Christophe Parent

Past

Group Continuous Improvement Director at FAIVELEY
Managing Director - France at FAIVELEY
Operations Director Group at SAB WABCO

Managing Director France at SAB WABCO
Operations Manager at VALEO
Sales Manager at GEC Plessey Semiconductors
Manufacturing Manager at THOMSON

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Education

Ecole supérieure d'Ingénieurs en Génie électrique

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Industry

Automotive

Websites

Christophe Parent’s Summary

Experienced General Manager, investor, I'm currently looking for LBO acquisition of an Industrial Company in France.

Business experience:

Different expériences of General Management in Operations, Sales and Engineering + experience as Operations Director in an International Group + experience as Managing Director of the french subsidiary of that Group.

Markets experience:
6 years in electronic industry,
9 years in the automotive industry ,
6 years in railway equipment industry.

Network:
See professional details on www.christopheparent.com
I'm also using Viadeo network in France:
http://www.viadeo.com/fr/profile/christophe.parent3

Christophe Parent’s Specialties:

Lean Manufacturing, Restructuring, Change Management

Christophe Parent’s Experience

Group Continuous Improvement Director

FAIVELEY

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Business Supplies and Equipment industry)

October 2005 — April 2007 (1 year 7 months)
Managing Director - France

FAIVELEY

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Business Supplies and Equipment industry)

September 2004 — September 2005 (1 year 1 month)

Main customers : Alstom, Bombardier, Siemens, SNCF, RATP
Operations Director Group

SAB WABCO

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Business Supplies and Equipment industry)

December 2003 — August 2004 (9 months)

Sab Wabco was sold by Vestar to Faiveley in 2004 (LBO)
Managing Director France

SAB WABCO

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Business Supplies and Equipment industry)

July 2001 — November 2003 (2 years 5 months)
Operations Manager

VALEO

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Automotive industry)

July 1993 — June 2001 (8 years )

main customers: Peugeot, Renault, Volvo, Toyota, Nissan, Citroen, Mercedes, Volkswagen
Sales Manager

GEC Plessey Semiconductors

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

July 1990 — June 1993 (3 years )

company also known with name: Marconi Electronic Devices or GEC Plessey Semiconductors, GEC or General Electric Company
main customers: Dassault, Alcatel, Matra, Thomson, Thales, Philips,
Manufacturing Manager

THOMSON

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

February 1987 — June 1990 (3 years 5 months)

company Thomson became Tekelec Temex

Christophe Parent’s Education

Ecole supérieure d'Ingénieurs en Génie électrique

Physics 1985 — 1987

ESIGELEC

Activities and Societies:

SFEN ( Société Française d'energie Nucléaire)
Bureau des Elèves

Additional Information

Christophe Parent’s Websites:

Christophe Parent’s Interests:

new technology, investing

Christophe Parent’s Groups:

PRESIDENT OF AINRA (2003 - 2007) - Association of the managing directors of the 16 major industrial companies in Amiens representing 10,000 employees total in Amiens industrial area. ( AJINOMOTO EUROLYSINE - AMIENS INJECTION – AUTOMOTIVE SAS - ATX – AUBINE ONYX – CARBONE LORRAINE - CYCLAM - DUNLOP - FAIVELEY - GOODYEAR - JPR – NESTLE PURINA - PLASTIC OMNIUM - PROCTER & GAMBLE - VALEO - WHIRLPOOL) Monthly meetings, benchmarks, lobbying in security, environmental, economical and social areas., CRA