:: Eric Tarchoune

Eric Tarchoune, Managing Director of the consultancy, Dragonfly Group, has over 17 years living and working experience in Asia (16 years in China, 3 years in Beijing and more than 13 years in Shanghai where he currently lives). Prior to founding Dragonfly Group in 2000 (the year of the Dragon), he held several management positions in China for European companies in the heavy industry sector (Finno-Swedish group Tamrock-Sandvik), in the light industry (France's Arc International) as well as in consulting (with Nicholson International from the United Kingdom).

His areas of expertise include human capital and organisation management, business intelligence, as well as knowledge management for foreign companies operating in China.

Furthermore, he benefits from a solid experience in the installation, development and restructuring of foreign companies in China as well as in sourcing and purchasing.

A sinologist by training, he is interested in the Chinese world since 1986. Eric Tarchoune holds a Bachelor of Arts in Chinese language and civilisation from the French National Institute of Oriental Studies, a MPhil in International project management and human resources from the French Academy of Arts and Crafts and a diploma in International business from ESG, a leading business school in Paris. Eric Tarchoune is trilingual : fluent in Chinese, English and French. He is married to a Chinese and has 8 year old boy.

Member of the Board and former Vice President of the French Chamber of Commerce in China, he is the founder of the Competitive Intelligence and Knowledge Management Working Group of the French Chamber and a frequent speaker at several institutions such as the Commerce and Distribution Business school in Paris, the French Chamber of Commerce in China, the Eurasia Institute, the Britain-based Leaderquest association, the Foreign Languages department of Fudan University in Shanghai, on issues related to human resources, business intelligence and knowledge management in China.

Eric Tarchoune’s extensive knowledge of China, combined with his broad experience in a diverse range of industries enables him to advise clients of the Dragonfly Group on relevant aspects of managing businesses in China.