Richard Sabatier

About

Fields of expertise: - Industrial Tapes - Industrial Adhesives - Automotive Adhesives - Rubber to Substrate Adhesives - Electronic Adhesives - Automotive After Market adhesives - Thermal management - Bonding, Assembly - Potting - Coating Technical Competencies: - Chemical engineer - Technical Service Engineer - Application development Marketing competencies - Product Management, product launch - Market Management - Market strategy Sales management competencies - Planning, goal setting - Commercial strategy development and implementation - Distribution strategy development and implementation - P&L management Process management competencies - Certified 6 sigma Black-belt Management competencies - Leadership - Servant manager - Delivering results - Data driven - Challenging Status quo - Communication skills - Interpersonal Skills - Driving KPI

Experience

• Global Head of Sales and Marketing - Chemicals for Surface Protection and Repair Solutions at REMA TIP TOP AG
  Aug 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

• LORD Corporation, A Part of Parker Hannifin (16 yrs 6 mos)
  • Head of Sales, Customer Service and Technical Service - EMEA - Elastomer Processing Materials
    Jul 2022 - Aug 2024 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    Lead all sales and commercial support groups of the division.

  • EMEA Sales and Marketing Senior Manager - Elastomer Processing Material Division
    Nov 2019 - Sep 2022 · 2 yrs 11 mos

    Lead EPM European Sales and Marketing team Objectives - Deliver and exceed Division Sales and Profit objectives - Manage and Grow opportunity pipeline - Convert opportunity pipelines into sales - Develop Team and People competencies Markets: - Automotive - Industry - Rubber Products: - Adhesives - Coating

  • Manager - APS Business Unit - Assembly and Protection Solution
    Jan 2018 - Nov 2019 · 1 yr 11 mos

    Lead APS European Business Unit Objectives - Manage Sales, Technical Service and Business Development team - Meet sales objectives - Manage opportunity pipeline and convert pipelines into sales - Contribute to Lord corporation development in Europe - Develop employee competencies Markets: - Automotive - Electronic - Industry - Automotive aftermarket Products: - Adhesives - Thermally conductive adhesives and potting products

• 3M (11 yrs 1 mo)
  • European Business unit leader
    2005 - 2008 · 3 yrs

  • Full time Certified Six Sigma Black belt
    2003 - 2005 · 2 yrs

  • European Product manager
    2000 - 2003 · 3 yrs

• Technical Service Enginner at 3M
  1993 - 1996 · 3 yrs