4 APRIL 2024
Talent Story No. 1
“Arkhênum has always been a part of my personal and professional life.”
A thirst for history
Educating heritage experts in every city
Laurent, who has seen digital technology and its uses metamorphose over the years, was soon promoted to the role of project manager to tackle the growing number of projects. In 2005, Laurent began to change tack, heading for Toulouse and a new job where he would be in direct contact with clients as a salesperson. At the time, Laurent responded to the needs of cultural institutions looking for advice about heritage digitisation and related services. He secured the loyalty of new clients for a decade or so in the south of France.
In 2014, Laurent moved up the company ladder once more when he was appointed sales manager, supervising the sales team and passing on some of his experience.
Spearheading a team of enthusiasts
It was the right time in 2016 for Arkhênum to become part of the Mobilitas Group, which gave the company a window onto the world. Mobilitas appointed Laurent managing director thanks to his knowledge of the company and the industry, not to mention his experience. “It was a dream come true,” he says now, “and like being thrown in at the deep end”. He set himself the goal of building on the energy of the company and its partners to give it a new, more diversified approach.
By adopting this approach, Arkhênum was able to diversify successfully in the private sector (with the creation of the heritage business) and on the international stage (setting up in Switzerland and Germany).
Building a structured team and mutual trust has been absolutely vital to achieve these goals.
Proud of our achievements and living up to our name
“My enthusiasm for the job in this firm, which creates employee loyalty particularly well, is primarily down to the relationship we can have with the documents we process.” Among Arkhênum’s most recent large-scale projects, Laurent thinks back to the 2020 contract signed with the Wildenstein Plattner Institute (WPI) in France. The project was interesting for its own sake as it involved digitising the archives of experts in authenticating works of art. In addition, it meant that Arkhênum could carry on operating during the Covid pandemic while adhering to the necessary preventive measures.
Laurent sees Arkhênum as a shared adventure with employees who work together to help preserve heritage collections worldwide. It’s thanks to these teams that the firm has succeeded in building a global service based on preserving and promoting heritage. Arkhênum is handling more and more cases in France and internationally that require considerable technical expertise. These projects also have a genuine strategic dimension to them, particularly for private companies.
Laurent Onaïnty
Managing Director
What motivates Laurent in his day-to-day work?
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