DIDIER T. -

Directeur général  de transition

Directeur Commercial / Marketing / Communication

Directeur de projet

Multicultural, 4 languages

10 years Board Member, 20 years Senior Manager

30 years in the global automotive supplier industrie

My key achievements:

With Faurecia as Vice President FAD:

Scope: business development, global sales, marketing, R&D and worldwide decoration programs for Faurecia; business growth by 300% in 7 years

• Successful due diligence, take-over and integration of the insolvent Angell-Demmel company into Faurecia Interior Systems

• Significant Business growth by 300% in 7 years

• Outstanding launch and profitable growth of a greenfield plant in Poland 

• Acknowledged QWKW-FAD JV negotiation and launch in China 

• Non-event Launch of a new footprint in Puebla (Mexico)

• Smooth restructuring of the European footprint

• Huge expansion from 4 to 12 OEMs with new international customers such as Volvo, Infinity, Alfa Romeo, PSA, FAW, Tesla, NIO, and Lucid

• Technology revolution from a pure Aluminum supplier to a global full decoration portfolio provider with wood, carbon, paint and IMD/IML

• Implementation of new world best printshops in Europe and China

• Successful Sales and implementation of many innovations

With Faurecia as Deputy VP Marketing Director:

• Implementation of new business models: insourcing cut&sew; decoration

• successful sales and implementation of key innovations: new Slush Generations, Green materials, light weight solutions, lean cut&sew

With Faurecia as R&D Director North Europe & German OEMs:

• Smooth and successful restructuration and consolidation from 6 independent teams to one

• Key launches: Mercedes S-Class BR221, BMW X5 E70, VW Touareg, Audi A6 C6, Smart For-Two

With Peguform/SMP:

• Business scope expansion to new modules and systems

• Know-how and resources protection during insolvency

• Business development even during insolvency

• Successful due diligence and selling of the company