Jean-Christophe Laurent

Current

VP, Strategy & Asset Management, TRGR at Thomson Reuters
Global Head of TimeSeries Capabilities at Thomson Reuters

Past

Head of TimeSeries & Analytic capabilities at Reuters America, New York
Head ot Time Series Capability at Reuters America, New York
Product Manager VAS at TFTI, a Reuters Company, California

Product Manager at Reuters Media
Product Manager at Reuters UKI
Development Manager at Effix

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Education

Cass Business School
Institut d'Administration des Entreprises
Ecole spéciale de Mécanique et d'Electricité

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Industry

Information Services

Jean-Christophe Laurent’s Summary

Product & Business Manager with over 15 years of experience in the software industry.
Most recently completed an Executive MBA at Cass Business School, London. Now based in Switzerland, in a function combining product/business manager role with asset management role.

Started as a developer of trading room software in the 90's in Paris. After leading a development team until 1996, moved into the product management function, first in London, then Silicon Valley, New York, back to London, and now Switzerland. This also includes extensive on-shore/off-shore experience, mainly with Thailand, and some with India

Jean-Christophe Laurent’s Specialties:

Product/Business Management of end-to-end Software and Information solution

Jean-Christophe Laurent’s Experience

VP, Strategy & Asset Management, TRGR

Thomson Reuters

(Public Company; TRI; Information Services industry)

January 2009 — Present (1 year )
Global Head of TimeSeries Capabilities

Thomson Reuters

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TRIL; Information Technology and Services industry)

March 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)

Part of the Sales & Trading Division

Lead a formal/informal group responsible to define and deliver new Price TimeSeries services.
Head of TimeSeries & Analytic capabilities

Reuters America, New York

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; RTRSY.O; Information Services industry)

March 2005 — December 2005 (10 months)

On top of the previous TimeSeries capabily role, lead a formal team defining and executing the real-time Analytic strategy of the company.
Head ot Time Series Capability

Reuters America, New York

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; RTRSY; Broadcast Media industry)

November 2003 — March 2005 (1 year 5 months)

Lead an informal group defining and executing the TimeSeries strategy for Reuters.
Product Manager VAS

TFTI, a Reuters Company, California

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; RTRSY; Broadcast Media industry)

January 2002 — October 2003 (1 year 10 months)

Lead a small Product management team responsible to define and deliver the Valued Added Servers part of the Reuters Market Data Systems platform.
Product Manager

Reuters Media

(Public Company; Information Services industry)

2000 — 2000 (less than a year)

Define and Deliver financial information services required by media companies for retail web sites.
Product Manager

Reuters UKI

(Public Company; Information Services industry)

1996 — 2000 (4 years )

* Define desktop product requirement for the London and UK market.
* Launch new product line.
* Pre and Post Sales support.
Development Manager

Effix

(Information Services industry)

1993 — 1996 (3 years )

Lead a development team of up to 13 developpers, responsible to deliver a new generation of financial information desktop application for Reuters. This application is now the core of the premium product offering from Reuters, 3000 Xtra.

Jean-Christophe Laurent’s Education

Cass Business School

E-MBA , Business , 2006 — 2008

Graduated with Distinction.

Activities and Societies:

Mentor for 2008 E-MBA Students
Institut d'Administration des Entreprises

DESS , Business Degree , 1988 — 1989
Ecole spéciale de Mécanique et d'Electricité

Engineering Degree , Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science , 1985 — 1988

Additional Information

Jean-Christophe Laurent’s Interests:

* Communication/Social 'tools' * Data/Technology solution and architecture * Chess, History, Martial Arts * History (preferred periods: French XVIth to XIXth century, Medieval Japan, Ancient Egypt) * Martial Arts (Jiu Jitsu, Aikido)