Bertrand MAXEL
Plant Manager, HI-TECH WIRES ASIA
KEY FEATURES:
1/ Plant Management (P&L responsibility, production, HR, purchasing, quality, IT...)
2/ Extensive international business developments (Asia & Europe mainly)
3/ Technically sharp
4/ Expatriate experiences in Asia
5/ Best practices gained with world leaders in industry (ArcelorMittal, Pechiney which is now part of Rio Tinto and Novelis, Zodiac Aerospace)
6/ Costs reduction (McKinsey approach)
7/ International education (France and Canada) including a master in engineering and a MBA (major in corporate finance)
My BELIEF:
Success is an everlasting change: history is the best consultant we may have and Imagination the best tool to keep improving
57 contactsMission: management of Hi-Tech Wires Asia plant in Vietnam with the P&L responsibility
Activities:
Manage the managers of the factory
Report to the CEO of the Group
Support the development of the factory: new expectations and more ambitious objectives
2010 - 2011Mission: development of a business unit capable of subcontracting mechanical parts for the aircraft industry, complying with western standards (Europe and America)
2008 - 2010Mission: maximization of the factory EBITDA (150 ME of revenues) in coordinating the world trade network, the head commerce department and the logistic department
Specific: development of the Thai market between 2009 and 2010
2003 - 2007Mission: creation and development of a market in ASEAN related to the vacuum steel heat treatment / technical support when necessary
LOCATION in THAILAND for 5 years
Hands on approach “out of the box”: building success in leveraging on remote country, in networking and in bringing technical added value services
1998 - 2003Mission: sale of aluminium rolling strip casting lines and turnkey solutions in the aluminium conversion industry, Pechiney Rhenalu Division
Specific: support of the business development team: industrial audit of plants as part of acquisition processes, aluminium sector
1996 - 1998Mission: sale of industrial equipment - vacuum furnaces - for the steel heat treatment industry