Christophe GRAPPIN

Senior Executive Interim & Turnaround Manager

Salaire / Taux journalier

Lyon, France

Freelance, ouvert au CDI

Langues

AllemandAnglaisFrançaisJaponaisPortugais

À propos

Introduction

Executive Turnaround & Performance CEO with 12+ years transforming struggling companies into profitable operations. Achieved +50% productivity gains and sustainable EBITDA growth across manufacturing, steel, and industrial sectors. Specialized in operational excellence, restructuring, and crisis management for rapid business recovery.

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Expérience de travail

Executive Interim & Turnaround Manager: Managing Director, COO, CRO, CEO

Managers en Mission - Management de transition & Réseau de managers de transition

janv. 2013 - juil. 2025

12 ans 7 mois

Executive Turnaround Manager • Build & implement Industrial & commercial strategies to come back to sustainable business & benefits. • Operations Management. (up to 1000p) • P&L piloting and EBITDA growth. (+20%) • Make or buy optimizations • Continuous improvement Defining & deploying (Lean Manufacturing, TPM).(+25% productivity) • KPIs defining & implementing. • Cascading from global company vision to shopflor missions and objectives. • Industrial optimisation (equipments, resources, methods) & productivity growth. • Synergies between Manufacturing Plants implementation. • Industrial transfer per product lines. • Growth development & commercial strategy defining. • Factories closing & social partners (unions) negotiating.

Deputy Managing Director Works of Art Engineered Structures

Eiffage Métal

sept. 2023 - déc. 2024

1 an 4 mois

78140 Vélizy-Villacoublay, France

Definition and implementation of a plan to come back to sustainable benefits 5 axes: 1° Safety Behavior. 2° Re organisation and restructuring. 3° Efficient Methodologies establishment. 4° Industrial Tools and Means optimisation/investments including Make or Buy. 5° Business Strategy re-definition. Cherry on TOP: Audit of the Global Eiffage Metal REX process and definition of realignment and improvements solutions

Industrial Performances Director

Erasteel

janv. 2022 - déc. 2022

1 an

03600 Commentry, France

Steel Metalurgy Erasteel Commentry +50 % productivity within 8 months. Back to sustainable positive Ebitda. Preparation before sale.

Managing Director & COO EMEAI

Chromalox

janv. 2019 - déc. 2020

2 ans

Région de Paris, France

• Ensure we meet customer commitments and shipments targets, • Create a stronger sense of cross functional team working, • Improve connection to the wider Chromalox organization dependent on France, • Develop a plan to improve performance in a sustainable way for the future growth of Chromalox in the EMEAI region. • Develop new sustainable business model based on high value products and outsource lowest one's. • Restructure and resize the company to optimize product costs and to improve EBITDA: Social plan ended after negotiations with Unions, & gouvernemental instances such DIRRECTE, Labor Inspector, Area Governor, Local Politicians.

ABB

avr. 2016 - déc. 2018

2 ans 9 mois

69340 Francheville, France

Country COO Electrification Products Installation Products (ABB/EPIP)

sept. 2016 - déc. 2018

2 ans 4 mois

69340 Francheville, France

Business Unit Installation Product (EPIP) Electrification Products Division. Turnaround Management Defining & implementing new industrial strategy. Creating synergies between Manufacturing Plants. Customer satisfaction improvement (OTD from 55% to 89%). Business growth by new products industrialization. Psycho-social risks eradication. Negotiation with work council. One Factory closure and transfer to Hungary (per family range). Revitalization of the factory that is closing.

Local Business Unit Manager EPIP

avr. 2016 - oct. 2016

7 mois

Piloting Optimization of industrial operations in France Plant director of several units and Managing Director of some French subsidiaries. Establishing long term developpment strategies. Michael Page Interim Management Mission.

Owner & CEO

Business Performance Solutions by CGN

janv. 2012 - juil. 2018

6 ans 7 mois

69340 Francheville, France

Propose to customer dedicated Solutions & Methodologies to improve Business & Industrial Processes & Performances. This include also Change Management training. Dedicated customers: -Automotive industries (Goodyear, AKEBONO brakes, etc...) -Parmaceutical & Cosmetics industries (SPPH, Pfizer, Merk, ...) -Packaging (Tetra Pak, Artenius, ...) -High Tech (Milliken USA...) -Food industries (Danone, Perrier, Coca Cola...) -Chemistry & plasturgy - Electrical Industries (ABB)

Lecturer

CCI France

mars 2012 - déc. 2017

5 ans 10 mois

Dijon Area, France

Operationnal Excellence Lecturer. Change Managment Lecturer.

Master Continuous Improvement Consultant

Akebono Brake CorporationFreelance

janv. 2016 - mai 2016

5 mois

Lille Area, France

Piloting & Implementing Industrial & Technical PDCA to build Tomorrow Excellence Performances in Brake industry. Auditing, SWOT analysing, PDCA proposing to improve Global Intrustry Performances

Performance Solutions Master Certified Operationnal Excellence Practictionner & Consultant

Performance Solutions By MillikenFreelance

août 2014 - août 2015

1 an 1 mois

Spartanburg, Caroline du Sud, États-Unis

Helping customers to come back to sustainable benefits by implementation of Plant Optimization Process (including training, coaching, following-up) ie: manufacturing clients to teach and deploy Performance Systems that improve operational performance -Safety, Quality, Cost, Employee involvement and satisfaction. Deploying a robust Performance System is implemented through a high level of employee engagement, a TPM basis, and a focus on eliminating losses. The implementation approach is a strong Change Management methodology which helps to transform the organization.

Entrepreneur

none

janv. 2010 - déc. 2012

3 ans

companies with financial difficulties acquisition • Targets identification (35 audits realized, 2 compagnies selected). • Analyzing Improvements axes. • Analyzing competitors positioning. • Looking for shareholders. • Business Plan Definition; Financial project and files creation. • Acquisitions. • Turnaround & Re-Sale.


Formation

ABB-gymnasiet

Safety Master Class

KEDGE Business School

Global Executive MBA, B.A.

Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs Sud Alsace

Management de la Sécurité Site SEVESO 2 seuil haut et Nucléaire

Roger Milliken Center (South Carolina, USA)

MPS Practitioner (Operational Excellence)

IFP School

Polytech Nancy

Master of Science - MS

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

TETRA PAK University (Lund, SWEEDEN)

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