Directeur des Operations - Directeur Industriel

2016-17 18 months at CARMAT as COMPANY INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION MANAGER innovative midsize company in Medical Devices industry – staff 150 – 20 M€.

Designer of the only Full Bioprosthetic artificial Heart in the world

• Design, implementation and control of company’s industrial transformation plan
• Development and setup of a standardized production organization
• Implementation of production control system and procedures

2018 4 months at SOGEFI as PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT MANAGER

OEM Tier1 supplier for Automotive industry – staff 2000 – 600 M€.

• Implementation of performance improvement plan across 18 plants
• Coaching of the plant managers. Set-up of the control process

• Managing Director of the plant - staff 300 - 40 M€.
• Implementation of dedicated management and production procedures for Aftermarket business

• Managing Director of local plant - staff 800 - 90 M€.
• Interim position before appointment of a local recruit

• Managing Director of local plant - staff 350 - 50 M€.
• Restructuring of the activity. Harmonization within Group's W.Europe organisation

A World Leader OEM Tier1 Manufacturer for Automotive Industry

BRANCH INDUSTRIAL DIRECTOR (2007 2010) (18 production plants worldwide)

• Implementation of the industrial strategy worldwide.
• Pilot for the "lean manufacturing" production system implementation over the 18 sites
• Deployment of a new range of "lean process" production equipment
• Implementation of "Material&Process" standardization program
  • Inventories : - 37% ; Labour efficiency: +17% ; Non Quality costs: - 25%

AFTERMARKET INDUSTRIAL DIRECTOR (2011 2015)

• Management of Aftermarket production performance ( > 3000 refs ; small volumes ; > 20 years lifetime)
  • Turnover: + 45% ; Backorders : - 75% ; Service Rate: grown to >80%
• Implementation of dedicated management and production procedures for Aftermarket business
• Start of new dedicated facilities in China and Romania. Pilot for the transfer of production.

Countries: Western & Central Europe, China, India, North & South America

• Company restructuring .

• Management of company's recovery plan.

World n°2 Equipment and Automation for Power Grid Infrastructures

BU DIRECTOR 'Protection & Control Systems

• Sales +20% ; Income from -5 % to 6% within 3 years

MANAGING DIRECTOR, 'Digital Substation Control Systems

• Turnover grown 5 to 25 M€ within 3 years ; staff 50 to 110 ; Income grown 0 to 8%
• Industrial and commercial development of the Export business. Export turnover grown to 85%

Engineering & Construction of HV/EHV Powergrid Substations

(3 plants – Staff 100 - 11 M€)

• Sales +15% ; Operating Income + 6 pts.

World Leader Railway industry

• High Speed Train project in China (Beijing-Shanghai).

Heavy Production equipment for Aerospace industry - Leader in Europe for aircraft assembly lines (Airbus)

(Staff 150 – 25 M€)

• Design and Set in Operation of Airbus A330/340 final assembly line

Design and Production of Flexible Manufacturing Systems & Robotics
(Staff 100 - 15 M€)

• industry portfolio grown 15% to 70% of turnover within 4 years.

World leader in Aerospace, Telecom, Automotive and High-Tech industries

• AUTOMATION Division Unit Operation Director (1981 1985)
• AUTOMOTIVE Division System Development Manager (1980 1981)
• RAILWAY Division Project System Engineer (1974 1980)