Jean-Christophe Fritsch
Background Summary
- GM/Director In Operations, Purchasing, Bus. Dev.
- Activities developer & operational leader (from SME up to SBU’s), manager of high performing international teams, with experience acquired in automotive & equipment goods sectors, working for global leaders.
Experience
- Current : Co-founder of Workfly SAS and Senior Partner with ERG EUROPE
- Director Supply Base & Capacity Europe, HONEYWELL Garrett (TO $1.2 Billion)
- Director Purchasing Europe, STEELCASE STRAFOR (TO €450 M)
- Director HR Corporate and Group Quality, STEELCASE STRAFOR (TO €450 M)
- Director New Business Development, STEELCASE INC, USA (TO $3.5 Billion)
- Director Industrial and Plant Manager, STEELCASE STRAFOR (div.TO €300 M)
- Manager/Senior Manager Corporate Production Planning & Marketing, RENAULT SA
- Manager, FRITSCH SA (35 people, TO +50% & tripling net results in 3 years)
Key Competencies
- Business development and multi-cultural change management (strategy, processes, people)
- Results optimization: margin & profit, investments (large budgets) and business repositioning
- Structure and results improvements (P&L responsibility Plants, Operations & Purchasing, HR)
- Hand-on leader, with clients and results focus, entrepreneurial spirit
Academics And Languages
- CEDEP INSEAD, « MBA GM Program », in continuing education (18 months), Fontainebleau
- Post Graduate BA, 3rd cycle ISG, Institut Supérieur de Gestion de Paris
- Graduate Master Engineer ENIB, Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Belfort
- Bilingual English / French, good German knowledge
Professionnal Background
- Honeywell Garrett Brussels, Be (2000-2001)
- Steelcase Strafor (Europe) Strasbourg, Fr (1990-2000)
- Detached At Steelcase Inc Grand Rapids, Mi, Usa (1993-1996)
- Renault Sa Boulogne Billancourt, Fr (1984-1990)
- Ets Fritsch Sa, Sme Family Bus. Colmar, Fr (1981-1984)
Other
- Motivated by competitive and innovative sectors : automotive and aerospace