Groupe HBF
Sebastien Saffon's work experience includes being the Director of Technologies and Innovation - CDO/CIO/R&D at Groupe HBF, where they managed various domains such as ERP Dynamics 365, HRIS, WMS, and infrastructures. Sebastien also worked as the Digital Director - CDO at Groupe HBF, where they facilitated the company's digital transformation both internally and externally. Before that, they held positions at Aeroport Toulouse-Blagnac as the SI Management Manager and Project Manager, overseeing areas such as SAP, BI, SI-RH, Workflow, and Intranet. Earlier in their career, they worked as a Project Manager at FRAM SAS.
Sebastien Saffon holds a Master 2 (M2) degree in IGSI (Ingénierie et Gestion des SI) from Université Toulouse 1 Capitole, which they obtained in 2006. Prior to that, they completed an IUP Miage degree in Systèmes d'information de gestion, général from Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III in 2005. Sebastien's education journey started with a BTS degree in Informatique from Lycée Ozenne, which they obtained in 2003.
Groupe HBF
Groupe HBF is based near Toulouse area and specialises in three areas of business: electrical equipment, lighting and decoration and finally, home automation and IoT. Groupe HBF now has 10 subsidiary companies in France, Spain, Poland, Asia, and the Caribbean Ocean, all able to offer the 6,000 product references in the catalogue. These subsidiaries have been attached to the holding company since 2014, which provides them with financial, IT and logistics support. They are key players in the group’s vitality and competitiveness. The group’s main customers are major home improvement, food and specialist retailers. Our products are designed in France, at HBF’s R&D Department, and manufactured in Asia or Europe under our control, by working closely with partner factories. Products are tested in our laboratories, which work to NF standards. Groupe HBF has considerably diversified its business over the last 20 years and has been able to adapt to meet the increasingly exacting needs of its customers. Our group’s success is based on 3 priorities: innovation, product offer and service. Groupe HBF now employs 270 staff worldwide and generates a turnover of €65 million.