About

Expertise at the service of your transformation

20+ years in marketing and general management at P&G, General Mills and Sodiaal.

Gérald Saada

Gérald Saada

Founder of Brand IQ

Expert in strategy, brand transformation and AI applied to marketing, I spent 20+ years building and transforming iconic brands in global FMCG groups.

I led major repositionings, disruptive launches and value-creating sustainability strategies for Gillette, Yoplait, Candia and Entremont.

With Brand IQ, I combine that operating experience with generative AI to help companies become leaders connected to their consumers.

Impact

Create tangible, measurable results

Innovation

Challenge the status quo with AI

Collaboration

Co-build with your teams

Sustainability

Put CSR at the core of the business

Experience

2025 – present

Founder & CEO

Brand IQ — Brand strategy consulting & training

2017 – 2025

Growth, Marketing, R&D, CSR Director

Sodiaal Group (Candia, Entremont, PDO) — €2.5bn, 150 people

2015 – 2017

Global Marketing Director

Yoplait / General Mills — $3.5bn, 50 countries

2003 – 2015

Marketing Leadership

P&G (Gillette, Head & Shoulders, Always) — 11 years

Education

ESSEC Business School

Specialized Master's in Marketing

Imperial College London

MSc Food Industry Management

INP – ENSAT

Agricultural engineer

MIT Professional Education

AI & Machine Learning certificate (2025)

Capabilities

Consumer insights

Winning insights with P&G methods and AI

Brand building

Actionable brand platforms

Innovation pipeline

Durable, predictable growth

AI & marketing

Generative AI and agents for productivity

CSR & impact

CSR as an advantage, not a constraint

P&L excellence

Portfolio, pricing, profitability