Christine Locht

Global Quality & SHE Leader | Driving Continuous Improvement, Team Empowerment & Lasting Results.

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

About

I believe great results come from strong collaboration. With global experience in quality, safety, and environmental leadership, I work alongside teams and stakeholders to co-create smarter processes and a culture of continuous improvement. My approach blends data-driven decision-making with a people-first mindset, ensuring that progress is shared and sustainable for everyone involved. Global Quality Director,Director Quality&SHE Excellence, Global SHE manager, Corporate Environmental Advisor, Director Quality &Transformation.

Experience

  • Group Environmental Manager at Umicore
    Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

  • allnex (11 yrs 8 mos)
    • Global Quality Director
      Jan 2017 - Dec 2024 · 8 yrs

      • Strengthened operations partnership with business units and customers. • Upgraded global Management of Change process to improve efficiency. • Defined strategy for global Laboratory Information Management System implementation. • Cultivated key account relationships with top four global customers. • Executed integration of 17 new sites without exposure to structured global MS into existing QMS as part of the global Q strategy roll-out, integrated with SHE MS. • Initiated and developed strategy for implementing FT-NIR technology to replace traditional QC methods.

    • Global Quality Manager
      Feb 2015 - Jan 2017 · 2 yrs

      • Created and led global (mostly remote) Quality team and defined new global Q Strategy, developed and implemented Global Quality Standard and ISO 9001 in 19 sites. • Supported site Quality managers by collaborating with business units and R&D and acted as technical Q liaison for strategic customers.

    • Global SHE Services Manager
      May 2013 - Jan 2015 · 1 yr 9 mos

      ESH management system (RC 14001, ISO 14000, OHSAS 18000) implementation/support, managing corporate EHS auditing program, ESH program (company standards) development and support, regulatory expertise and safety best practices, Due diligence, Site remediation/ project management (US, Germany, Belgium, Spain, and The Netherlands).

  • Cytec (8 yrs 5 mos)
    • Global SHE Services Manager Coating Resins
      Apr 2012 - May 2013 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Corporate ESH auditing, ESH management system (RC 14001, ISO 14000, OHSAS 18000) implementation/support, ESH program development and support, regulatory expertise and safety best practices, Due diligence, Site remediation/ project management

    • SHE services Manager Europe - Remediation Manager Europe
      2005 - Mar 2012 · 7 yrs 3 mos

      Corporate ESH auditing, ESH management system (RC 14001, ISO 14000, OHSAS 18000) implementation/support, ESH program development and support, regulatory expertise and safety best practices, Due diligence, Site remediation/ project management

  • UCB (11 yrs 1 mo)
    • Corporate Environmental advisor of UCB Group
      2001 - 2005 · 4 yrs

      • Conducted comprehensive SHE due diligence for UCB Chemicals and Pharma. • Managed remediation projects across Belgium and the UK. • Defined and established Energy Efficiency program across Europe. • Supported ISO 14001 implementation at multiple sites in EMEA and Asia.

    • Process/project engineering
      1994 - 2001 · 7 yrs

  • Process engineer Antwerp refinery at Esso
    1993 - 1994 · 1 yr