Launched in 2024 in partnership with ESCP Business School, Sonepar’s Chair on New Platform Strategies, continues to advance strategic thinking on platform-driven value creation. This initiative strengthens our understanding of how digital platforms, ecosystem models, and new customer interaction patterns will influence the future of our business.
This initiative deepens our understanding of how digital platforms, ecosystem models, and new customer interaction patterns will influence the future of our business.
Over the past year, the Chair has gained visibility and expanded its activities. A growing number of students, professors, and industry experts have joined the program, strengthening a collaborative environment where academic insights meet real world challenges. Through teaching modules, workshops, and guided research projects, future leaders explore Sonepar’s datadriven, omnichannel, and customer-centric approach.‑world challenges. Teaching modules, workshops, and guided research projects now give future leaders the opportunity to explore ‑driven, omnichannel, and customer‑centric approach.
Expanding research and collaboration
Several research streams are now underway, each bringing fresh perspectives to Sonepar’s transformation journey. These studies aim to deepen collective understanding on topics including:
- Platform strategy and governance;
- Digital ecosystems and value creation;
- Emerging customer interaction models;
- The role of data in shaping new B2B practices.
This work supports Sonepar’s ambition to operate as the world’s leading B2B electrical distributor, leveraging technology to deliver seamless and meaningful customer experiences.
Preparing tomorrow’s leaders
The shared ambition behind the Chair remains clear: to connect academic excellence with the strategic opportunities and challenges facing our industry. Through this collaboration, Sonepar and ESCP are helping equip new generations of leaders with the mindset and skills needed to drive responsible, high impact innovation.‑impact innovation.
The momentum continues to build in 2025, with new teaching initiatives, expanded research projects, and further engagement with the ESCP community.
