Ibrahim Richani

IT & Strategy Leader
M&A Post-Merger IT Integration (PMI)
Executive MBA Candidate @ HEC Paris

I am a Senior IT Leader and Post-Merger IT Integration (PMI) Specialist with over 12 years of experience leading global digital transformations.Currently, I serve as an IT Post-Merger Integration Stream Leader at Legrand, ensuring Day 1 technical readiness for acquired entities. Previously, I orchestrated global cloud migrations as a Senior Consultant at Devoteam for Sanofi.As an Executive MBA Candidate at HEC Paris and holding an M.Sc. in Cybersecurity, I blend deep technical roots with a strategic lens to drive enterprise-wide synergy.I am a trilingual global leader, fluent in English, French, and Arabic.

Paris, Franceibrahim.richani@gmail.com

Education

I am currently pursuing my Executive MBA at HEC Paris (2025-2026), specializing in Innovate Like an Entrepreneur as an Excellence Scholarship recipient.I hold an M.Sc. in Cybersecurity & Cyber defense jointly from the University of Saint-Esprit Kaslik (USEK) and Université Bretagne Sud (UBS) (2019-2021).My foundational technical knowledge comes from my B.Sc. in Computer Science from the Lebanese American University (2008-2012).In addition to my academic background, I hold certifications to support agile methodologies, bridging the gap between technical, strategy and operational reality.

Keywords: #ExecutiveMBA #HECParis #Cybersecurity #ComputerScience #PostMergerIntegration #InformationSecurity #StrategicLeadership #Innovation #DigitalTransformation

Professional Experience

Since 2025, I have been with Legrand as an IT Post-Merger Integration Stream Leader, spearheading the Application and Hosting workstream to optimize technical onboarding and synergy for 15+ acquired entities.From 2023 to 2025, as a Senior Consultant at Devoteam, I co-led the Azure cloud migration workstream for Sanofi, successfully migrating over 50 enterprise applications and optimizing resource allocation.Prior to this, I spent several years at ITG Holding (2013-2023), eventually serving as Head of IT Business Solutions, where I led a cross-functional department, managed a $200K budget, and deployed automated Power BI dashboards that reduced reporting time by 90%.My technical expertise and leadership enable me to align complex IT roadmaps with overarching corporate goals to capture synergies and minimize technical debt.

Keywords: #PMI #CloudMigration #DigitalTransformation #DataAnalytics #PowerBI #Azure #ITLeadership #MergersAndAcquisitions #BusinessSolutions