The Coaching

The coach is an experienced and senior-level businessperson from McKinsey, Cartier or INSEAD’s network who commits on a voluntary basis. Each coach brings their individual experience and know-how to the table to guide the finalists in their preparation for the Jury presentation and then to assist the Laureates with the essentials of running a business and keeping it thriving. For all concerned, it takes energy, drive and a sincere interest in business and people, for mutually rewarding results. Meet some of our coaches here.
Yoonmi Eom
Engagement Manager McKinsey Seoul office INSEAD MBA class of 2005
Yoonmi Eom is an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, based in Seoul. Since joining McKinsey, she has served clients for their variety of issues in strategy and marketing, including growth strategy, globalization, corporate portfolio strategy as well as marketing capability building and sales force effectiveness. Her industry of interest includes high-tech and consumer/retail. Yoonmi has an MBA degree from INSEAD. She loves traveling, reading, writing, and cooking, and lives in Seoul with her husband and a one-year-old daughter.
Marc Coluccio
General manager / Founder, Exposed Skin Care INSEAD MBA class of 2010
Marc is a business executive with more than 10 years in B2B & B2C strategy, product development and sales experience, and running fast-paced, high growth, early stage companies in the high-tech and consumer goods industries. Recently Marc founded and led 2 companies to successful market positions.
Dianne Hankerson
Founder & Managing Partner, Crossroad Consulting Group
Dianne Hankerson is the Founder and Managing Partner of CCG, an organization development and executive coaching consultancy. She has extensive experience in performance and competitive differentiation processes emphasizing ethical leadership, alignment and governance. She also serves as an advisor to C-suite executives and holds a Master’s in Organization and Human Resources Development
Florian Schmieg
INSEAD MBA class of 2009
Florian studied business information systems and holds an MBA from INSEAD. He started his career in investment banking, and worked at Siemens as commercial manager for a business segment and in Venture Capital. Currently, he is a Volunteer Consultant withTechnoServe in Uganda.
Eugene Kwon
Senior Manager, LG Electronics, Korea INSEAD MBA class of 2005
Eugene is a senior manager at LG Electronics and currently a leader of the advanced product planning for LCD TV. Prior to LG Electronics, she worked for McKinsey & Company for three years, where she gained experience of multiple growth strategies for overseas markets with a focus on emerging countries, e.g. Africa, India and consumer electronics/heavy industry. Eugene has MBA degree from INSEAD, France.
Rachel Ong
Engagement Manager, McKinsey London
Rachel Ong is an Engagement Manager in McKinsey & Company's London office - having started as a business analyst in the Singapore office. Since joining McKinsey in 2005, Rachel has served primarily clients from the financial services sector, with a focus on business building topics in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Yumi Yazawa
Senior Product Manager Marketing Department Cartier Latin America & Caribbean
Born & raised in Caracas, Venezuela of Japanese-Venezuelan decent, Yumi Yazawa joined Cartier Latin America & Caribbean as Senior Product Manager in 2007. Directly responsible for implementing Jewelry and accessories product strategies and guidelines across the LAC region, she also leads the product management team overseeing all product lines. Yumi holds degrees in International Business Law as well as Fashion Design & Marketing.
Dr. Angela Spatharou
Associate Principal, McKinsey & Company London
Dr. Angela Spatharou is an Associate Principal with McKinsey & Co. in London and a leader of the McKinsey Healthcare Practice. She has extensive experience serving pharmaceutical, private equity and public sector healthcare clients, especially in the English NHS. She is a founding member of McKinsey’s Women’s Leadership initiative and chairs a London charity on children’s education issues.
Madhu Rajesh
INSEAD MBA Class of 2008
After several positions across the FMCG, Luxury, Retail & Tourism and Non-for-Profit sectors that built up her extensive international commercial expertise, Madhu Rajesh took over a position as Business development Director at Vital regeneration, a non-profit working in London’s most deprived neighborhoods. She joined the INSEAD MBA in 2008 where she was co-President of the Women in Business Club. Since the creation of the Awards, she has coached 3 finalists.
Cathy Cheung
INSEAD MBA Graduate
Cathy Cheung is a recent INSEAD MBA Graduate. Cathy has had extensive experience working in asset management prior to INSEAD, and most recently was responsible for creating and executing marketing communications strategies at Lazard Asset Management in its New York headquarters.
Lisa Sun
Associate Principal, McKinsey Washington
Lisa is an Associate Principal in McKinsey & Company’s Washington, DC Office. Since joining the firm in 2000, she has worked with clients in the retail and consumer packaged goods sectors on both strategic and operational issues.
Audrey Irawan
INSEAD MBA Class of 2010
Audrey Irawan is an MBA student at INSEAD. Prior to INSEAD, she was a manager at Morningstar, overseeing project management and product development for financial data feeds in the US and Canada. Audrey also has previous experience in market research and data analysis. She has lived in Indonesia, Singapore, the US and France.
Christophe Y. Maincourt
Regional President, Cartier Latin America & Caribbean
After several positions at Christian Dior and Cartier Far East, Christophe Maincourt became CEO of Les Must de Cartier International in Miami. In 2000, his responsibility was extended to Regional President Cartier Latin America & Caribbean. At university, he co-founded a company selling surfing equipment. Christophe has been a coach for two years.
Nicole Ehrbar
Assistant Vice President, Public Relations, Cartier North America
After several positions at LVMH, Keri Levitt Communications and Nike Communication in New York, Nicole Ehrbar became Assistant Vice President of Public Relations at Cartier North America. She has coached four Finalists since the creation of the Awards.
Tong Sarochinee Paweenawat
INSEAD MBA Class of 2010
As an offshore engineer with Schlumberger, Tong Sarochinee was responsible for exploration projects in the North sea. After four years, she was designated as a Field Service Manager in Songkhla, Thailand. She then decided to pursue her MBA at INSEAD in January 2010.
Claudia Harris
Engagement Manager, McKinsey London Office
Claudia is an Engagement Manager in the London Office of McKinsey. She originally joined the firm as a Business Analyst in 2002 where she worked primarily in healthcare and retail. She then left to spend a year working in the healthcare team of the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit. Since then she has completed her MBA at Harvard and rejoined the firm where she is now focused on consumer goods. She lives in London. Her undergraduate degree was in Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford.
Anoop Nebhnani
INSEAD MBA Class of 2010
Anoop Nebhnani is experienced in advising global chief executives and private equity firms on growth, optimization and turnarounds. He has strong exposure to and connections across most industries. He is an avid golfer, sailor and traveler.
Xavier Rezgui
Assistant to the CEO for Southern Europe, Bertelsmann Arvato Services
INSEAD MBA class of 2009
Xavier is bicultural, grew up in 3 continents, studied and worked in Europe and Asia. He started his career at HP as a Product Manager. He then became an entrepreneur as the co-founder and manager of Atlanteam, a retail chain focused on online video games with outlets located in city centres and airports. He has extensive experience in media, video games, high-tech, retail and venture capital.
Coralie de Fontenay
General Manager Europe, Cartier Fragrances and Eyewear
Born in Paris, Coralie de Fontenay, 37, graduated from HEC in 1995, was nominated in 2010 as the General Manager of Cartier Fragrances of Cartier International where she has held numerous positions since joining the company in 1995.