Jean-Claude DE VERA is since April 2018 President of AgileGBS an advisory company specialized in Shared Services and SG&A function's Transformations from Diagnostic to Projects deliveries.

He was since March 2009 LAFARGE and then LAFARGEHOLCIM VP Global Business Services, the World Leader in Building Materials operating in 80 countries with 2300 plants and 81000 employees for 26 billion CHF Revenues. He was in charge of Group SG&A Transformation including Data and Process Standardization and Shared Services Monitoring (e.g. 15 SSC operating MDM, P2P, O2C, R2R, H2R, and CPI and covering all Countries in Americas, Asia, Middle East, Africa and Europe).

From 2003 to 2009 he was President and Founder of BIPORIS a management consulting company specialized in Support functions Optimization, in Shared Services and Outsourcing operations from diagnostic and design to implementation for major companies (Human Resources; Finance; IS/IT; Facilities Services, Purchasing and Logistics…)

From 1981 to 2002 he had an extensive executive experience as Auditor, Head of Information Systems and Finance, Business Services and Profit Centers at BULL (now part of ATOS Group), INTEL Corp, CARNAUDMETALBOX (now CROWN) and BP AMOCO (now BP).

Jean-Claude is postgraduate from Pantheon-Sorbonne (Business), IAE of Paris (DESS Audit and Management Control), ESSEC (Master in Management and Logistics) and from HEC Executive MBA.