Laurent Zielezinski

Executive Vice President of Sales, Managing Director at Daikin Chemical Europe

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About

Strong International Business Experiences in EMEA. Lead Global Sales & Marketing programs and activities. 15+ years Global/Regional experience in Performance Polymers and Elastomers, Automotive and Industrial segments, working through matrix organization. Strong track record in Regional/Global Product & Marketing Management, New Product/Business Development, Global Account Management, Regional Channel/Distribution Management. Spin-Off experience. Six Sigma Black Belt focusing on Regional Supply Chain optimization (i.e. Cost-to-Serve) and Product Line repositioning (i.e. Value-Reset) projects. Integrated Business Management experience as member of Regional Leadership team

Experience

  • Chief Operating Officer at Daikin America, Inc
    Aug 2025 - Present · 11 mos

  • Daikin Chemical Europe GmbH (Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
    • Executive Vice President of Sales, Managing Director
      Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 1 yr

    • Vice President of Sales
      Aug 2020 - Nov 2024 · 4 yrs 4 mos

  • The Chemours Company (5 yrs 7 mos)
    • EMEA Regional Marketing Manager - FluoroChemicals
      Apr 2019 - Jul 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos

    • EMEA Regional Sales Manager - FluoroChemicals
      Nov 2016 - Mar 2019 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    • EMEA Regional Product and Marketing Manager - Fluoroelastomers
      Jan 2015 - Oct 2016 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • E.I. DuPont de Nemours (15 yrs 5 mos)
    • EMEA Regional Product Manager - Elastomers
      Jul 2012 - Dec 2014 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      - Manage 3 different Elastomers product lines (Neoprene CR, Vamac AEM, Viton FKM) in EMEA region, including New Product development/launch, Demand & Supply Chain Management (DIBM), regional Pricing strategy definition/management - Collaborate and promote the Elastomers product lines across all key functions within the region such as Marketing, Sales, Technology, Supply Chain and Operations to ensure optimized cross functional business decisions. - Drive organic business growth, and optimize Revenue, Profit and Cash as per financial objectives. - Coordinate globally the Vamac(r) AEM product line actitivities, including long-term strategic planning. - Member of Performance Polymers regional Business Leadership team and the Global Elastomers business team

    • EMEA Distribution Manager - Elastomers
      Apr 2010 - Jun 2012 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      - Manage the distribution network for the Elastomer product portfolio in the region EMEA with regards to business objectives, growth strategy, marketing activities by country and pricing strategy - Lead and coordinate the activities of the distributor sales team (15 sales representatives) and the DuPont Technical Service & Development team (7 technical service and 3 development representatives) - SixSigma Black Belt certified

    • Global Key Account Manager - Engineering Polymers
      Jul 2007 - Apr 2010 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      - Define and implement the global account strategies - Lead global pricing negotiations - Coordinate the global account teams with regards to growth strategy, pricing and new business development activities - Drive acquisition and manage international Projects - Accountable for global sales revenue of 30 Mio. US$