Hanau am Main, Hesse, Germany
With over 25 years of experience in operations and environmental, health, and safety (EHS) management, I currently serve as Global Safety Director Catalysis at Umicore. In this role, I focus on defining and implementing strategic and operational plans to foster a sustainable zero-harm work environment, while advancing the organization's safety culture. My expertise in ISO standards, EHS, and ISO 14001 supports this mission and contributes to building safer workplaces. My professional background includes leading multidisciplinary teams and managing large-scale projects, with a focus on continuous improvement, safety, and operational excellence. Throughout my career, I have been committed to fostering collaboration and leveraging coaching principles to develop talent and drive impactful change in industrial and occupational safety. My current role aligns with my passion for creating value through leadership and sustainable practices that benefit both society and business.
Focused to define and implement a strategic and operational plan to develop Umicore's safety culture, leading to a sustainable zero-harm work environment.
o Leader in a production expansion investment project (50 mill€). o Successful project management, achieving scope, cost and schedule
o Serving as a deputy plant manager, o Responsible for fungicides production unit. o Leading a 60 people team, organized in value streams. o Record in production, quality and safety in 2017.
o Responsible for “due diligence” of Cognis Avellaneda to BASF (acquired in 2010).
o Manager of a capacity enlargement Project to double sales in sulphation unit (1 mill€). o Promoter of cultural integration change in operations (production, logistics, maintenance and quality). o Head of operations for Cosmetics business (Sulphation, sulphonation, Betaines,...)