Massimo Acciarini

General Manager | Operations | Project Management | Environment | Rail | Power | Business growth | Production | EPC

New Cairo, Cairo, Egypt

About

Strongly result oriented, driven by challenges and working with passion. Truly believer of working in team and of the limitless possibilities when motivation is driving. Actually in charge of 0.85B€ project and Rolling Stock product portfolio in Egypt at Alstom transport. Previously General Manager in Prysmian Tianjin factory (LV and MV cable manufacturing plant), joint venture with local partner. Before GE Power (formerly Alstom Power) Environmental Control Systems for 10y, of which 6y in Beijing, as Project Director (with P&L) of 100+Meur project for new heavy fuel oil power plant Air Emission Control system, Saudi. Earlier as R&D and Technology Transfer Director. In earlier position, in Alstom I had the chance to reshape the existing engineering process, moving to latest available technologies and tools, raising the level of Engineering efficiency and quality. Here gained deep knowledge of Power Plants and Environmental Air Emission Control technologies for Power and Industrial application. Before to join Alstom, along with few pals we started up and developed an Engineering and consultancy Business Unit in Italy for a French group. Starting from just a small office and few contacts from previous jobs, we grew up to a branch of 200+ consultants working for differentiated industrial sectors. KEY COMPETENCIES: • Operations management • EPC Project management • Product Development • Product & Project cost management • Erection&Commissioning • Engineering and IP management • Business development MAIN INDUSTRIAL SECTORS: • Industrial plants • Power • Rolling stock • Air Emissions control systems • Technology and Engineering Consultancy services

Experience

  • Alstom (Full-time · 6 yrs 6 mos)
    • Rolling Stock & Compo Director - Egypt
      Aug 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 11 mos

      Responsible for the Rolling Stock and Component product line for the Egypt cluster

    • Project Director
      Feb 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 5 mos

      Responsible for P&L of major rail project

    • Head of Cost&Value Engineering
      Jan 2020 - May 2022 · 2 yrs 5 mos

      Product cost management, (re)design-to-cost and (re)design-for-manufacturing of current projects backlog and new products through deployment of Should Cost, VA/VE and Lean Production across Operations. Deployment of latest Should Cost technology tools across whole organization.

  • BOMBARDIER (2 yrs 9 mos)
    • Head of Double Deck Product Platform
      Sep 2019 - Jan 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Definition of Product strategy in term of Key Value Proposition, design philosophy, sourcing and manufacturing strategy, industrial footprint. Definition of product offering and bid strategy.

    • Head of Product Development Management
      May 2018 - Jan 2021 · 2 yrs 9 mos

      Responsible for Double Deck global Product Development. Working across 3 different product variants an developing the future product driving convergence and standardization.

  • General Manager at Prysmian Group
    Jul 2016 - Jan 2018 · 1 yr 7 mos

    In charge of Operations at Tianjin MV/LV cable manufacturing plant (240 employees, 20'000tonn/y 700MRmb/y sales). Responsible of HR, Production, Planning, Quality, Purchasing, Logistic, Maintenance, Finance, cost controlling.

  • Project Director at GE Power
    Dec 2012 - Jun 2016 · 3 yrs 7 mos

    Project Director at GE Power - Environmental Control System. P&L responsible for execution on budget and schedule of a multinational EPC project for the supply of Air Quality Control system (Electrostatic dust Precipitator and Desulfurization scrubber) for new 3 GW power plant in Saudi. Resources distributed in Beijing, Kolkata, Saudi (operation/construction site). Project net margin improved 10MEur over 2 years execution.

  • Alstom Power (6 yrs 3 mos)
    • R&D Program and Technology Transfer Director - Steam business - Environmental Control System
      Apr 2011 - Nov 2012 · 1 yr 8 mos

      In charge of defining R&D programs. The process involves Sales&Marketing and project execution. The defined programs are managed by Program Managers, with a rigourous process, until the NPI. In charge of defining the Technology Transfers to Business Units, based on market needs.

    • Head of Wet Flue Gas Desulphurization Technology Transfer in China
      Oct 2010 - May 2011 · 8 mos

      Working with collegues at Milan Execution centre, I was responsible to transfer the operation capability in execute EPC contract for WFGD plants (de-dust and desulfurization filters and scrubbers) applied in power plants. I relocated in the Beijing branch of Alstom Power Environmental Control System.

    • Engineering Director
      Sep 2006 - Sep 2010 · 4 yrs 1 mo

      Engineering Director at Alstom Power Italia, business ECS (Environmental Control Systems) South Europe (Milan and Bucharest units). Main products are equipments and plants for reduction of pollutant in flue gas from coal firing boilers, steel mills, Aluminum smelters and Waste to Energy plants. Disciplines include process, layout, piping, structural, ele&IC, mechanical equipments, project engineering, for a total of 60 people in 2 locations (Milan and Bucharest). Projects range from 10 to 150 M€ value, from 10’000 to 120’000 engineering hours