I've been stunned that it offers me a job

Long, the gazettes have headlined: "the man of a single company." Twenty-seven years of longevity in Mattel, "world company" if it is, it was the admiration... The reality was less rosy. The edge of his new life in private sales, Hervé Parizot conceded without language, bad times are behind him. At the age of fifty-one, it reconverts with appetite in any other business. Industrial far in the toy, activity Centennial, organized and predictable, the ESSEC business school launches in the "new economy"; He became a Distributor on the Internet, under the leadership of an ex-fêtard to the look of rock star, Jacques - Antoine Granjon.

These two - is not met on an island paradise of the end of the world where they have their habits - one is water skiing, diving benjamin. But with Barbie, five years ago, the President of Mattel France contact the discounter for some stocks. Curious to understand the "business model" of the site, Hervé Parizot request an appointment. It is Jacques - Antoine Granjon in person makes him the honour of its warehouses. Between the two men, the current passes instantly, they keep contact, ate breakfast from time to time, until the life of Hervé Parizot switches...

It is last fall that Mattel dismisses snuck his manager southern Europe. The ultimate maintenance takes place in Barcelona, margin of a scheduled meeting for a long time. In a few minutes, French is struck off the strength of the multinational. Official reason: strategic differences. Informally, the Bourguignon was more walking away, had his disagreements with the guidelines, squarely challenging the removal of the directions by country. Objectively, it says today that the outcome was predictable. It does oppose not with impunity the decisions taken in Los Angeles.

Unexpected rebound

Sounded, but combative leader then launches in a strenuous search for a new job. In three months, he sees a hundred people, former superiors, order, customers... His only comfort Surprised to be immediately received, everywhere. Jacques-Antoine Granjon was of those who responded now. The millionaire founder of private sale offers him even, to his surprise, to join the merchant website: "I really want to lead a beautiful mark.". Therefore, I'd just ask pipes. I've been stunned that it offers me a job.

With hindsight, this father of two great children, son of a former boss of Tupperware, regretted not to be available a month of vacation to assess the situation. A parenthesis well deserved with his wife in China for example - dream - would have probably informed him... "I've accumulated errors." I did all that was not. A point that I planned to write a book to give advice to others.

Hervé Parizot could also tell the rich hours of Mattel. Those who spent more than 15 years marketing France before load synergies between Northern Europe and southern countries, participated in many of its success. The Club of friends of Barbie, for example, that he delivers upon his arrival in 1982, the entrance of the famous doll in the Grévin Museum in 1993, or even the European launch of the Hot Wheels.

Now calm, "just" delighted his fate to use a word it truffle his sentences, the Director General of private sale has two months to discover this "phenomenal hive", organizer of 2,500 a year online event sales. Single flat to his enthusiasm, his back pain. Since a serious fall at water skiing this winter, skiing and golf are totally prohibited. Sale is, decidedly, Hervé Parizot.