Dan Oiknine
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Dan Oiknine is the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce France India and president of the India Trade Centre.
from the Sorbonne University where he took a major in Econometrics
, Dan Oiknine joined the prestigious Dauphine University in Paris
to complete a Master's Degree in Science and Techniques with a focus on Economic Studies and Industrial Strategies.
to Business development
. Amid many other brands, Dan Oiknine helped develop famous brands such Dior
, Celine
, Lagerfeld
, Lacroix
, Baccarat
, Lalique, and others. Over four years and based in the United States
, he committed himself to establish new brands in the Western Hemisphere including North America
, Latin America
and the Caribbean
.
, working for Network Appliance
, a US based company. This experience helped him to jump in the professional life he always wanted, as being an Entrepreneur
. He set up different projects in the High-tech industry as well as in the Internet industry. He is quite knowledgeable in these respective industries as he has held several managing positions for the European market for Technology leaders such as Netapp and Enition (founded by Cisco/Nokia), and then for his own.
with Europe and Africa
, with the support of the Indian Embassy in France
, he founded the India Trade Centre, a unique service platform whose objective is to become the one stop place for Indian and European companies (and to some extent to African companies).
The India Trade Centre is dedicated to helping small and medium sized Enterprises or leading players to develop import-export, cross-investments, establish and enhance exclusive business network, and organize various trade promotional activities.
created in 1983.
Background
After a Bachelor’s degree in EconomicsEconomics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
from the Sorbonne University where he took a major in Econometrics
Econometrics
Econometrics has been defined as "the application of mathematics and statistical methods to economic data" and described as the branch of economics "that aims to give empirical content to economic relations." More precisely, it is "the quantitative analysis of actual economic phenomena based on...
, Dan Oiknine joined the prestigious Dauphine University in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
to complete a Master's Degree in Science and Techniques with a focus on Economic Studies and Industrial Strategies.
1994: Beginning of a professional career in the Luxury industry
He started his professional life in 1994 in the luxury goods industry heading several demanding positions in a wide range of areas from MarketingMarketing
Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
to Business development
Business development
A subset of the field of commerce, business development comprises a number of techniques and responsibilities which aim at:1. Researching new types of business/products/services with an emphasis on identifying gaps in the mitigation of needs of potential clients .2. Attracting new customers3...
. Amid many other brands, Dan Oiknine helped develop famous brands such Dior
Dior
Dior can mean:* Christian Dior SA, a French clothing retailer* In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth legendarium:**Dior Eluchíl, a Half-elven of the First Age**Dior , a Steward of GondorDior is a surname, and may refer to:...
, Celine
Celine
- People with the family name Celine :* Louis-Ferdinand Céline, pen name of French author Louis-Ferdinand Destouches- People with the given name Celine :* Céline Dion, , French-Canadian pop singer.* Celine Helgemo, Norwegian singer...
, Lagerfeld
Lagerfeld
* Karl Otto Lagerfeld, né Lagerfeldt , German fashion designer, artist and photographer* Steven Lagerfeld, the editor of The Wilson Quarterly- Lagerfelt :* Caroline "Carolyn" Eugenie Lagerfelt...
, Lacroix
Lacroix
Notable people with last name containing Lacroix:* André Lacroix * André Lacroix * Antoine François Alfred Lacroix * Caroline Lacroix * Charles de la Croix...
, Baccarat
Baccarat
Baccarat is a card game, played at casinos and by gamblers. It is believed to have been introduced into France from Italy during the reign of King Charles VIII , and it is similar to Faro and Basset...
, Lalique, and others. Over four years and based in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, he committed himself to establish new brands in the Western Hemisphere including North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
and the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
.
1998: High Tech experiences
In 1998, he moved from the Luxury goods Industry in the Americas to the High Tech Industry in EuropeEurope
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, working for Network Appliance
Network Appliance
NetApp, Inc. , formerly Network Appliance, Inc., is a proprietary computer storage and data management company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. It is a member of the NASDAQ-100 and is also Fortune magazine's fifth best place to work...
, a US based company. This experience helped him to jump in the professional life he always wanted, as being an Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
. He set up different projects in the High-tech industry as well as in the Internet industry. He is quite knowledgeable in these respective industries as he has held several managing positions for the European market for Technology leaders such as Netapp and Enition (founded by Cisco/Nokia), and then for his own.
2007: Creation of the India Trade Centre
In 2007 and animated by his strong desire to tie-up IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
with Europe and Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, with the support of the Indian Embassy in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, he founded the India Trade Centre, a unique service platform whose objective is to become the one stop place for Indian and European companies (and to some extent to African companies).
The India Trade Centre is dedicated to helping small and medium sized Enterprises or leading players to develop import-export, cross-investments, establish and enhance exclusive business network, and organize various trade promotional activities.
2009: Nomination at the head of the Chamber of Commerce France-India
More recently, thanks to his commitment to India, Dan Oiknine was appointed new Chairman the Chamber of Commerce and Industry France India (CCIFI), a not-for-profit associationNon-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
created in 1983.