Pierre Lebrun

VP R&D | CTO | General Manager of BU

Greater Paris Metropolitan Region

About

As Senior Executive, I foster business development and company performance, in Industrial and international organisation, leading R&D and Product Marketing or BU General Management: - Business development, R&D and complex Project Management (multi-disciplinary, system approach, multi-sites, Low Cost Countries usage), committed to customers. Pilote unit price and R&D costs. - International leadership: operate a global range of customer and team cultures worldwide. - General Management of Business Unit (P&L 150M€, 4500p) in a results-oriented and caring way, convinced that our leadership is essential to inspire and meet our challenges - Product Marketing, Technology and Product strategy Expert, in a large innovative product portfolio, based on a strong background in electronics, embedded software and complex systems. Graduated with Electrical Engineering Master's Degree from SUPELEC and General Management from CEDEP (INSEAD Fontainebleau).

Experience

  • Global Electronic Product Line Director at FORVIA
    Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Senior Advisory Consultant at Roland Berger
    Sep 2024 - Jan 2025 · 5 mos

  • Valeo (22 yrs 8 mos)
    • CTO | R&D Director Operations - Powertrain Business Group
      Jan 2022 - Sep 2024 · 2 yrs 9 mos

      Waiting position. Head of the Engineering transversal organisation for PTS (Turn Over 6B€). Director of PFA (Auto Professional Organisation) Power Electronics, orchestrating French automotive industry initiatives.

    • VP R&D | Vice President Group Central Engineering | General Manager of the BU | CEO
      Sep 2015 - Dec 2021 · 6 yrs 4 mos

      General Manager (CEO) of the Central Engineering BU (4500p, P&L 150Md€), providing Technologies and Engineering services worldwide. - Accomplished a massive growth, from 1000 hc to 4300 hc in 6 years. Completed creation of a Greenfield technical center in India (1500p end of 2021). - Direct report to Valeo Executive Committee Member - Engaged and committed teams around a vision & clear objectives, reducing turnover - Organisation: Completed redesign of financial reporting to improve efficiency measurement. VP in charge of Corporate Engineering transversal organisation: - Technology and standardization road maps - Development Process and tools, Quality for Valeo Group. - Disciplines piloted: Systems, vehicle architecture, Software, Cybersecurity, IA, Safety, Hardware&EMC, Mechatronics, Tools, Quality...

    • CTO | GM | R&D and Product Marketing Director - Powertrain Electronics Product Group
      Mar 2012 - Sep 2015 · 3 yrs 7 mos

      Supervised the Product Roadmaps (Product Marketing, Innovation,IP) and led R&D (from competition phase, design, to manufacturing): Products: Inverters, DC/DC, Engine ECU, e-Power Steering, On Board Charger and e-Driven Compressor - Successful introduction on the hydrid & Electric vehicle market of the new generation of products for 12v/48v and HV. Great commercial success that has put Valeo in a leading position for these markets (Europe, Asia, US) and contributed to the creation of JV Valeo Siemens in 2016. - Increase significantly LCC contribution, reducing HCC subcontracting and globally R&D costs. - M&A: Contributed to the acquisition and integration of Eltek Norway company (Chargers). - General Manager of the Cergy site (850p).

  • Technical and Industrial Director at Tekelec Temex
    2000 - 2002 · 2 yrs

    Responsible for industrialisation, purchasing, logistics, maintenance and IT: Products: Ultra stable oscillator electronic components for Telecom and Space industries. - Fully redesigned the product industrialisation improving the efficiency of diversity management. - Conducted the complete plant re-layout for production and logistics.

  • Program Manager at EADS Sodern
    1994 - 2000 · 6 yrs

    Space and Nuclear domains. Led the development of the CNA (Continuous Neutron Analyzer), the Worldwide first system able to analyse raw material composition (~ 10 tons / min), without sampling, based on pulsed neutron interrogation. - Manage a multidisciplinary development team in partnership with a German Company (cement) leading to this world premiere and the creation of this new activity for SODERN. Before, Hardware design Leader: - Created an innovative high speed spectrum analyser for photo scintillator (key bricks of the in CNA). - Hardware design Leader of an ECU for the HELIOS 2 satellite. - Designed various electronic systems for Space equipments, - “Scientifique du contingent”: Designed a mixed ASIC CCD driver for space camera (used on the Spot 5 and Helios 2 satellites).