Mehdi Hadj-Hamou

Mehdi Hadj-Hamou has a diverse work experience spanning various industries. Mehdi currently holds the position of Head of Sales & Marketing at Helios Towers, where they have been working since February 2022. Prior to this, they served as a Corporate Development Manager at the same company from April 2020 to January 2022. From September 2018 to March 2020, Mehdi worked as a Senior Business Development/Commercial Analyst at Helios Towers.

Before joining Helios Towers, Mehdi was involved in freelance startup creation from September 2017 to June 2018. Mehdi also worked as a Data Scientist at Plan International UK from January 2017 to June 2017.

Mehdi's earlier experiences include a PhD in Computer Science at INRIA from September 2012 to December 2016, a brief stint as a Strategy Consultant at EY Chair for Entrepreneurship - ESCP Europe in 2011, and a role as a Business Analyst at Dassault Systèmes from September 2010 to August 2011. At Dassault Systèmes, Mehdi was involved in market intelligence, market development, M&A evaluations, and the supervision of interns.

Mehdi also has experience in research and development, having worked on numerical methods at CEA - Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives in 2010, and conducted research in cardiac biomechanics at Monash University in 2009.

Mehdi Hadj-Hamou holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computer Science specializing in Medical Image Processing and Analysis from Université Côte d'Azur, which was obtained between 2012 and 2016. Mehdi also completed a Master's degree in Management Grande Ecole with a focus on Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies at ESCP Business School from 2009 to 2012. Additionally, they participated in an exchange program at Luiss Guido Carli University in 2012, studying Advanced Corporate Finance and Financial Mathematics. Prior to that, they earned a Master of Science (MSc) in Mechanical Engineering from Ecole Normale Supérieure from 2008 to 2010 and a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Mechanical Engineering from the same institution between 2007 and 2008.