Cyril Abiteboul

President & Team Principal

2024

Team Principal

2023 - 2023

Venture Partner

2021

Advisory Board Member

2021 - 2023

Circle est un cabinet de conseil en stratégie entré dans l’âge du faire, qui place le pragmatisme au centre de sa méthodologie. L’historique, la culture entrepreneuriale et le parcours « terrain » de ses collaborateurs fait de Circle un cabinet moderne ayant pour seul objectif l’impact fort. Circle est légitime et pertinent sur des sujets de stratégie (plan stratégique, gestion de portefeuille), de croissance (e-commerce, route to market, stratégie de marque & positionnement), de transformation (pilotage, digital, productivité) et de RSE ; ainsi que dans les secteurs de biens de consommation et distribution, en services financiers, luxe, mobilité, énergie et industrie.

Chief Executive Officer

2022 - 2023

Created over 35 years ago by Hubert Desjoyeaux, CDK Technologies is a leading boat builder in the domain of large-scale high-performance composite parts. The yard is able to step up to the plate in the provision of all the parts that make up a racing yacht: multihull and monohull platforms, masts, booms and foils for the Ultim, Ocean Fifty and Imoca categories. The track record racked up by the 40 boats built by the yard – which includes thirty or so titles in major races – makes CDK Technologies the gold standard yard. It will also be the most widely represented yard in the new cycle of races. The expertise amassed by the hundred or so associates of CDK Technologies across its two sites in Lorient and Port-La-Forêt alongside the top skippers, together with the only production tooling of its kind in Europe for the processing of carbon, mean that the yard plays a key role in the decarbonisation of the marine industry, particularly through its participation in the consortium initiated by the Chantiers de l’Atlantique in the realisation of the ‘Silenseas’ project.

Strategic Advisor

2021 - 2022

Business Unit pilot

2020 - 2021

Within the context of Groupe Renault reorganization, I lead the creation of Alpine business unit, including Alpine cars and the racing activities of the Groupe: structure, governance, business plan, product plan, strategic partnerships.

Team Principal

2017 - 2021

Responsible for the all commercial, operational, technical and sporting activities of the Renault F1 Team. - Turnaround: Team restart and growth, 1200 heads, +100% in 5 years, renewed management structure and governance - Revenue generation: +300% in 5 years - Brand platform: Creation of a the team identity and development of a portfolio of partners - Technology acquisition: major breakthroughs in hybrid engines technologies and in data science - Sporting progression: from the back of the grid to podiums in 2020 - CSR program: definition of the strategy and implementation of a set of actions focused on social and environment impacts.

Managing Director

2014 - 2021

Responsible of the operations of all motorsport activities of Groupe Renault: - Formula One: Strategic assessment for Groupe Renault Executive Committee, acquisition of Lotus F1 Team in the UK and complete restructuring of the engine activity in France. - Formula E: Participation to the creation of the championship, 3 titles and strategic partnership with Nissan. - Customer Racing: From a cost center to a sustainable business promoting products through racing.

Team Principal

2013 - 2014

Responsible for the racing activity of the Caterham Group, and more specifically the operations of the F1 team. Exit strategy for the historic shareholders.

Executive Director

2006 - 2012

Reporting to the team’s President and to the team’s Managing Director, 3 main areas of direct responsibility: Sales & Partnerships, Legal, Finance. Definition and implementation of a staged exit strategy. Restructuring of the F1 activity and creation of the hybrid racing engine business unit.

Business Development Manager

2005 - 2006

Commercial and legal coordination related to the 30-companies portfolio associated to the Renault F1 Team.

eBusiness Development Manager

2001 - 2004

Missions of technical and business analysis for Renault e-Business programs (B2B, B2C, B2E and connected car).