Sebastian Ripard

Sebastian Ripard

Curious about people and building high performing teams.

Għargħur, Gharghur, Malta
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About

I am passionate about business development and entrepreneurship; I like putting ideas into practice and strongly believe that good implementation is the key to success. I view business development as finding the right problem to solve, with the right people, and then doing the work.

With a background in humanities and science, I like to combine story with facts. I am deeply interested in team performance, both in the workspace and in sports, with a strong belief that the key to good implementation is in creating a high performing team. My most valuable characteristic so far has been determination, I attribute most of my success to this.

Fueled by a passion to build a world where mobility does not require the private vehicle, I am building a career in the Mobility as a Service (MaaS) space. I founded a tech based on
-demand delivery company, Fetchit, in Malta in 2017, lead the Bolt franchise in Malta, Cyprus & Tunisia from 2019 to 2021 and now am MD at Rides & Eats - local partners for Uber Malta

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Experience

  • Chief Executive Officer

    Rides & Eats

    - Present 2 years 8 months

    Malta

    Local partners for Uber in Malta

  • Bolt

    Bolt

    1 year 9 months

    • Bolt Graphic

      Chief Executive Officer

      Bolt

      - 9 months

      Malta

      Chief Executive Officer at TXF Tech - Partners for Bolt in Malta, Cyprus & Tunisia
      My Highlights:
      - Financing - Lead team to secure equity financing to fund launch of Bolt in Tunisia and Bolt Food in Malta
      - Commercial Performance - Re-organised TXF Tech group and took it from a company burning hundreds of thousands per month to making a similar profit.

    • Bolt Graphic

      Chief Operations Manager

      Bolt

      - 1 year 1 month

      Malta

      Chief Operations Officer at TXF Tech - Partners for Bolt in Malta, Cyprus & Tunisia
      My Highlights:
      - Business Development - Built the Bolt Food Team to launch in Malta and oversaw the launch of Bolt Food in Cyprus. Within weeks of launching Bolt Food in Malta, we built it up to be the market leader by being able to rapidly scale onboarding of restaurants, couriers and users.

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    Co Founder

    Fetchit

    - 2 years 9 months

    Malta

    Fetchit is a technology company focused on providing a logistical solution for the 'shared economy'.

    My Highlights:
    - Building the business from scratch including raising finance, build operations and leading product development

  • Business Development Manager

    John Ripard & Son (Shipping) Ltd

    - 4 years 11 months

    Malta

    John Ripard & Sons Shipping has been in the shipping industry since 1915 and today is agent for MSC Liner in Malta. Business development is the act of staying current in an ever evolving world, crucial no matter the industry.

    My Highlights
    - Business Development - Part of the team that brought MSC Shipping Line back to Malta and successfully commercialised East and Westbound trade routes.

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    Business Development Associate

    RETAIL INTERNATIONAL GROUP

    - 1 year 8 months

    Malta/Libya

    Retail International Group is a fashion retail company operating across Malta and the Mena region, specialising in the Libyan market.

    The group retails fashion brands such as: Aldo, Debenhams, Du Pareil Au Meme, Karen Millen, Mango, Marks & Spencers, Next, Punt Roma, Terranova, United Colours of Benetton and Oviesse.

    My Highlights:
    - Business Development - Bringing new franchises to Malta from strategically identifying the brand, pitching for the franchise including building…

    Retail International Group is a fashion retail company operating across Malta and the Mena region, specialising in the Libyan market.

    The group retails fashion brands such as: Aldo, Debenhams, Du Pareil Au Meme, Karen Millen, Mango, Marks & Spencers, Next, Punt Roma, Terranova, United Colours of Benetton and Oviesse.

    My Highlights:
    - Business Development - Bringing new franchises to Malta from strategically identifying the brand, pitching for the franchise including building the business model and setting up operations

  • Sailor

    Malta49er

    - 2 years 8 months

    Malta

    Campaigning for the London 2012 Olympics; sailing full time.
    Apart from sailing and competing, I'm very interested in people: how they are driven by their ambitions and what values are inspirational in the 21st century.
    BA hons Philosophy and History.

Education

  • University of Southampton Graphic

    University of Southampton

    BA hons Philosophy and History

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    Activities and Societies: Sailing, Windsurfing, Cooking

  • Oundle School

    History, Spanish, Biology

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