Thierry Sedbon

Manufacture and market production management software, equipment and consumables dedicated to printers. - With a structurally sharp declining market, with high prices erosion, we stood out with a high value-added sale allowing us to outperform the market (+20% in price without loss of market share). - Restructuring the company several times. Through adapted social dialogue, we have managed to reduce the workforce while keeping the remaining employees highly motivated. Our margin good results enabled us to preserve the employment better than in the rest of Europe. 2014 to October 2023: Managing Director and Sales Director - Representative in France of Agfa Graphics NV. Results: improvement in profitability (4.7 points higher than the European average), maintenance of market shares. - Splitting the company into two : the commercial part into a branch of a Belgian company and the production plant into a limited company. - Relocation of the back office in Poland. In 6 years, we went from 95 people to 70 in the French branch. - In 2021, the position of Sales Director became predominant. Management of three regional sales managers to a smaller sales team directly. Management key customers. - In 2022 the offset part was sold to an investment fund, the company was renamed Eco3. 25 people were transferred. 2011 to 2014: Chairman of the Management Board of Agfa Gevaert SA - Two establishments: sales subsidiary (Paris) and production plant (Lille). - Responsible for the company's P&L and social relations. - The price war forced us to restructure the factory from 310 people to 240 and the commercial structure from 145 people to 95. 2006 to 2011: Sales and Marketing Director France. Member of the Executive Board. Results: 50% profitability improvement. - Implementation of a vast plan to raise prices after 15 years of deflation. - Acceleration of the structural crisis triggered by the 2009 recession, leading to a drastic adaptation of structures.