Cyrille C. Catel seated with his two published books, AOMS 6.0™ and Intentional Vision Anchoring, on a dark studio background.

Dubai based · International support and intervention

Cyrille C. Catel

Architect of organizational transformation — and of the systems that turn ideas into action.

I turn ideas into action, hence ideACTion, by designing organizations and building ventures. Thirty years of operational leadership, now spent in the Gulf turning ideas with no precedent into businesses that run.

  • Founder & CEO, APX Vision FZE
  • Founder, Water Riders®, Mobula®, Aequora Living®, Gastronomic Art & Heroes Circles
  • Author, AOMS 6.0™ & Intentional Vision Anchoring

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Read on: who I am

01 — Profile

Who I am

I am an Adaptive System Architect. Like Dr. House, I read organizations as systems, then build inside them: the method, the structure, the venture. My only difference with Dr. House is that I actually like my customers and partners.

I am the founder and CEO of APX Vision FZE in Dubai, the company that carries my method, AOMS 6.0™ — a published organizational system registered with the Swiss National Library. I also founded Water Riders®, Mobula®, Aequora Living®, Gastronomic Art and Heroes Circles, and I am the author of Intentional Vision Anchoring.

Before this, thirty years of operational leadership at Covance, Grünenthal, CYLAD Consulting and Givaudan, across pharmaceutical, consumer, industrial and professional services organizations. I am a DBA candidate at Grenoble Ecole de Management from November 2026.

I work internationally in English and French. I answer personally.

02 — Evidence

Track record

What already exists, in the order it happened.

  1. 2022

    Water Riders® founded

    Master France Distribution of the Manta5 XE-1 (Bike Foil), Bike Surf Nautical Base in Geneva and Nyon (Switzerland) and Gigaro - La Croix-Valmer (France). Five years of a privileged network built piece by piece, now brought to Dubai and the GCC region (Dec 2026).

  2. 2023

    Mobula® founded

    Manta5 XE-1 upgrade and first 100% muscular Bike Foil prototype. Ongoing Bike Foil floating system redesign, adding a rear pontoon to improve stability at take-off, with lines drawn in Italy and inspired by five exceptional supercars (Dec 2026).

  3. 2023

    The IDNA Factory (2023-2026, Geneva, Switzerland), continued since July 2026 under APX Vision FZE established in Dubai

    The vehicle that holds the method and structures the ventures. It is the company behind everything listed on this page.

  4. 2024

    Intentional Vision Anchoring published

    Originally published under the title "Paint Your Dream Life," registered with the Swiss National Library. Your environment shapes you before your intentions do, and social media, news and advertising quietly pull attention away from what you want. Intentional Vision Anchoring turns your physical and digital surroundings into anchors that keep pointing your subconscious at the life you are choosing to create.

  5. 2026

    AOMS 6.0™ published

    Adaptive Organization & Management System 6.0™ — Foundational Edition, published 24 May 2026 and registered with the Swiss National Library. Seven indices, twelve expert-administered assessments, four sectors (public, private, nonprofit, hybrid/fourth-sector), three lifecycle phases (startup, scaling, mature).

  6. 2026

    Mobyfly GCC agent appointed

    Appointed official Business Development Agent for the GCC region, offering this Swiss hydrofoil innovation (transfer boat) to GCC operators and private owners.

    Note: In close contact with Mobyfly since 2023, during their Prototyping Phase, which entered its Production Phase in 2026.

03 — Portfolio

Chapters

Five chapters, each one answers a different question about how I work.

01

Strategic Consulting & Method

The system view. How an organization is read, scored and rebuilt — and the company that carries it.

An empty contemporary executive room in Dubai at dusk, overlooking a dim skyline.

AOMS 6.0™

Operating

The online edition of my method. Seven indices, twelve diagnostics, expert-administered — a facilitated assessment, not a survey.

aoms-6-0.wiki (opens in a new tab)
02

Assets Selection & Management

Rare things, assembled and documented — sourced through a network rather than a catalog, and managed internally through an innovative system.

A polished bronze and carbon-fiber sculptural object on dark textured stone under a single light.

Dubai Trophy Assets Bundle

In deployment

A curated bundle of rare trophy assets assembled for a single acquisition — the kind of pieces whose availability depends on rarity, location, potential capital evaluation, and exclusive UHNW services. The bundle offers a +100% ROI at exit (early 2032) to its participating co-investors.

share.apx.vision/BB_Trophy_Bundle (opens in a new tab)
03

Nautical & Water Activities

The oldest chapter, and the most delivered. Built since 2022, in use today.

Cyrille C. Catel riding the Mobula bike foil across Lake Zurich at golden hour, the city shoreline and hills behind him.
04

Gastronomy, Tourism & Floating Hospitality

Where the Gulf is going: hospitality with zero footprint, and a table worth travelling for.

A 3D masterplan of the Aequora Living® floating resort: a curved main island ringed by floating villas on turquoise water, with the Dubai skyline on the horizon.

Aequora Living® — Dubai

In deployment

Floating hospitality with zero footprint and zero emissions. Currently shared with Dubai authorities and a first circle of potential investors.

dubai-aequora.luxury (opens in a new tab)

Aequora Living® — Abu Dhabi

In deployment

The Abu Dhabi expression of the same platform, in discussion with DCT sections: Investments and Incentives, Eco Tourism, Maritime, and Cruise.

abudhabi-aequora.luxury (opens in a new tab)

Aequora Shuttle Services

In deployment

Hydrofoil water transfer connecting Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Ras Al Khaimah, and between shore and waterfront destinations — shared with Dubai's authorities and in discussion with Abu Dhabi DCT.

aequora-shuttle.services (opens in a new tab)

Gastronomic Art

In deployment

A partnership with Ruba Khoury — born and raised in Dubai, now cooking in Paris, and winner of Top Chef Middle East 2026. A table as a work, not as a service.

gastronomic.art (opens in a new tab)
05

Impact & Community

The chapter that gives back. Circles rather than audiences, and objects that fund the circle.

International Heroes Circles

Operating

Founded in 2023 and relaunched in 2026. A four-level international circle (Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Elite) to recognize daily heroes and heroines (e.g., investors, entrepreneurs) and accompany members along their journey from Silver to Elite. One sign of belonging and recognition: a unique luxury Swiss watch matching the value of the 3-year membership of each circle level.

heroescircles.org (opens in a new tab)

RiseNow Thrive Together

Operating

An NGO launched in 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland, to help the young generation find their unique purpose in order to make a living out of it. The program is being adapted for Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Cyrille C. Catel riding the Mobula bike foil across Lake Zurich, Switzerland, in July 2026.
WATER RIDERS® – BIKE FOIL RIDING SESSION LAKE ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – JULY 2026

04 — Availability

Partnership

Deliberately understated. Three sentences, and nothing to sign.

What is open to discussion

Selected ventures where a partner adds reach, capital or local execution — Aequora Living® in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Aequora Shuttle Services, and the Dubai Trophy Assets Bundle.

How an introduction reaches me

Directly, or through a mutual contact. I reply personally, and I keep conversations quiet.

What I bring

My personal system architect gift, thirty years of operational leadership, a method that makes a structure visible before it is built, a global network, and the ability to execute from Dubai with international connections.

05 — Contact

Contact

If any of these subjects meets your projects, I would be glad to talk.

Base
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Support & intervention
International
Languages
English, French
Companies
APX Vision FZE, Dubai

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