{"id":444,"date":"2015-10-06T10:54:59","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T08:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wingmind.co\/?page_id=444"},"modified":"2026-07-24T19:48:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T17:48:52","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wingmind.co\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"max-width: 1080px; margin: 0 auto; color: #171717; line-height: 1.65; font-size: 18px;\">\n<section style=\"padding: 24px 0 44px;\">\n<p style=\"text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; font-weight: bold; color: #06a5df; font-size: 13px; margin: 0 0 10px;\">About WINGMIND<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"font-size: 48px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0 0 22px;\">Assessing and strengthening the human factors that shape execution and value creation<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.45; margin: 0 0 22px;\"><strong>WINGMIND supports investors, Boards and CEOs during acquisitions, scaling, build-ups, leadership transitions, organisational transformations and periods of underperformance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We help make human and organisational risks visible, support sensitive decisions and strengthen execution capacity.<\/p>\n<p>We believe that sustainable performance depends not only on strategy or financial resources, but also on leadership quality, strategic clarity, organisational effectiveness and the ability to engage teams over time.<\/p>\n<p>Our work is built around two complementary areas of expertise :<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 24px; margin: 24px 0 52px;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 320px; background: #f5f8fa; padding: 28px; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n<p style=\"text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; font-weight: bold; color: #06a5df; font-size: 13px; margin: 0 0 8px;\">Assessment<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 32px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0 0 14px;\">Understand before you decide<\/h2>\n<p>Leadership Reviews, Human Due Diligence, Organisational Assessments and Executive Team Assessments designed to identify human risks, barriers to execution and value creation opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/assessment\/\"><strong>Discover Assessment \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 320px; background: #0f315f; color: #fff; padding: 28px; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n<p style=\"text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; font-weight: bold; color: #75d3f1; font-size: 13px; margin: 0 0 8px;\">Advisory<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 32px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0 0 14px; color: #fff;\">Support execution over time<\/h2>\n<p>Advisory and coaching for CEOs, Boards and executive teams to strengthen execution, leadership, governance and collective performance.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"color: #fff;\" href=\"\/advisory\/\"><strong>Discover Advisory \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section style=\"margin: 54px 0;\">\n<p style=\"text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; font-weight: bold; color: #06a5df; font-size: 13px; margin: 0 0 8px;\">A few facts<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 18px;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 210px; border-top: 3px solid #06a5df; padding-top: 18px;\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 30px; margin: 0 0 8px;\">100+ engagements<\/h3>\n<p>Assessment, advisory and transformation assignments with CEOs and executive teams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 210px; border-top: 3px solid #06a5df; padding-top: 18px;\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 30px; margin: 0 0 8px;\">10 countries<\/h3>\n<p>International experience supporting companies, investors and senior leaders in a wide range of contexts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 210px; border-top: 3px solid #06a5df; padding-top: 18px;\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 30px; margin: 0 0 8px;\">Investors &amp; CEOs<\/h3>\n<p>Private Equity, Venture Capital, Boards, SMEs, scale-ups and companies undergoing transformation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 210px; border-top: 3px solid #06a5df; padding-top: 18px;\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 30px; margin: 0 0 8px;\">Dual experience<\/h3>\n<p>Former Private Equity investor, entrepreneur and advisor to CEOs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section style=\"margin: 58px 0;\">\n<p style=\"text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; font-weight: bold; color: #06a5df; font-size: 13px; margin: 0 0 8px;\">How we work<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 36px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0 0 22px;\">Say what needs to be said, connect people to business and serve collective success<\/h2>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 18px;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 240px; background: #f5f8fa; padding: 24px; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n<h3>Say what needs to be said<\/h3>\n<p>Honest conversations, independent thinking and objective recommendations, even when difficult decisions must be made.