1. CEDRIC BECHET
SUMMARY OF EXPERTISE & EXPERIENCE
Strategic positioning, growth strategy, sales & marketing strategy, marketing innovation (digital), strategic due diligence,
project structuring/ management and sourcing strategy in industrial and financial services sectors
Operational performance improvement experience in automotive industry (lean manufacturing, Kaizen, SMED, 5S…)
Significant multicultural and international experiences in North America, Europe, Middle East and North Africa
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Corporate Value Associates (CVA) WORLDWIDE
Case Manager in strategy and management consulting January 2011 – current
Developed and implemented growth and operational improvements initiatives for more than 10 clients in the
Transportation, Mining, Metals and Transformation industries, Energy and Financial services
Personally managed 5 projects: structuring methodologies, managing consultants & clients’ expectations, validating results
Illustrations of assignments managed
- Designed a marketing & logistics entry to market strategy for a major fertilizer company in Middle East to settle its
leadership positioning
- Transformed marketing of fleet vehicles (B2B, B2C) for a leading automotive manufacturer in Europe by developing
innovative numeric services
- Designed a Supply Chain organization of a major fertilizer company in Middle East
Coached strategic sourcing methodology to more than 50 Key Commodity Managers over 3 years
Le Bozec (Donaldson subsidiary) FRANCE
Aeronautic Project Engineer April – September 2009
Led product development and qualification tests for an ejector valve for the A380 on schedule and on budget
Faurecia FRANCE
Automotive Production System Efficiency Engineer March – September 2008
Set-up a new project accounting for 40% of the future sales of the plant and validated the profitability (accepted by the client)
Improved plant efficiency by auditing the operations, completing value stream maps and modifying production processes
Auburn University USA
Noise & Vibration Research assistant in aerospace August 2006 – March 2008
Led research on Exhaust Noise of Clustered Rocket Engines to support development of future shuttle (NASA project)
EDUCATION
STRATEGY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
ESSEC Business School: Postgraduate Degree
Ranked #5 worldwide "Best Global Masters in Management" (Financial Times Ranking 2009)
Thunderbird School of Global Management: Certificate of Advanced Study
Ranked #1 "Best in International Business" Full-time MBA (Financial Times 2010)
FRANCE
2009 – 2010
USA
January – May 2010
AERONAUTIC ENGINEERING
ESTACA: Master Degree
Specialization: Acoustic and Vibrations
FRANCE
2002 – 2008
OTHER SKILLS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Languages: English (fluent); French (native)
IT skills: Advanced in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), expertise in Programming and Computer design
Societies: Active role in multiple associations at ESSEC, TBird, ESTACA (Founder, Treasurer, Student representative)
Publications: Proofread the “Handbook of Acoustic and Vibration” edited by Malcolm J. Crocker. Published in 2007
Co-published a paper on “Evaluations of the Sound Quality of Automobiles” for the 9th WSEAS
International Conference, Bucharest, Romania, June 24-26, 2008