~$1B
annual GMV at Daraz, built from $0 across 5 markets; acquired by Alibaba Group
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Track record
Two companies co-founded and sold. One turnaround.
40x
GMV in 3 years as CEO of HungryNaki, from $1M to $50M: a distressed asset turned Bangladesh’s #2 player
2,000+
employees at Daraz, with the Group turned EBITDA-profitable
$10M+
of promotion budget personalized by Promobrain’s multi-agent AI, delivering 20%+ incremental sales
What I’m looking for
Enhance value creation, transform or turn around a business.
A strategy and operation leadership role with full P&L ownership: CEO, COO, GM, business-unit or country head.
- Industries: retailers, platforms and marketplaces, brands and distributors, commerce services, AI labs and integrators
- Strongest fit: digital commerce, marketplace and retail-media leadership, and digital-led brands
- Based in Singapore (One Pass, no visa sponsorship required); open to Dubai, any city in Europe, or remote
- Available immediately
Resume
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EDOUARD GHEERBRANT
Singapore (One Pass, no visa sponsorship required) | Open to relocation | edouard.gheerbrant.pro@gmail.com | linkedin.com/in/edouard-gheerbrant | +65 8767 7925
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
15+ years operating, scaling and transforming companies in high-growth, competitive and challenging markets.
Co-founded Daraz and ran it as COO to ~$1B GMV across 5 markets, 2k employees, sold to Alibaba. Turned around HungryNaki (40x GMV in 3 years).
Co-founded and sold Promobrain, an AI personalization platform. Full P&L owner, AI-native.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Promobrain (acquired) Co-founder & CEO
AI promotion personalization and growth platform for ecommerce · acquired by a strategic partner in 2026
- Designed and shipped a multi-agent AI architecture personalizing $10M+ of promotion budget and delivering 20%+ incremental sales
- $200k+ revenue from enterprise ecommerce brands and marketplaces across the US, Europe and Asia
- Owned product, GTM, ops, and P&L concurrently. Ran an AI-first company of 6 (core AI product, AI-run operations) with zero external funding
Daraz (acquired by Alibaba Group) Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer
South Asia’s leading e-commerce marketplace · acquired by Alibaba in 2019
- Co-founded and scaled Daraz from $0 to ~$1B annual GMV across 5 markets and turned the Group EBITDA-profitable
- Owned Group P&L and capital allocation in 5 countries; built world-class leadership team and scaled to 2,000+ employees
- Led acquisition of 100M+ mobile app users; 50M+ annual active customers with 65% yoy repurchase rate
- Overseeing 1P retail and 3P marketplace operations, sales and BD teams of 200+ people per market managing 0.5+ Mn. SMEs and global brand partnerships
- Launched retail media (3% of GMV), livestream and KOL affiliates content (20%+ of GMV) and direct sourcing from 1,000+ global manufacturers
- Led the post-acquisition integration into Alibaba Group (largest tech exit in South Asia)
HungryNaki Chief Executive Officer
Bangladesh’s #2 food delivery and quick-commerce platform, integrated 1P (dark stores) and 3P (marketplace) model
- Turned around a distressed asset into Bangladesh’s #2 player: GMV $1M to $50M (40x), 300 to 35k+ orders/day in 3 years
- Pivoted to a capital-light 3P marketplace; expanded from 5 to 28 districts, 3k+ restaurants, new verticals (pharmacy, fresh)
- Built a 1,000+ rider on-demand fleet; cut logistics cost per order from $1.6 to $0.7 and halved delivery lead time
- Rebuilt tech and org around the 3 core journeys: 95%+ of orders delivered in 30 min, 50+ NPS, 30%+ weekly repurchase
Rocket Internet SE Global Venture Development Manager
- Built Daraz’s operational foundations during the launch phase (Rocket Internet venture-building model)
Earlier: Consultant, Archery Strategy Consulting (2015–16) · Deputy Counselor, French Embassy in the U.S. (2013–15) · Chief Economist Assistant, Schlumberger, Houston (2012–13)
CORE SKILLS
- P&L Management: Full P&L ownership across multi-market businesses - accountability for growth, margins, and cash flow
- Strategy & Value Creation: Execution of growth and profitability strategies focused on EBITDA expansion and long term value creation
- Turnaround & Transformation: Leadership restoring performance from negative growth to sustained double-digit expansion
- Team Leadership: Team building and leadership of senior executive teams, establishing disciplined governance and talent depth
- Growth & New Businesses: 0-to-1 founding, scaling of new businesses, market expansion and partnerships with material revenue and margin impact
- Operation Excellence: Post-merger integration and operating model simplification to accelerate performance
- AI Transformation & Workflow Automation: Process mapping, AI transformation projects implementation, change management
EDUCATION
- Imperial College London MSc, Environmental Engineering & Business Management, Honours
- HEC Paris Joint Degree, Entrepreneurship
- CentraleSupélec Grande École Program, Engineering, GPA 3.9/4
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