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 240px; background: #f5f8fa; padding: 24px; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n<h3>Connect people to business<\/h3>\n<p>Leadership, organisational and team issues are always assessed through their impact on strategy, execution, governance and value creation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 240px; background: #f5f8fa; padding: 24px; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n<h3>Serve collective success<\/h3>\n<p>We seek solutions that serve the long-term success of the company as a whole, beyond individual interests, internal politics or functional boundaries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 240px; background: #f5f8fa; padding: 24px; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n<h3>Support the decision<\/h3>\n<p>Go beyond diagnosis and help decide what should be strengthened, changed, complemented, reorganised or replaced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section style=\"margin: 58px 0; background: #eef9fd; padding: 30px; border-left: 4px solid #06a5df;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 34px; line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0;\">A flexible network of expertise<\/h2>\n<p><strong>David Chouraqui personally leads every assignment.<\/strong> Depending on the situation, WINGMIND brings together a targeted network of advisors, consultants and executive coaches to assemble the most relevant team.<\/p>\n<p>This flexible model allows us to combine investor insight, leadership assessment, organisational diagnosis, executive coaching and transformation support according to each client\u2019s specific needs.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<style>\n    .wm-founder-en {<br \/>      display:flex;<br \/>      align-items:flex-start;<br \/>      gap:42px;<br \/>      margin:64px 0;<br \/>    }<br \/>    .wm-founder-en-photo {<br \/>      flex:0 0 350px;<br \/>      max-width:350px;<br \/>    }<br \/>    .wm-founder-en-photo img {<br \/>      display:block;<br \/>      width:100%;<br \/>      height:auto;<br \/>      margin:0;<br \/>    }<br \/>    .wm-founder-en-bio {<br \/>      flex:1 1 auto;<br \/>      min-width:0;<br \/>    }<br \/>    @media (max-width:767px) {<br \/>      .wm-founder-en {<br \/>        display:block;<br \/>      }<br \/>      .wm-founder-en-photo {<br \/>        max-width:350px;<br \/>        margin:0 auto 28px;<br \/>      }<br \/>    }<br \/>  <\/style>\n<section class=\"wm-founder-en\">\n<div class=\"wm-founder-en-photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wingmind.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Photo-David-C.jpg\" alt=\"David Chouraqui, founder of WINGMIND\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"wm-founder-en-bio\">\n<p style=\"text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; font-weight: bold; color: #06a5df; font-size: 13px; margin: 0 0 8px;\">The founder<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 40px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0 0 8px;\">David Chouraqui<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0 22px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chouraquidavid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LinkedIn<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:contact@wingmind.co\"><strong>contact@wingmind.co<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.5;\"><strong>A former Private Equity investor, entrepreneur and executive coach, David Chouraqui has spent the past 14 years coaching and advising CEOs and executive teams through growth, transformation, transition and underperformance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>David founded WINGMIND after a career spanning international business development, mergers &amp; acquisitions, Private Equity and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<p>He began his career in international business development and marketing at L\u2019Or\u00e9al, before joining Rothschild Corporate Finance in mergers &amp; 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He later joined The Gores Group, a US Private Equity firm, where he was responsible for the origination and execution of investment opportunities across Europe.<\/p>\n<p>In 2010, he founded Closing Circle, an international media company dedicated to Private Equity and M&amp;A, which he sold to Leaders League in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>His experience as an investor, entrepreneur and coach allows him to combine business, financial, organisational and human perspectives. He helps investors, Boards and CEOs assess risks, make sensitive decisions and strengthen execution capacity.<\/p>\n<p>David graduated from HEC Paris, is certified in Hogan Assessments and trained in Organization &amp; Relationship Systems Coaching. He works in French, English and Spanish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section style=\"background: #0f315f; color: #fff; padding: 42px 28px; margin: 56px 0; text-align: center;\">\n<h2 style=\"color: #fff; font-size: 34px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0 0 16px;\">Facing a critical human or organisational decision?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"max-width: 820px; margin: 0 auto 22px;\">Acquisition, CEO transition, executive team tensions, transformation or underperformance: let\u2019s discuss the situation and how WINGMIND could help.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><a style=\"display: inline-block; background: #06a5df; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; padding: 14px 20px; margin: 6px;\" href=\"\/contact\/\">Discuss your situation<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"display: inline-block; background: #fff; color: #0f315f; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; padding: 14px 20px; margin: 6px;\" href=\"\/assessment\/\">Explore our assessments<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About WINGMIND Assessing and strengthening the human factors that shape execution and value creation WINGMIND supports investors, Boards and CEOs during acquisitions, scaling, build-ups, leadership transitions, organisational transformations and periods of underperformance. 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