The People behind ParisSharing
ParisSharing is a unique community of shared interests that includes hosts and guests, associates, investors, partner companies, freelancers, and fans. The various services we offer are carried out by one or several of these stakeholders. Many are invovled in ParisSharing at different levels. For example, we have hosts who are also associates and who also contribute to our marketing efforts.
The team presented here are those who play the most significant roles at ParisSharing. Still, we would also like to recognize the contributions of all members of the greater ParisSharing community who, together, define who we are.
Carsten Sprotte, President and founder of Planet Sharing SAS and ParisSharing.com
Carsten is a fully bi-cultural American/French citizen. Building bridges between peoples is what drives his vision for ParisSharing. After more than 10 years focused on organisational development and learning, both in corporate HR functions (LVMH, Cegelec) and as a consultant/trainer (Cegos), Carsten decided to create, through ParisSharing, a work of lasting human and economic value. Carsten holds an MBA from the Strathclyde Graduate Business School and l’Ecole Supérieure de Commerce.
Martine Lin, Associate and Travel Industry Specialist
Martine was the first associate to join ParisSharing in 2010 and is focused on business development. She was head of operations, then of supplier relations at Egencia, a start-up bought out by Expedia. Previously manager for all Paris-area business travel centers at Havas Voyages & Amex. Currently, she serves as a board member at Corporama and at FBA (Femme Business Angels).
Ludovic Passamonti, Marketing
Awarded for his article on keys for creating a successful website, Ludovic Passamonti is an independant emarketing consultant, instrumental in the original ParisSharing website design. His e-commerce blog http://www.ludovicpassamonti.fr/ is among the top rated in France.
Donna Severyns, Marketing
Like Carsten, Donna is Parisian transplant from California. She is a senior international marketing and business development professional, specializing in creating innovative integrated online/offline marketing campaigns and strategic international development. Expert in online content development, social media marketing, international marketing strategies, launching new businesses and products, identifying strategic partnerships and developing cross cultural sales channels. Read her hints for visiting Paris on the ParisSharing blog.
Alexey Pakhomov, Programming and design integration
Alexey manages a network of developers in Russia and has scores of websites to his credit. He built the ParisSharing website using the state-of-the art Django/Python development framework and is able to meet any programming challenge. The Russian Soyuz rocket has proven to be the most reliable in history, and our customers demand the same level of excellence of our ParisSharing website.