Olivier Seneca

Global Executive | VP GM | P&L Owner | Growth & Strategic Transformation | Team Development & Leadership

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

About

Optimist Entrepreneur. Reimagine team leadership. Visionary Leader. Create customer experiences. Full P&L owner. Proven track records in executive leadership roles. Ensure company profitable growth. Executive general management, with diverse experience in Strategy, Product, Marketing, Engineering, Finance, Operations and Transformation.

Experience

  • Tenneco (Hybrid)
    • Vice President and General Manager
      Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

      Vice President & General Manager for Tenneco DRIV (Apollo PE), with full P&L accountability of near $1B revenue. Leading a 2,100 people organization across Europe, Middle East and Africa, including manufacturing plants, distribution network, and commercial operations, serving a broad customer base across the automotive sector. Responsible for driving profitable growth, strengthening market leadership, and accelerating transformation in a rapidly evolving industry. Focus on execution excellence, customer-centricity, and operational performance. Operating in a private equity environment, with strong emphasis on value creation, performance improvement, and delivery of sustainable results. Driving alignment across diverse teams and markets, building high-performance culture, and developing leadership capabilities across the organization.

    • Vice President Transformation
      Apr 2024 - Feb 2026 · 1 yr 11 mos

      Office Strategic Execution - Lead Performance Solutions OE ($4B) transformation and execution for 5 divisions (Braking, Suspension, NVH, System Protection and Champion Ignition) in four continents, with substantial EBITDA impact triple digit $Million run-rate transformation impact and triple % above initial target - Champion values and mindset to Win: Simplify, Velocity and Execution - Define and execute AM growth roadmap - Build, coach and scale cross functional growth team

    • Vice President Strategy, Product and Business Development - Global
      Apr 2023 - Apr 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Reimagining customer experience as VP Strategy, Product & Business Growth at Tenneco

  • Vice President Global Customer Business Unit at DRiV Incorporated
    May 2018 - Sep 2020 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    Leadership OEMs Light Vehicle Regions covered India, EMEA, Asia and South America. Scope: Product, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Program Management, Purchasing, Quality, Finance

  • Tenneco (11 yrs)
    • Executive Director Strategy, Product & Engineering
      Apr 2017 - Apr 2018 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Team Leadership - Vision & Strategy - Product Management - Drive Innovation & Continuous Improvement - Strategic Product Roadmap - Go To Market Strategy - Growth and Profitability - Product & Engineering processes Category Management - Communication - Brand - Pricing - Customer centric - KPIs -

    • Director Engineering & Marketing EMEA
      Sep 2015 - Apr 2017 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Team Leadership - Drive Innovation - Continuous Improvement - Engineering Management - Technology & Product Strategy roadmap - Risk Management - Engineering Process - Investment & Budget. Marketing 4Ps Product Price Promotion Place Strategy - Market Intelligence - Communication Strategy and Positioning - Brand Strategy - Product Launch and Event - Digital deployment - Customer Engagement

    • Director Customer Business Unit OES & Offhighway
      Jan 2013 - Sep 2015 · 2 yrs 9 mos

  • Strategy Consultant at A.T. Kearney Spin-off
    Sep 2004 - May 2007 · 2 yrs 9 mos

  • Analyst at Carat
    Oct 2003 - Sep 2004 · 1 yr