Nicolas Bouvier

Managed all activities and P&L in France, Spain, Portugal, and Morocco: industrial and building inspections, destructive and non-destructive testing, technical vehicle inspection and expertise, fleet management, testing and trial center. 6,000 employees, €600M revenue. Member of the Group Executive Committee.

Redefined the strategy for industrial activities and restructuring in France, Spain, and Morocco. Increased regional revenue from €510M to €600M (+17%) in 4 years.

Actions taken in the industrial activity in France (€260M revenue, 3,000 people):

• Conducted a comprehensive audit of the company and each of its 20 activities, then designed a restructuring plan. Implemented on the ground, reducing operational zones from 14 to 5, and standardizing the back office with only 3 departments.

• Established a salary grid, implemented management control by project, client, and service line.

• Created a comprehensive support program for the job changes of 800 people. Conducted 800 individual interviews, implemented in-person and online training programs.

• Overhauled the commercial policy, reviewed the service portfolio, and rationalized services.

Implemented shared services in France (4,500 people):

• Merged all support teams from French entities into a single dedicated legal entity by service.

• Harmonized under a single collective agreement, a single salary grid, and standardized processes.

• Replaced the historical payroll systems of the entities with Cegid for payroll and Kelio for time management.

Increased Spanish revenue from €60M to €90M in 4 years:

• Created a national Sales and Marketing department integrating key account managers and pooling commercial efforts.

• Identified development segments with the highest potential.

• Expanded regional activities by giving them national scope.

Managed the Technical Inspection Division. 15,000 people (functional reporting), €1.2 billion revenue. Member of the Group Executive Committee.

Developed the global strategy to address the challenges of autonomous and connected vehicles.

Actions taken:

• Created the Technical Inspection division in a start-up mode: established the R&D department in Germany and simultaneously the technical, quality, and international development team in France.

• Implemented and managed a global lobbying strategy with Brussels and the UN for the future of technical inspection in the face of connected, autonomous, and electric vehicles, particularly concerning access to vehicle data.

• Analyzed global markets, selected geographies for exit/entry/reinforcement, analyzed acquisition opportunities in the Middle East, Brazil, and the United States. Defined LATAM as the most attractive market for entry, and exited China.

• Analyzed the reasons for repeated failures over the past 10 years in public tenders in LATAM.

• Achieved objectives by successively winning tenders in Chile, Mexico, and Costa Rica, launching the technical inspection business, the Group's core business on this key continent.

Managed the Group's automotive activities and P&L in France, Spain, Portugal, and Morocco.

2,000 people, €380M brand revenue. Member of the Group Executive Committee.

Actions taken:

• Legal simplification: 3 entities merged in Spain, simplified management and merged back offices.

• Doubled the size of activities in Portugal: introduced technical inspection by creating a proprietary business with 6 centers around Lisbon, then acquired Mastertest, a local company owned by a Portuguese investment fund, to complete the territorial network.

• Innovation with the launch of remote expertise in 3 countries, digitalization of services with improved quality and productivity through the creation of a centralized sedentary expert center.

• Developed in-house automotive and truck expertise software for the 4 countries: France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco.

• DEKRA 2014 Business Excellence Award (best performance across Group entities)