Michel Becker

MICHEL BECKER


Address: France
Phone : +33 629 53 44 13
Email : michelbecker@hotmail.com

KEY SKILLS

 Leadership, Managerial and Communication skills
 Japanese culture oriented
 Autonomy, Energetic and Positive thinking, Mobility
 Long time experience in Automotive industry (17 years)
 Knowledge of Languages (French, Spanish, English, German, Portuguese)

EXPERIENCE

Valeo Group Company mission: Design, manufacturing and sales of commodities for OEM, OES, IAM

02/12- today - WW Dual Clutch Product Line Director

05/11-02/12 - Managing Director, Valeo Clutch France

05/08-05/11 Valeo Transmissions, Spain
Division Managing Director – 350 Hc
2008 : Sales 58 m€ , O.M 8% , Net 1% , cash 5 m€ despite social plan (58 hc - 5mE)
2010 : Sales 61 m€, 19.3% O.M , 14% Net, 11.8 m€ cash – 0 PPB , 98% CS , 0 Warranty issue.
Main learning : Social/unions management – P&L, Crisis management in difficult context
Main skills used : Leadership- Openness & Flexibility-Result , Customer and Standard oriented- Quality first, Kaizen and Permanente presence on shopfloor ( Gemba )

07/03-04/08 TOYOTA Head Office – Official Valeo Group Leader, Belgium
Valeo Group Quality and Project Launch Support Director
Member of the Toyota Executive Committee TEAM (Toyota European Association of Manufacturers)
Representing Valeo Group at Toyota Europe & “Toyota Ambassador” for (30) Valeo plants
Managing activities Quality ( PPM, DPM, Warranty) , Project , Cost and Sales
Teaching-coaching “ Toyota Way – Quality Culture Change ”
Main achievement : after 3 years, best Tier2 in Europe with a Total Quality Award for Valeo Group
Main learning : Quality Culture change, multi plants-products management in quality-project-sales
Main skills used : Motivation, Japanese culture oriented, Pro activeness, Autonomy, Conviction, communication, flexibility, Ownership

02/01-06/03 Valeo Transmissions, Japan – South Korea
Project General Manager, R&D Deputy General Manager
Project Clutch transfer (500K units) Japan to S.Korea .
Standardization, quality validation, manufacturing, budget control.
Main achievment : transfert of 500 k clutches from Japan to Korea ( for japanese customer)
Main learning : Quality culture oriented – Gemba – Reactivity and adaptability
Main skills used : International exp – Communication – Rigor and discipline – Crisis management in difficult context

08/098-01/01 Valeo Transmissions, Brazil - Argentina
Project Manager, R&D Manager
Start up Operation, managing of transfer of production Arg-Eur to Brazil.
Localization of components
Difficult context (local economy crisis)
Main achievement : SOP of a new plant (green field) for Renault, PSA, MBenz, VW, Fiat customers – Transfert of production from Argentina plant to Brazil ( and closing of the activity in Argentina )

11/96-07/98 Valeo Transmissions, Spain
Vehicle Test and Application Manager
Responsibility of German customers

02/92-10/96 Valeo Transmissions, Stuttgart/Reichenbach - Germany
Vehicle Test Manager
Responsibility of German customers



EDUCATION

1992 D.E.S.S in Applied Management for Technologies and Instrumentation
1991 Degree & Maitrise in Applied Physics
1989 BAC & D.E.U.G in Mathematics
1986 CAP & BEP, Coalminer, Electro-mechanic for coal production


INTERESTS

 Horse riding ( owner of a 5 years old horse ), jogging, trekking, skiing
 Travel : Central Asia, Asia, South America, Europe, Africa
 Photography, Reading