Biography
- Born in 27/05/1970 in Liège (Belgique)
- Nationality Belgian
- Married
From Africa to Americas, from finance to industry, from European Institutions to entrepreneurship, Laurence Ponchaut has accumulated a vast experience that she is now leveraging to the benefit of her clients. Holding an MBA from INSEAD, Laurence is the founder of Distinct Consulting, a Reputation Management & ESG consultancy. Distinct's service offering reflects her expertise in ESG/CSR strategy & communication, financial communication, public affairs, reputation management and corporate communication. This included, most recently, ESG reports and SFDR compliance. Laurence is the President of Letzpact, the Luxembourg Public Affairs Community, and a member of the board and founding member of ProRSE.
Spoken Languages
French (Native or bilingual proficiency)·
English (Full professional proficiency)·
Spanish (Elementary proficiency)·
Dutch (Elementary proficiency)·
Career
Professionnal Experience
Distinct Communication SARL
- Member of management
- Managing Director
- March 2009 until today
EXIM
- Member of management
- Managing Partner
- January 2019 until today
Independent
- Independent Director
- 2017 until today
ArcelorMittal SA
- Head of Corporate reputation
- September 2006 to March 2009
ArcelorMittal SA
- General Manager Corporate Communication
- May 2004 to September 2006
Clearstream SA
- Senior Strategic Planning Manager
- February 2001 to May 2004
PwC Luxembourg
- Investment Management Buisness Development Manager
- February 1999 to February 2001
PwC Luxembourg
- Marketing & Internal Communication Manager Luxembourg
- February 1999 to February 2001
Deloitte Luxembourg
- Senior Consultant
- 1997 - 1999
Commission européenne
- Economic Expert in Benin
- May 1993 to January 1995
Expertise
- Strategy
- Business Strategy
- Corporate Communications
- Change Management
- Business Development
- Strategic Planning
- Management Consulting
- Business Planning
- Internal Communications
- Management
- Marketing Strategy
- Strategic Communications
- CRM
- Project Management
- Leadership
- Public Relations
- Mergers
- Team Management
- Competitive Analysis
- Entrepreneurship
- Training
- Integrated Marketing
- Marketing
- Strategy Development
Education & Honors
INSEAD
- MBA
- 1996 - 1997
Ecole de commerce de Solvay (Bruxelles)
- Ingénieur Commercial
- 1987 - 1992
HEC Montréal
- 1990 : Exchange Programme, Union des Ingénieurs Commerciaux Scholarship