Benoît SCHLUMBERGER

Antolin ($5B revenues) Executive Committee member.
Headed 4 BUs (injection molding, headliners, lighting, electronics) in Asia. Full P&L responsibility of +$1B in revenues operating in 6 countries, 35 plants, JIT & R&D centers, +4000 employees.
Received in 2023 the prestigious award HR Asia Best company to work for.
Board member of 4 JVs
Spearheaded strategy to double revenues in Asia within 5 years, securing new business with BYD, Tesla, Xpeng, Mahindra, Tata Motors. Established 1 plant each in China, India and Thailand with associated investment, hiring and revenues growth.
Optimized purchasing & manufacturing, delivering double digit yearly profit growth beating budget
Transformed the group by leveraging Asia (sourcing, manufacturing, engineering, innovation).

Executive Committee member of Motions Technology global business unit and of ITT Asia Pacific.
Led automotive & railway BUs +$200M in revenues, 3 plants & 2 R&D centers +700 people.
Grew market share by concentrating on fast-growing automotive braking customers and developing innovative, best value for money tailored products for the Chinese market. Enhanced capacity with additional dynos and presses.
Improved quality significantly to become best in class in railway business benchmarking auto BU, working with customers and suppliers leading to 100% revenues increase.
Delivered record high EBIT margins with outstanding quality, ~100% OTD and tripling purchasing savings acting as Purchasing Director.

Executive Committee Member og GM Korea and GM International more than 20B$ of revenues.
Managed planning teams (product, manufacturing, research) (70+ people, 10+ nationalities)
Designed GMK restructuring with significant yearly profit improvement through implementation of cost reduction measures (first ever auto plant closure in Korea, headcount reduction), new product & revamped plant with public funding.
Launched all new winning products off one architecture, boosting sales and increasing profit. Chairman of the board of GMUZ Powertrain JV.

Supervised all the GM planning teams (product planning, economic, industry, carline forecasting and CI) across Europe for Opel Vauxhall, Cadillac and Chevrolet.
Redesigned product portfolio enabling higher pricing and volume; collaborated with PSA reducing capex and engineering costs, enabling Opel return to profitability.

Supervised economic, industry, carline forecasting and competitive intelligence teams across Europe for Opel Vauxhall, Cadillac and Chevrolet.
Championed & oversaw for Opel CEO the execution of 10-year comprehensive strategic plan addressing all functions (purchasing, manufacturing, engineering, sales) & all profit improvement levers (product, brand, pricing, SG&A).

Improved carline profitability for current and future products by working with development teams and sales organization to optimize price, volume, material cost, engineering expenses and capex.

Established a big data model & process to adjust production to optimum stock level at dealers based on day supply. Sizeable yearly profit improvement due to lower sales incentive.

Led team of +30 people in 13 countries ensuring flawless launches, 100% OTD & quality
Achieved global savings of +4% yearly by proactively restructuring supply (60% fewer suppliers) ensuring optimum capacity utilization at suppliers creating a win-win

Coordinated global cross-functional teams (Engineering, Design, Marketing, Finance, Production). Supervised the architecture and product definition process.
Delivered the first GM global architecture and an improved product plan (multi $B investment) for Opel, Chevrolet, & Buick with multi $B incremental profit worldwide.

Increased profit through cost reduction by outsourcing to Caterpillar Logistics GM German parts warehouses and dealer standards revision.
Optimized inventories with big data IT tool.

Created GM-AvtoVAZ-EBRD JV in Russia driving segment leadership and a yearly profit increase of +$100M leveraging public funding.
Assisted in unwinding the Fiat relationship working with consulting firm, investment bankers and reporting to GM senior management.
Contributed to turnaround activities of GM in Europe with meaningful cost reductions achieved.
Initiated recycling (ESG) strategy & organization mitigating very high financial risk.

Oversaw Astra Coupe & Cabrio developed & produced by Bertone (no GM upfront investment).
Pioneered 1st Meriva off optimum architecture developed jointly with GM Brazil. Segment leader with innovative seat concept & best value for money leading to a significant yearly incremental profit

Projects for following industries: Chemical, Heavy Equipment, Energy & Transportation, R&D Strategies