Laurent Noël

Directeur région Nord @ EQIOM Bétons

France

About

From graduation in 2001 as a Commercial Engineer from Solvay Business School and after a first experience of 3 years in consulting with Accenture, I built 16+ years of experience in : - Full P&L, multi-sites, business unit management in the manufacturing industry - International exposure for 7+ years (in Morocco and Kenya) - Development of new concepts/departments from start-up to scale-up - End-to-end management of large CAPEX projects

Experience

  • EQIOM, A CRH Company (4 yrs 8 mos)
    • Directeur de Région Bétons
      Mar 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos

    • Strategy and Business Development director
      Nov 2021 - Mar 2024 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Project Director at LafargeHolcim France
    Nov 2020 - Nov 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Business Development Director at Bamburi Cement Ltd
    Jun 2017 - Oct 2020 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    Member of the local Executive Committee in charge of 4 activities in the country: - Strategy and business development: successful approval of the opportunity study of a major CAPEX ($200m+) in the country - Geocycle: sourcing of waste to contribute to a lower dependency on fossil fuels and reduce energy costs (3m USD of savings in 2019, +20% vs 2018) - Lafarge Eco System, the environment arm of Bamburi Cement - Creation and development of Binastore Ltd: sourcing and distributing other building materials for the local cement market Bamburi Cement Ltd. is the subsidiary of LafargeHolcim in Kenya. Turnover of 200m USD, 5 production sites - listed on local stock market

  • LafargeHolcim (12 yrs 7 mos)
    • Strategy & Integration Director
      Jul 2016 - May 2017 · 11 mos

      In the context of the global LafargeHolcim merger, member of the local executive committee in charge of the Lafarge-Holcim post merger integration and strategy in Morocco: - Successful coordination of the merger transaction within 4 months - Identification and follow up of merger related synergies for 40+ mUSD per annum - Integration of IT systems 6 months after the merger - Coordination of change and organization related topics - Define and implement the strategy in Morocco in the context of the new merged industrial network

    • Logistics & Export Director
      Mar 2013 - Jun 2016 · 3 yrs 4 mos

      In charge of inbound & outbound logistics activities of Holcim in Morocco (6 mio tons transported/year, 10+ locations) - Creation of the logistics department (strategic roadmap, organization) - Broad logistics safety improvement plan - Renegotiation of transport contracts leading to 10% cost reduction in 2015 - Implementation of integrated logistic tools (web-ordering, automatic loading, GPS) that led to improved waiting time by 20% Set up and management of the export activity of Holcim in Morocco in 2013 - Represented 30% of total 2015 volumes (800 kT of clinker) - 10 USD/t (25%) of gross margin in a very competitive and international market

    • Regional Business Unit Manager
      Sep 2008 - Feb 2013 · 4 yrs 6 mos

      In charge of the readymix division for the Southern part of the country

  • Consultant at Accenture
    Sep 2001 - Oct 2004 · 3 yrs 2 mos

    Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, with net revenues of $13.7 billion for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2004. With more than 100,000 employees in 48 countries, deep industry and business process expertise, broad global resources and a proven track record, Accenture can mobilize the right people, skills and technologies to help clients improve their performance.