Jean-Christophe Fritsch

General Manager, Operations, Industrial, Purchasing

Background Summary

Senior Executive (MS Engineer+MBA), strong international background, with a broad track record in management and development (Small and Large Firms, in automotive and equipment goods sectors for global leaders)

Experience

• Current : MD France ERG EUROPE & Mission Director BORGWARNER TS (TO €1.5 Billion)
• 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, Fontainebleau (1989)
• ISG 3rd cycle, Post Graduate BA, Institut Supérieur de Gestion de Paris (1980)
• ENIB, Graduate Master Engineer, Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Belfort (1978)
• Bilingual English / French, good German

Professionnal Background

• BORGWARNER TURBOS SYSTEMS Kirchheimbolanden, GER, (5 contracts full time with ERG Europe) and Oroszlany, HU (2006-2008)
• ERG EUROPE Paris, FR (since 2004)
• HONEYWELL GARRETT Brussels, Be (2000-2001)
• STEELCASE STRAFOR (Europe) Strasbourg, Fr (1990-2000)
• Detached At STEELCASE INC Grand Rapids, Mi, Usa (1993-1996)
• RENVAULT SA Boulogne Billancourt, Fr (1984-1990)
• Ets FRITSCH Sa, SME Family Bus. Colmar, Fr (1981-1984)

Nota

• Selected to present the results of one ERG/BWTS Business Case at the Private Equity Exchange annual Forum in November 2007. (http://www.private-equity-exchange.com)