Arnaud THUMEREL
Arnaud THUMEREL

B2B Industrial Packaging Business Development Director

Open to offers · Member since 26 Oct 2026
Location
Rueil-Malmaison, France
Desired salary
Unspecified
Work preference
Hybrid / Full Time
Experience level
Senior

About

Professional summary

I am a senior international business leader specializing in B2B industrial packaging, sampling, and sustainable solutions for the beauty, luxury, perfumery, flavours, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and food sectors.

I combine strategic, commercial, and entrepreneurial expertise to turn market ambition into structured growth plans. My experience spans market segmentation, key-account development, pricing, margin management, P&L ownership, and international go-to-market execution.

As EMEA Sales Director at Arcade Beauty, I doubled regional revenue from €30M to €60M between 2012 and 2020 while improving operating margin. I also secured and managed major global accounts, including a €60M annual framework agreement with the L’Oréal Group.

I have led international teams, subsidiaries, profit centres, distributors, and plant interfaces across Europe and Asia-Pacific. My leadership style focuses on building trust across cultures, developing talent, and creating scalable commercial structures.

As an entrepreneur, I founded and manage a business focused on sustainable packaging and sampling innovation. I have also led industrial acquisition projects, opened new export markets, and developed new offerings generating significant additional revenue.

I am trilingual in French, English, and Spanish, based in Rueil-Malmaison, France, and open to international mobility.

Skills

21 capabilities

Experience

Career history

EMEA Sales Director Arcade Beauty, Ileos (Oaktree)

Led EMEA sales, P&L management, global key accounts, and agent and distributor networks for a global sampling and packaging leader. Coordinated product and market development across Europe, including Indies and Digital Native brands.

Doubled EMEA revenue from €30M to €60M over eight years, achieving approximately 10% annual growth while increasing operating margin. Secured a €60M-per-year, three-year framework agreement with the L’Oréal Group and coordinated global relationships with Estée Lauder, Johnson & Johnson, and Puig.

Managed four Key Account Managers and 15 to 20 experts in a matrix organization, while coordinating worldwide plants and commercial stakeholders.

Export Director & Brand Manager ABC Distribution

Directed export operations and brand management from Paris and Hong Kong. Led a 10-person export team, managed Spanish, Belgian, and Polish subsidiaries, and established a profit centre in Hong Kong.

Grew export revenue from €3M to €10M across 30 countries. Increased subsidiary growth by more than 50% and secured group agreements with AS Watson, Marionnaud, Auchan, and Carrefour.

Export Manager Biguine Make Up Paris

Managed international export development for the makeup brand across 13 countries.

Doubled export revenue through market expansion, distributor development, and international commercial management.

Key Account Manager LGR Emballages

Managed strategic packaging accounts in the beauty and personal-care sector.

Supported major customers including P&G, Shiseido, Mary Cohr, Caudalie, and Puig through key-account development and commercial relationship management.

Education

Learning history

ICD Paris

Master's Degree, Management & Business Administration

Master's Degree in Management and Business Administration.

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