Daniel Delvert
From My First Professional Steps in France…
Beautiful encounters, especially when they are fortuitous, can lead you, propel you towards an unexpected career path.
My life will shift from being a student to the professional and political arena during an unexpected encounter. It’s an unexpected collaboration with a political figure who would become the Prime Minister. Here I am, directed towards Communication, Political Marketing within a MINISTERIAL CABINET, and then Event Communication in a prominent Consulting Firm.
Not to forget Marketing and Sales roles at CREDIT AGRICOLE and within the BOLLORE/SCAC Group.
From My Departure from France…
The France of the 90s, which I found too stagnant and gloomy, both personally and professionally, made me want to leave in order to live in a world in motion, to act in the face of change. The fall of the Berlin Wall is a much broader and universal signal that will make me move.
From My Arrival in Spain…
In 1990, I chose my first destination, Spain (Madrid), to experience the famous “Movida,” which began as a cultural movement and evolved into a political, social, and economic one. I initially went there as an expatriate for a few months but ended up staying for 15 years, becoming more Spanish than many Spaniards.
It was necessary to overcome the stereotype of the French and earn recognition by transitioning from French companies to a role in the first Spanish administration: as the General Director of the Commercial Department of CORREOS and TELEGRAFOS, the Spanish postal service, with more than 65,000 employees.
I also wanted to establish myself among the French in Spain, which I achieved by being elected as the Secretary General of the French-Spanish Chamber of Commerce and Industry, one of the most active chambers internationally.
Learning about Spain made me curious about the Hispanic world, especially Latin America, leading me to undertake missions related to the postal sector in Latin American countries such as Cuba, Mexico, Ecuador, Uruguay, and others, while simultaneously engaging in other missions in Europe (France, Portugal, Hungary, Romania, etc.).
From My Involvement in the Maghreb…
From 2004 to the present: in Tunisia, Morocco, and even Algeria, I wanted to continue my geographical transformation, crossing the Mediterranean from the South of the North to the North of the South. My passion for ancient history led me to explore Tanit and the Phoenicians, Hannibal and the Punics. I got involved in advisory and training missions with major companies such as the Tunisian company HAMILA, DELL Computers, the Moroccan operator WANA Telecom, the pharmaceutical company NOVARTIS, the Moroccan holding company ONA with CENTRALE LAITIERE (DANONE), and others.
From My Establishment in Tunisia…
Since 2011, drawn by the democratic transition after the so-called “Jasmine Revolution,” I reached a new milestone. Monthly, I increased my stays and contacts with numerous political figures. It’s a time-consuming but fascinating investment.
But the 2020 pandemic unjustly halted my travels from France to Tunisia and prohibited all in-person meetings.
A setback that was hard to endure…
2022, 2023, should I believe in a fresh start? There have been some faint signs, better yet, vibrations have been recorded, although their magnitude is still too moderate on the Richter scale…