Gilbert Faul

CEO, VP, General Manager, Sales & Operations, France, Germany, Austria, China, India, Korea

Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

About

59 years, engineer, 35y experience including 25y of full P&L, across Asia & Europe, in family business as in listed international groups, up to 1.5 BEUR turnover. - Pumps industry / flow equipment, General industry, Energy, Building services. - Entrepreneurial spirit, passionate and committed, empathy and creativity. - Business development, strategy implementation, acquisitions/alliances, relationship with complex owners/shareholders, change management, coaching, lean manufacturing, product development, engineering localization. - Matrix organization, multi site, family owned or listed groups. - Direct sales channel, dealers, design institutes, B2B platform. - Speaking French, German, English, Chinese, Italian.

Experience

  • Head of BU Water & Industrial at Sulzer
    Feb 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • COO of Wolong ATB at Wolong Electric Group Co., Ltd.
    Jun 2023 - Feb 2024 · 9 mos

  • MD Asia, sales, R&D at Refratechnik Group
    Dec 2018 - May 2023 · 4 yrs 6 mos

    High-grade refractories for high-temperature industrial processes, mainly cement, steel and ceramics, including minerals. 5 manufacturing sites in China, with dedicated R&D, competence centers and installation support. Increased profit of 60MEUR over 3y, contributing 50% of total Group. Challenges: coaching, project organization, pricing, application focus, digitalization, performance driven, innovation, customer penetration out of comfort zone, company culture.

  • COO of Wolong ATB at Wolong Electric Group Co., Ltd.
    Jan 2016 - Dec 2018 · 3 yrs

    Electrical drives for industrial applications. Turnover 350mEUR with 3000 people on 8 sites in UK, Germany, Austria, Poland, and Serbia. ATB belongs since 2011 to Wolong, the Chinese leader in electrical drives with 2.5 BEUR turnover. Reduced losses of 50 MEUR over 3y, through major restructuring. Challenges: Manufacturing footprint, relocations, product portfolio, Group integration, acquisition.

  • Swisslog Asia predident at KUKA Robotics
    Jan 2015 - Dec 2015 · 1 yr

    Design & installation of medical equipment. Business development, product management, engineering localization, Go To Market.