DG Industrie

(ex British Steel & France Rail)

450 employees, 300 M€ revenues, 1 production site (1000 employees, 400M€ revenues, 2 production sites before liquidation)

In charge of strategy, sales, operations, supply chain for the Rail Business. Accountable for full P&L and Balance Sheet

Main achievements : improve cash position, develop relations with banks, secure alternative raw material sourcing, run the M&A process (due diligence) to join LIBERTY Group, promote Green Steel, agree on a LT contract with SNCF and European key accounts, lead relations with all stakeholders, implement Supply Chain (SOP) and Lean Manufacturing (A3) tools.

1350 employees, 300 M€ revenue, 9 productions sites & sales network over Europe

In charge of defining and executing the strategy (sales & Operations) of the steel wire drawing business in Europe
Accountable for full P&L

Member of the Division Management Committee

Main achievements : Implementation of 2020 strategy through business turn around or asset optimization, Long Term Agreements with Key Accounts, investment files of 10 M€ for Automotive and 15 M€ for Oil & Gas, cost cutting by 6 M€ through business transformation programs

650 employees, 160 M€ revenue, 4 production sites and 3 subsidiaries

Main achievements :

• Implementation of Safety and Leadership culture,
• Operation Excellence through internal benchmark and World Class Manufacturing

400 employees, 65 M€ revenue

Accountable to develop both business lines, Technical Ropes and Cold Rolled Wire

Main achievements : Safety Excellence with 1000 days without LTI, Long Term Agreement with Key Account Technip, Best in Class in Journey to Zero defect (awarded by Technip) and restructuring of the ropes plant to be back to profit (6 M€ turn around), "Cap vers l'Excellence" HR project to promote leadership (awarded by ArcelorMittal Group as most innovative HR project in 2012).

80 employees, 25 M€ revenue

Production and Supply of drawn steel bars for Automotive and Heavy Truck businesses

Main Achievements : turn around of business through supply contracts with Key Automotive Suppliers (Altia, Tenneco, TKP), improvement of fixed costs through productivity gains (25%)

250 employees, 50 M€ revenue, production sites in Chavanoz, France and Littleborough, UK

Member of the Excom

Leading position in technical textile solutions in B to B

Main achievements : Multi year deals with Key Accounts (20 M€, Gerflor, RockWool & Saint Gobain), quality improvement through continuous improvement (based on Toyota Production System), cost cutting plan (1 M€) through design to price and design to cost, cash generation through inventory management (consignment stock from supplier)

Board member, Industrial BU, VOGICA

600 employees, 150 sales representatives, 100 M€ revenue

Management of the sales network detached in the DYI business Castorama.

Leading position in furniture manufacturing and supply, on demand for VOGICA and in kits for the DYI market (Kingfischer).

Main achievements : Contract negotiations with DIY business (Castorama, Brico-Dépôt, B&Q), implementation of a structured Supply Chain to ensure 97% on time delivery.

In charge of the Aluminum Can Sheet business in Europe

300 employees, 200 M€ revenue

Main achievements : Awarded best supplier from Rexam & Crown (tier 1 for Pepsi, Coca Cola, Redbull...), strategic vision defined to combine with Alcoa worldwide can sheet business, implementation of the Alcoa Business System (equivalent to Toyota), asset optimization by preparing the Swansea plant closure and transfer European business to the US plants

Hot and Cold Rolling Mill of Flat Bright Products, Cut to Length

85 employees, 25 M€ revenue

Main Achievements : Turn around & back to profitability (ROCE 10%) through reshaping of the plant by closing a hot mill and supplying from Amorebieta plant and through restructuring (25 FTE), productivity and quality improvement and costing through contribution margin approach.

Société Anonyme de Traitement des Métaux et Alliages, France

55 employees, 25 M€ revenue

Main achievements : Gain of market share, selection of product and customers, focus on innovation and product development (20% of product renewed per year)

Project Manager for Germany, Belgium and Japan

• Compagnie pour l’ Etude et la Réalisation de Combustibles Atomiques (CERCA), France
• Customer portfolio, 10 M€
• Manufacturing of fuel elements for research nuclear reactors for medical applications

Liaison Officer, USA / France

Product and Process Engineer & Workshop Manager

• Framatome Cogema Fuels (FCF), Lynchburg, Virginie, USA
• Franco-Belge de Fabrication de Combustible (FBFC), Dessel, Belgique

• Development of a new nuclear fuel
• Expert in nuclear matters for the European Commission