Pierre Delbarre

Manager

Global management of the Materials Engineering group over 4 regions (Europe, US, South America, Asia Pacific) New material development, from initial concept to industrial launch - Defintion of strategic partnerships Intellectual Property technical management (Confidentiality agreements / development agreements / patent filing coordination with Patent Attorney / Patent maintenance) Root cause analysis - Field failure mitigation

Manage materials strategy for the Company. Technical supervision of the Injection molding plant (hard luggage manufacturing) and of the Thermoforming unit (luxury hard luggage manufacturing) - implementation of task groups to revisit material selection and processing conditions to generate savings New material definition and development Technical innovation programs, resulting in 5 active patents Technical management of Intellectual Property - Patent filing and maintenance

Technical development of PVC additives (impact modifiers, heat stabilizers) for building applications (window profiles, water drain pipes & fittings) Supervision of the analytical lab associated with the application (7 persons)

Management of the application lab for APPRYL, a JV between BP CHemicals and Elf Atochem, producing PP. Technical responsibility of materials evaluation programs in coordination with Development Engineers. Coordination with central Research Laboratories of the Group (Elf Atochem)

In charge of a research program on "Dimensional precision and stability of injection molded parts" Definition of practical guidelines for designers on injection molding process and parameters

Internal molded stresses in injection molded parts advanced injection molding process (closed loop cycle on in mold pressure sensors) Analytical methods for plastic evaluation Advanced DMA testing

Generic Engineering studies, including: - material resistance - plastic materials - design & construction rules, generic and applied to plastics - Rheology - Processing technologies - Management