Lucienne de Mestre

Lucienne de Mestre, Partner, Ray & Berndston, New York, New York

BIO:
Lucienne de Mestre is a Partner in the New York office of Ray & Berndtson, the sixth largest international executive search firm in the world. Lucienne specializes in the Internet area, specifically the dot.com world. She focuses on strategic consulting and putting in executive management teams for Internet start-ups and Internet divisions. This work has included the publishing, entertainment and consumer goods industries. Lucienne was a pioneer in using the Internet for content, community and e-commerce. In 1995 she established a Web site for the company she founded, Inside Out. This was an upscale home delivery service for everything you need to keep naturally healthy, targeted to busy New Yorkers. Combined with her weekly NY radio show, Lucienne used the Web site to bring the latest in health information to her 1500 weekly customers. Weekly specials were posted, and customers could order on-line, get recipe tips and email their health questions. Lucienne also built her own e-commerce site in 1996, selling high end, European antiques. These experiences give her a unique insight into the evolution of the Internet in the US. Lucienne combines this with seventeen years in senior management and strategic marketing roles with major international advertising agencies and management consultancies. She has been President of four companies and has extensive global experience, having worked in the United Kingdom, Australia, Denmark, The Peoples' Republic of China, Chile and the U.S.A. Lucienne received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Arts from Sydney University, Australia.