Alain GRONIER
ODASCE
Creator and Director-General of EasyLog WISETECH GLOBAL GROUP.
With 34 years of experience in Customs IT.
Vice-President of ODASCE
Frank JANSSENS
ODASCE
Frank JANSSENS is ODASCE’s Vice-President; he supports its members by promoting exchange facilitation and cooperating with authorities and companies; he also takes part in formation issues.
He is an international expert, researcher and advisor specialized in Customs, exchange facilitation, electronic trade, and border procedures rationalisation. He advises several international organisations such as the IMF, the World Bank, the ITC and the World Alliance for exchange facilitation but he also advises national authorities in Europe, Middle East, and Asia for transborder procedures facilitation, modernisation and implementation of port and airport IT services that can be both effective and high-quality.
Frank JANSSENS founded and is now head of Artirico CommV, an advising company focusing on Customs, transport and transborder issues; he also co-founded and is now co-DG of CBRA Services by, a Customs and transborder Research Association which actively works with the Horizon Program of the EU. He is a member of the EU ‘Trade Contact Group’ (DG TAXUD) as a representative of ECASBA and he is fully aware of the latest developments and challenges.
As a former unit manager of the European Commission (DG TAXUD) (up to 2017), he fully knows about Customs law, legal, IT and procedural issues. He has a Master’s degree in Business and Trade; he studied both in Europe and in the US.
François CATHELINEAU
GIVAUDAN
François CATHELINEAU developed his Customs and Trade policies expertise for more than 20 years in several international-wide groups (Renault, HP, Rhodia Solvay).
Since October 2021, he assumes two positions in the Givaudan Group: in the audit and internal Global Trade process control program of the group he develops and controls the internal Global Customs audit plan and oversees both action plans; he develops and manages a coherent framework for procedures and controls; lastly, in this respect, he takes care of the Customs audit updates. But he is also the Group’s insurance manager: he monitors every Worldwide insurance program of Givaudan, from the programs’ structure to their accomplishment.
He oversees the dialogue with the external partners' network for insurance issues (brokers, insurers, etc). He also supervises the risk management activities for the entire group.
These two positions are different on paper but his supply chain and operational experience in Customs helps him to target the right practices and key contacts internally for insurance issues.
Caroline DE SAUSSURE
GEOPOST/DPD
Previously Head of the DGDDI Customs branch where her last mission was monitoring the Brexit project for the French Customs between 2018 and 2022, Caroline DE SAUSSURE is now Head of Customs at Geopost/DPDgroup since March 2022. As such, she defines and manages the Group’s Customs policies and strategies.
Emmanuelle GIDOIN
ÉCOLE NATIONALE DES DOUANES
Emmanuelle GIDOIN, Customs Administrator, is the Head of the École Nationale des Douanes in Tourcoing since October 2021 where she oversees initial and continuing executives training of the DGDDI and where she also takes care of recruiting and preparing for the Customs exam.
For five years, she managed the MA2E (Economic Action and Companies Mission) which she inaugurated in April 2017 as Deputy Director of Global Trade.
Beforehand, she assumed the position of Head of Customs Surveillance in Champagne-Ardenne; she monitored the fraud and trafficking department before becoming Head of the Economic Action Pole in Reims and then joining the Directory-General.
Emmanuelle GIDOIN has a Part-Master’s degree in Civil Law and a Master’s degree in Strategic Management of Human Resources and Quality.