Ovale Performance

What Ovale Performance does

Ovale Performance is a privately held French consulting firm founded in 2016 that provides Lean Management and Six Sigma advisory services to industrial, pharmaceutical, service, transport, technology, and food-sector clients. The company is headquartered in Givors (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) under PDG Rémi Bessieux, with co-founder Christian Potié, and operates a lean core team of approximately 6-7 consultants. Its service portfolio spans four engagement archetypes: crisis recovery, growth-propulsion transformation, transition management, and standard operational excellence programs, each anchored by diagnostic assessments, 3-5 day pilot workshops, and longer deployment phases.

The firm's intellectual property rests on a catalog of branded methodologies layered atop classical lean tools: Simplex Synchro (multi-project flow management with Obeya rooms), Smart Cost Reduction, Green Control (energy-transition-linked performance), Hoshin Kanri, DMAIC, 5S, SMED, Diagnostic Flash, Percée Kaizen, and Excellence Opérationnelle. Training and certification are delivered through the Api'Hop Formation sub-brand in partnership with UL6S, the only independent French lean certification body, across Yellow, Green, and Black Belt levels and multiple languages. A wholly-owned Swiss subsidiary (Swiss Team Performance) extends delivery into Switzerland, and the firm has executed projects across Spain and several African countries.

Revenue is generated through professional-services consulting engagements and training/certification programs. Distribution leverages direct enterprise sales, the Api'Hop e-learning platform, content marketing (blog, webinars, video testimonials), and a structural advantage as a qualified service provider for Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where eligible manufacturers can access 50% co-financing up to €32,000 per company. Client evidence includes SAFRAN, RENAULT, NOVO NORDISK, ROCHE, ROYAL CANIN, SAINT GOBAIN, and VETOQUINOL among 60+ named engagements, with documented outcomes ranging from throughput compression (15 days to 3 days) and OEE improvements (25% to 55%+) to €800K annual cost savings. The company has no external venture or private equity investment and operates as a founder-owned partnership.

Name

Ovale Performance

Legal name

Ovale Performance

Website

https://ovaleperformance.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ovale Performance is a French Lean Management and Six Sigma consulting and training firm, serving manufacturing, pharmaceutical, and service-sector enterprises across France, Switzerland, and Africa with proprietary methodologies and Api'Hop Formation-certified training programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting Services

NAICS

Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Educational Support Services (61171)

akta.pro primary industry

Lean Management & Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) (EDABAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Lean Six Sigma for Services & Transactional Processes (EDABAKAC), Quality Tools & Problem Solving (7 QC Tools, 8D, A3, Root Cause) (EDABAKAE), Industrial Manufacturing Processes (Lean, Six Sigma, SPC) (EDAOAGAE)

Keywords

• Lean management consulting
• Six sigma consulting
• Operational excellence services
• Process improvement consulting
• Lean certification training

Headquarters

HQ city

Givors

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Lean Management and 6 Sigma consulting engagements for transformation, optimization, and operational excellence projects. Engagement models include diagnostic assessments, pilot projects, and full deployment programs.
2. Training and Certification: Lean and Lean 6 Sigma training programs (Yellow Belt, Green Belt, Black Belt) through Api'Hop Formation. Certifications administered by UL6S. Training available in multiple languages and formats (e-learning, mixed learning, inter-company, intra-company).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ovale Performance provides Lean Management and Six Sigma consulting services for manufacturing and industrial companies, deploying proprietary methodologies including Simplex Synchro, Smart Cost Reduction, and Green Control for transformation, cost reduction, and operational excellence projects. The firm complements consulting engagements with certification training programs (Yellow Belt, Green Belt, Black Belt) delivered through the wholly-owned Api'Hop Formation e-learning center, serving industries including aerospace, automotive, pharmaceutical, agro-food, transport, and technology.

