 years and over-achieved on sales objectives for each year during 2008-2010. I was a recipient of the President Club Sales Award in 2010.

I established a new business unit focused on the consultancy market and led over 60 consultants to enter this market successfully generated US$multi-million turnover in two years.

Exchange program and internship with Charles H Townes (Physics Nobel Prize) in the Space Science Lab

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Internship with Charles H Townes (Nobel Prize in physics)

Preparatory classes for postgraduate schools (Grandes Écoles)