Dipl.-Ing. Philippe Cotier

Co-management of the company (turnover: 15 M€) - In charge of: - Flows (purchasing, supply chain, logistics, distribution) - Products (development, industrialization, subcontracting, manufacturing supervision) - Financial and management data (P&L, budget, sales, KPI, prices, competition) - Documents (contracts, specifications, technical files, clinical studies) - Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS - Turnover multiplied by 4 in 8 years

Management of 4 departments (20 employees) - Global direct and indirect purchasing and procurement - Manufacturing methods - Quality of products - Facilities of the manufacturing plant in St Denis MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS - Launched 2 000 new tableware, crystal, linen and silver objects (branded Christofle, Dior and Lacroix) - Relocated some purchases to Europe decreasing the Total Cost of Ownership - Delocalized the headquarter to Switzerland outsourcing logistics

Management of 10 buyers over 6 countries to handle 300 Million $ expenses MAIN ACHIEVEMENT - Implemented a cost saving system based on project management (six sigma) resulting in 30 Million $ savings

- Global Contract Manager - ALCATEL ALSTHOM (97/98 - France) - Purchasing and supply chain reengineering Consultant - ALCATEL ITALIA (96/97 - Italy) - Purchasing Marketing & Technology Manager - ALCATEL TELSPACE (92/96 - France) - Purchasing Quality expert - ALCATEL THOMSON FAISCEAUX HERTZIENS (90/92 - France) - Direct Purchasing Deputy Manager - ALCATEL THOMSON FAISCEAUX HERTZIENS (90/92 - France)