Didier Frot
General Manager and CEO, Industrial and Business
Background Summary
Senior Executive (graduate EDHEC business school + master « Consultant Expert »), strong international background, managing multicultural and multidisciplinary teams (MIDCAP), operating in automotive, industrial vehicles, off road vehicles and water supply sectors. Active member and former President of the ferrous foundries group (more than 100 companies among “Les Fondeurs de France” association).
Experience
- Current : Senior Executive ERG EUROPE
- CEO CF2M (105M€, 7 facilities, 1 in Poland, 1500 people, foundry + machining, listed at the Paris stock exchange)
- Deputy general manager in CF2M group in charge of sales, purchases, listing on the stock market, data system management and acquisitions
- Sales manager and data system manager in CF2M group
- Deputy director of CFFC plant (iron foundry for very high volumes)
Key Competencies
- Financial restructuring through usual and legal negotiations for M&A operations
- CEO : leadership, entrepreneurial spirit for development and restructuring
- Business development and multicultural change management (strategy, processes, people)
- Resources optimization and repositioning business
- Ability to good relationship with customers, suppliers, public services and local authorities.
Academics And Languages
- EDHEC business school (Lille 1980, FR) option medium size companies
- Master IPe Consultant Expert (Paris 2008, 300 hours of training)
- Bilingual English , French , Spanish , Italian
Professionnal Background
- ERG EUROPE Senior Executive Paris, FR since Nov. 2008
- CF2M CEO Le Blanc-Mesnil, FR (2002-2007)
- CF2M Deputy general manager Le Blanc-Mesnil, FR (1987-2002)
- CF2M Sales manager and IT manager Le Blanc-Mesnil, FR (1981-1987)
- CFFC Plant Deputy director Rochefort sur Mer, FR (1980-1981)