Philip Blanc
CEO, i-negotiate®
Philip Blanc, a Frenchman, is an expert negotiator who has been living in the UK since 1988.
He started as a trainee produce buyer and worked his way up the ladder to become Commercial Director on the UK & Ireland Board of Anheuser Busch !nBev, the leading global brewer and one of the world's top 5 consumer products companies.
A true consumer-centric, sales driven leader, Philip Blanc is a recognised authority on the psychology of negotiations, leadership and team performance. He has directly impacted the lives of thousands of people with his book L’Équilibriste (co-written with Eric Hubler http://www.lequilibriste.com ), workshops, public speaking engagements and negotiation / conflict resolution assignments.
In 2008 he founded i-negotiate®, the global negotiation consultancy developing people into world-class negotiators ( http://www.i-negotiate.com ). The company offers a wide range of negotiation support services.
Philip Blanc represents the interests of both major corporate clients and individuals in a broad spectrum of industrial and service sectors. He also conducts numerous executive programmes in both English and French throughout the world.
As a Negotiator and a Karateka, managing balance is his constant challenge! His motto: in negotiation as in life, the bigger the challenge, the bigger the response!
2007 - 2009Commercial Director responsible for strategic negotiations and relationships with national On-Trade Multiple customers & leadership of division.
1988 - 2007This included UK Group National Accounts Commercial Director ( http://www.brakesgroup.co.uk ) and UK Sales Manager - Florette ( http://www.florette.com ).