With more than 20 years of experience, Mr. Hochet has been involved in performance improvement advisory and interim leadership across a range of industries, including manufacturing and industrials, food processing, apparel, retail and vending. 

Recently, Mr. Hochet served as interim CEO of the French entity of Selecta. He successfully steered the business through the Covid-19 pandemic, implemented emergency cost-saving measures and designed the entity’s aggressive turnaround plan, targeting a third of the total headcount. He also advised DBI in the preparation of a turnaround plan, aiming to restore profitability of the company’s loss-making Spanish operations by leveraging distribution channels simplification; rationalizing the portfolio of brands; transforming the Spanish entity’s distribution model; and implementing headcount reductions at headquarters. 

Additionally, Mr. Hochet was appointed interim CFO for a privately owned manufacturer of engineered metal and composite parts in the Aerospace sector. He proposed and implemented rapid actions aiming at navigating the 737Max crisis, improving reliability of liquidity forecasts and restoring overall board confidence in the company’s leadership team. Before that, Mr. Hochet provided support to the management of Frans Bonhomme, acting as project director in the successful acquisition of competitor, Point P-TP, from the French conglomerate Saint-Gobain. 

Prior to returning to A&M, Mr. Hochet served as Partner with the Paris branch of Roland Berger. Before that, he established his independent advisory boutique, with a focus on turnaround and restructuring services. Previously, he spent 10 years with A&M in Paris and began his career at Accenture. 

Mr. Hochet earned a bachelor’s degree from Institut Supérieur du Commerce in Paris and an MBA (concentration in international business and finance) from the University of South Carolina. A French national, Mr. Hochet is fluent in French and English and conversational in German.