Thierry Protas

Traceability, Serialisation, Aggregation and Brand Protection Expert, I am helping OEMs to create and develop their commercial network and activity and supporting end users to define their strategy to implement erialisation / Aggregation projects. I spent more the last 30 years in areas like Automation, Industrial Printers, Brand protection, Serialization/Track&Trace, in different managing positions, like Marketing and Commercial Dpt, Business Development or even SBU manager and finally VP.

I'm promoting inspection systems, serialisation and aggregation solutions for Pharmaceutical, Cropscience and Cosmetics sectors within Europe, from Iceland to Israel. I have over 20 years experience in the Pharmaceutical equipment industry, specifically on automation, printing, serialisation and aggregation. I am regularly in touch with different organisms like GS1 or EFPIA to be aware about market trends.

Arjowiggins Security proposes and develops security solutions to protect brands and products against: - Anti-counterfeit. - Anti-falsification. - Anti-diversion. and based on: - Packaging Security features. - Traceability. - Tamper evidence.

Business Development Manager Pharma Europe My responsibilities include Global Account Management function for several key Pharmaceutical customers and National Account Management for other key customers. I am instrumental in driving Domino’s serialization strategy and benchmarking activities specifically for DataMatrix printing and grading and have been intimately involved in the Serialization and RFID pilots of 2 top Pharma companies.

I joined Domino Group as Laser Sales Manager for Domino France, to develop this technology on different sectors. I have been for 3 years the Pharmaceutical specialist for Domino France within Domino Group organisation, put in place and managed a sales force of Pharmaceutical specialists for 2 years until I left Domino France to promote Laser technology within Domino Distribution Network, where I was in charge of Europe, French Speaking Africa and Latin America.

My last position within IFM was Sales Manager for two different expert sale teams, Pharmaceutical Industry and Automotive Industry. I defined commercial strategy for each market in relation with marketing Dpt and manufacture, to create, develop, introduce and promote specific ranges by market. I directly managed 9 peoples. I put in place several stock consignments on customer sites, like via EDI orders, invoices, to reduce purchasing costs.