DG B TO B

• Provide executive leadership for 850 employeeswith 17sites (SevesoII)and met sales turnover of450 M€, Ebitda 25 M€
• Country manager with P& L responsibility for France. Leadoperations and strategic activitieswith full responsibility for bottom-line factors.Managing vision and purpose for operations,business, supply chain, HR, HSE and IS.

Global market leader in chemical distribution, sales 11.750 Eur m, from 1994 to 2019

BOARD MEMBER BELGIUM, UK, SPAIN, SWITZERLAND

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

• Maintain leadership of the company in very difficultand complex environment
• Improving organizational capabilities to drive better results
• Dramatic business model change, improving the value proposition of the company and making the organisation more agile
• In search of a sustainable competitive advantage fundamental change of the business model via two redundancy plans,achieving big step change
• Cost management and strengthening process improvement to mitigate risk
• Continuity of the business insured during the period (16 years) experienced by the company for anti-competitive practices before I take the presidency in 2003
• Demonstrate ability to successful operate in this very complex theatre
• Despite dominant position 2 acquisitions performed to expand portfolio and market coverage
• Actively participate to the value creation of the company involved directly with two worlds’ leading private equity: LBO’swith Bain Capital and BC Partners
• Gaining competitive advantage with successful SAP implementation and innovative smart tool for business and customers loyalty

To create and developthe specialtybusiness of Brenntag Group in France

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS :

• Developed new business model according to customers and suppliers needs
• Started and developed from scratch 3 new Business units: Food, Cleaning, Cosmetics and Pharma:Food and Cleaning lead their market today
• Supply chain optimization to improve service to customers :OTIF from 75 to 96
• New warehouse building (capex 8 M€) with application labs to help customer development
• Double digit growth CAGR 3 years
• Achieved best Ebitda performance in Europe (E bitda/GP 38 %)

New position within Brenntag

Head of a team responsible for business strategy and development, product management, key account management and supplier relationships for industrial sales and services

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS :

• Started up the department
• Developed added value to sales, customers and suppliers
• Connected chemical producers and chemical users
• Market leader