Nicolas de Coignac

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ABOUT NICOLAS DE COIGNAC

International CEO in the fields of process industry, energy and materials, I spent half of my life abroad (US, Argentina, India, Tunisia), and I\'m trilingual English, French, Spanish, In a fluctuating world, my passion is to establish a continuous process of transformation which allows a differentiation of the offer and thus generates profitability and cash flow which perpetuate this dynamic.My experience has proven that the combination of team commitment, innovation and a passion for action and results, guarantees success.My beginnings allow me to master the tools of operational excellence (Kaizen, Lean, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Quality) in industrial departments of up to 20 factories on 4 continents. Having become CEO of entities reaching $ 2 billion in turnover and 3,500 people, I develop my talent for customer proximity, strategy and services.My career has also been marked by major crisis management, but also acquisitions, carve outs, and joint ventures or partnerships with suppliers.As CEO for North America, in the midst of the oil crisis, I implement a major restructuring and a savings plan, put focus on the development of customer partnerships based on innovation, and adapt the products and services to their challenges. I am implementing a transformation of the management culture aimed at empowering teams, based on trust and results.Outputs are: increase in market share, positive cash flow, operating margin higher than our local competitors, and the Great Place to Work certification.Today, as Chief Transformation Officer, I am implementing a cash flow acceleration program, activating all the levers of the P&L to secure € 200M in annual contribution.I see the CEO\'s role as that of a lighthouse in the storm, who builds trust, leads short-term transformations, communicates a long-term vision, gives meaning to action, focuses energy on priorities. Inspired by the phrase of Saint Exupéry:\"we do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children\", what drives me is the sustainable development of the company, the driving force behind our teams’ commitment, customers’ loyalty, shareholders’ confidence.CEO - Management - Transformation - Change - Crisis management - International - Business - Industry - Energy - Environment - Sustainable development - Innovation - Partnership - Culture - Differentiation n••••••••@gmail.com