La Léchère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
- Over 40 years of international experience in Material Science - In different industries: Ceramics, Alumina, Carbon and Graphite and at different positions: R&D, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Customer Tech. Service, Applications Engineering, Product Management and eventually Sales. - I have developed skills in cross-functional relationships & proficiency in New Business and New Applications Developments.
Retired on January 1st, 2026 after more than 40 years in the industry, in particular 32 years in the Graphite Industry at different positions : Quality, Process Control, Applications Engineering, Customer Tech Service, Product Management and Sales.
Carbone Savoie is a global leader in the manufacturing of Carbon and Graphite Solutions for the lining of the Aluminum Pots. (http://www.carbone-savoie.fr/en/company/) My mission is the technical support to the Operations and Sales to develop new graphite materials for other applications and industries and grow the business.
www.graftech.com GrafTech is a global company, 2nd largest in the carbon and graphite industry with $ 1.5 B sales revenue, operating since 125 years, with 3000 employees worldwide. Customer Technical Service Management and Development of New Applications at Existing or New Customers for Advanced Graphite Materials. Successfully participated as technical leader in the development of new key accounts, at different international locations, in particular for the solar silicon applications.
Customer Technical Service for Advanced Graphite Materials at international locations for various applications as diverse as Siderurgy, Refractories, Continuous Casting, Electrolysis of Non Ferrous, Solar Silicon, Semiconductors, Heat Treatments, Oil drilling, Nuclear, Chemical Engineering, Aerospace, C/C composites, ... Also supported the Asia Pacific Team at a few major Solar Silicon Customers in China.
Carbone Savoie is a leading producer of Carbon and Graphite Cathodes and Linings for Al smelters. Reporting to the Quality Assurance Mgr, as Continuous Improvement Eng. I was in charge of New Products and New Processes Industrialisation, and leaded Continuous Improvement Actions such as the reduction of rejection rate. Also internal auditor of the compliance with the Quality Assurance standard ISO 9001.