Product overview

Ovale Performance is a Lean Management and 6 Sigma consulting firm offering a portfolio of consulting services and training programs. The core offering combines consulting engagements (transformation, operational excellence, flow management) with the Api'Hop Formation training platform, which provides Yellow Belt, Green Belt, and Black Belt certifications in Lean, Lean 6 Sigma, and 6 Sigma. The consulting practice deploys specific methodology modules including Simplex Synchro for multi-project management, Hoshin Kanri for strategic deployment, Smart Cost Reduction, DMAIC problem-solving, 5S workplace organization, SMED changeover reduction, Green Control for energy transition, Diagnostic Flash rapid assessment, and Percée Kaizen breakthrough improvements. Services span manufacturing, pharmaceutical, service, transport, technology, and food sectors, with geographic focus on Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lean Management & 6 Sigma Consulting Consulting engagements covering transformation, operational excellence, flow management, cost reduction, and process improvement for industrial and manufacturing companies. Includes diagnostic assessments, pilot projects, and full deployment programs led by field-experienced consultants.
• Api'Hop Formation Training & Certification Training center offering Lean Management, Lean 6 Sigma, and 6 Sigma certifications at Yellow Belt, Green Belt, and Black Belt levels, with multilingual e-learning and mixed learning formats accessible 24/7. Certifications administered by UL6S.
• Management de Transition (Transition Management) External intervention service for cultural transformation, management problem solving, and temporary replacement of absent executives during critical transitions or leadership gaps.
• Diagnostic Flash Assessment Rapid diagnostic service providing immediate assessment of organizational structure, productive activities, support services, and performance gaps as an entry point for transformation projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Throughput reduced from 15 days to 3 days (aerospace sector)
• +14 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Swiss Team PerformancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss subsidiary of Ovale Performance, enabling international operations and extending the company's reach to Swiss market. Api'Hop Formation is a shared brand between Ovale Performance and Swiss Team Performance.
• Région Auvergne-Rhône-AlpescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government partnership enabling co-financing of up to 50% of consulting costs (capped at €32,000 per company) for eligible manufacturing companies in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region engaged in Industry 4.0 projects.
• UL6ScoreOthersCertifying body for Lean and Lean 6 Sigma certifications (Yellow Belt, Green Belt, Black Belt) administered through Api'Hop Formation. UL6S is the only independent French certification body for lean methodologies.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Kaizen Institute: Kaizen Institute provides lean management and continuous-improvement consulting, training, and implementation support to manufacturers and service organizations worldwide. Its methodology-led service and training model closely overlaps Ovale Performance’s industrial transformation and Lean/Six Sigma education offering.
• Oliver Wight: Oliver Wight provides operational-excellence and integrated business-planning consulting, particularly to complex manufacturing and supply-chain organizations. Its focus on measurable process, flow, and management-system improvement is directly comparable to Ovale Performance’s transformation work.
• TBM Consulting Group: TBM Consulting Group advises industrial companies on lean manufacturing, operational excellence, supply-chain performance, and productivity improvement. Its hands-on transformation projects serve similar manufacturing customers through a comparable professional-services model.
• Lean Enterprise Institute: The Lean Enterprise Institute develops lean thinking, practitioner education, and implementation resources for organizations seeking continuous improvement. It is a strong education and methodology peer, although it is a nonprofit rather than a conventional end-to-end consultancy.

Broad incumbents

• McKinsey & Company: McKinsey & Company is a global management consultancy with operations, productivity, organization, and transformation practices serving large industrial companies. It is a broader incumbent than Ovale Performance but overlaps on enterprise performance-transformation mandates.
• Accenture: Accenture provides industrial operations, process-transformation, technology, and workforce services to large enterprises. It competes for similar transformation budgets, although its integrated technology and consulting portfolio is substantially broader than Ovale Performance’s boutique offering.
• Boston Consulting Group: Boston Consulting Group advises large organizations on operations, industrial performance, organization, and transformation. Its scale and portfolio are broader, but its manufacturing and operational-improvement work addresses comparable customer priorities.
• Deloitte: Deloitte offers operations excellence, process improvement, change management, and professional training to multinational organizations. It is a broad incumbent with comparable Lean and process-transformation capabilities, but serves a wider range of industries and service lines.

Others

• Minitab: Minitab supplies statistical-analysis and quality-improvement software used in Six Sigma and data-driven operational improvement programs. It is an adjacent technology and training peer rather than a direct consulting competitor, but it competes for the same improvement-tooling budgets.

Emerging players

• Gemba Academy: Gemba Academy provides online Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous-improvement training for professionals and organizations. It overlaps with Ovale Performance’s Api'Hop training proposition and target audience, but is more digitally focused and has less consulting exposure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ovaleperformance
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ovale-performance1

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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