Philippe Lavarde

Philippe Lavarde is the CEO and Co-Founder of Closelink, an online procurement platform for ship management companies, known for its simplicity and efficiency. Prior to founding Closelink, Philippe worked as a Key Account Manager at bp for Germany and Cyprus, managed sales networks in Western Europe, and served as an Account Manager at Bose Corporation, specializing in professional PA systems. Philippe holds a degree in International Business Administration from Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University and has participated in BP's European Leadership Programme.