Sébastien manages the OPEX (Operational Excellence) deployment over 11 industrial sites, to achieve Servier’s Industry Division commitment on production costs targets. Focused on value added activities and change management, Sébastien operationally designs the Institute of Management for Performance Success (1st Servier internal LEAN Academy for managers). He supports international site change teams to deploy the Performance and Change Management techniques. With over 10 years in Chemical Development Sébastien is an expert in Chemical engineering. And with a cumulative experience of 7 years in Performance and site Steering committee, he is used to managing strategic road map building plans, as well as performance and change management topics, like LEAN 6 Sigma deployment, ORIL Industrie 2020 transformation road map and 1st internal LEAN Academy for Managers (IMPS).
Prior to joining Servier, Sébastien acquired versatile experience through almost one year in the GE Medical Systems production department (BUC France) and through another year in the Eastman Kodak Research & pilot center in Rochester (USA-NY). Sébastien then worked for 7 years as a Chemical process engineer in the Servier’s Industrial R&D Center in Normandy, where he managed all scale-up and process development studies for API crystallization and thermal process safety. He then lead this Process Engineering Department for another 3 years, before moving to the head of the office to manage OPEX.