Luis Navarro Llacer

CEO | General Manager | Global Industrial Manufacturing | Electronics | Automotive | International B2B

Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area

About

EXECUTIVE PROFILE Senior executive with 20+ years leading large technological manufacturing business units (>$1.5B) in the Electronics and Automotive industries within multinational organizations. Deep expertise in full P&L management, operational transformation, and business growth in demanding international B2B environments. Hands-on knowledge of the electronics and automotive international business with demonstrated experience in different continents and a rigorous understanding of cost, quality, and lead-time, from strategy to execution. Track record of building strong teams, managing OEM relationships, and delivering results across market cycles. CORE CAPABILITIES Industrial Leadership: End-to-end management of global industrial businesses, including R&D, manufacturing, and supply chains. Experience in complex B2B environments: partnerships (JV), M&A integrations and industrial unionized environments. Growth Transformation: Strong track record of growing businesses in both, emerging and mature businesses, thru key customer account management as well as large customer segmentation. Proven ability to lead turnarounds and transformations with focus on operational excellence to deliver entitled margins. Team & Organization Development: Build and lead international executive teams across functions and regions. Promote accountability, continuous improvement, and talent development in both corporate and shopfloor environments. International Business and Industry Relationship: Global leadership experience across Europe, North America, and Asia led to a strong industry network and ability to develop customer/partners relationships in international environments. Executive-level communication in four languages. INTERESTS Open to CEO and senior leadership opportunities in electronics and automotive from Europe, US and Asia and ready to lead cross-border teams in English, Spanish, French, or German.

Experience

  • General Manager & Senior VP at TE Connectivity
    Dec 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 7 mos

    Full P&L responsibility for the global electronic connectivity business unit serving industrial and commercial transportation: $1.6B annual revenue, 7 plants across 4 continents, 3 R&D centers, 5,500 employees, and a portfolio of 9,000 customers. Transformed the organization to maintain market leadership and high profits while navigating a severe down-market cycle.

  • Faurecia (16 yrs 10 mos)
    • General Manager & President, North America
      Jan 2020 - Dec 2021 · 2 yrs

      Full P&L for the North America region: $1.4B revenue, 10 plants, 4 R&D centers, 7,500 employees. Board member of JV between Faurecia NA and DMS, Detroit Manufacturing Systems (minority model). Managed complex unionized labor environments and intensive production operations including JVs, with focus on accelerating the profitability agenda through the COVID-19 pandemic and supply chain disruption.

    • General Manager & VP, Asia Pacific
      Mar 2018 - Jan 2020 · 1 yr 11 mos

      Full P&L for Asia Pacific: $300M revenue, 5 plants in India, Thailand, South Korea, and Vietnam, 4 R&D centers, 2,000 employees. Chairman of FHI (Faurecia-Howa JV, Japan) and Board member of FSIS (Faurecia-Summit JV, Thailand). Executed a full operational turn-around, reaching a sustained P&L profitability run rate at double digit while entering Japanese-OEM Keiretsu and expanding business in new regions like Vietnam, Korea and Thailand.

    • VP Global Account, FCA Group
      Aug 2015 - Mar 2018 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      Global accountability for the FCA Group account (now Stellantis): strategy, new business development, and series across all Faurecia divisions — Interiors, Acoustics, Seating and Exteriors. Grew the account from €500M to €2B through new platform wins, geographic expansion, and long-term customer partnership.

  • Cockpit Lead Engineer at SAS Automotive
    Mar 2001 - Mar 2005 · 4 yrs 1 mo

    Cockpit engineering lead for the Ford/Mazda/Volvo C1 global platform — one of the highest-volume automotive programs of that period. Career foundation in high-demand automotive engineering: design, validation, and series product development.

  • Program Quality Engineer at Faurecia
    Sep 1999 - Mar 2001 · 1 yr 7 mos

    Responsible for the Quality deliverables within Ford / Seat development programs as well as the ISO9001 Certification of the Tech Center.

  • Consultant Engineer at Ingecal
    Sep 1998 - Sep 1999 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Lean Manufacturing and Quality Systems consultancy services in the Industrial Electrical business