Alain Bayart

• Manage the Demand Planning depart. for Benelux, France, Iberia & North Africa • Focus on Customer Satisfaction, cost & investment efficiency (ROCE) and productivity • S&OP implementation and management to reach the best customer satisfaction level in the most efficient way ACHIEVEMENTS: •Team management, 10 direct reports in 4 countries (team building & development) •Meet the budget targets for investments and costs with > 5% of savings per year •Sustainable improvement of the customer satisfaction KPIs

• Manage the local/regional assets to enable the market strategies and optimize related financial objectives • Lead the stock transfer program, the management of unutilized stocks and the stock level optimization projects • Support CAPEX planning and controlling for Gases Distribution Equipment in Europe

• Lead projects aiming to improve productivity, capability, safety and quality of production sites in FR and BLX • Participate in projects “Products portfolio optimization” and “Product service offer” • Coordinate & implement the HPO program (High Performance Organization) in France

Management of a cross functional activity. Linked to Operations department and Pharmaceutical department but also to sales and marketing activities. Management of a small team (3 persons) and several outsourced activities.

- HPO = High Performance Organisation - Methodology implementation with local organisation - Program reporting for the GBU - Collaboration with FiCo dept. to assess the impacts of each project - Project CPO/PSO (Cylinder portfolio optimization / Product service offer) for Linde Healthcare France - Project "Cylinder stock management" for Linde Healthcare France

Lead and execute local and global BOP (Best Operational Practices) on production activities Technique and processes optimization (for the filling facilities and for cylinder assets)

Key user on SAP modules SD, MM & PP In charge of the french HC master data (products & individual cylinders) Specification of the functionalities linked to pharmaceutical traceability (ICC) of the SAP/InTouch system Pharmaceutical validation of the system

Test and specification of the tools intended to manage the gas and cylinders traceability (in compliance with the legislation). Management of IT suppliers User trainings

Working for : • ALCON LABORATORIES as Consultant in Production & Logistic processes (2002) • BACARDI as IT Project Manager (1999 to 2001) • TOTAL / ANTARGAZ as IT Project Manager (1996 to 1998)

Specialization in Engineering Mathematics : Consulting, Management & Financial Engineering