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Nicolas PrévostNP

Nicolas Prévost

Operations Director

€1,250/day
Lyon, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Nicolas

Director with over 30 years of experience, including 13 dedicated to export, I have managed all operational aspects of a company, including customer relations, product design, and production. My career has been built around four fundamental pillars: attention to teams, adaptability, technical mastery, and the pursuit of results.
Management is at the heart of my professional approach and is my main asset for achieving set objectives. I place particular importance on fostering collaboration between teams, individual accountability, identifying and valuing talent, while maintaining a rigorous balance between demands and benevolence. This approach promotes a collective dynamic focused on performance and respect for everyone.
Throughout my career, I have developed key skills such as leadership, pragmatism, agility, flexibility, and an entrepreneurial spirit. These qualities have proven essential for managing company activity, successfully completing projects, and supporting organizational transformation in various environments, both in terms of markets and structures.
My analytical precision, combined with my constant attention to the human dimension, facilitates relevant and constructive exchanges. I always strive to maintain a balance between operational efficiency and consideration for people, an essential condition for establishing trust conducive to collective success.
I thus have recognized experience in managing industrial companies.
My charisma and ability to unite teams around common projects, my technical curiosity, my listening skills, and my humility are regularly highlighted qualities.
I place great importance on personal values, creativity, and an entrepreneurial spirit.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Lyon (up to 50km), Paris (up to 50km)

Experience

  • PREVOST Consulting
    Expert Consultant in Surface Treatments and Materials
    AVIATION AND AEROSPACE
    January 2021 - Today (5 years and 6 months)
    Lyon, France
    Transition management, for international, national, and SME groups, in Defense, Aeronautics, Automotive, and General Industry sectors (SAFRAN, HOWMET, DIXI, MICRONOR glass/metal sealing, etc.). Seeking new clients, reporting to groups, human resources management. Technical advice, audits, performance improvement, qualification and evaluation of processes and methods, internal training.
    Team Management Performance Improvement Technical Project Management Change Management Active Listening
  • LRB Roulier AEGIS Groupe
    Operations Director, Management Committee Member
    CHEMICAL
    January 2023 - January 2026 (3 years)
    Nanterre, France
    Reorganization and restructuring of the company LRB Roulier after acquisition by the AEGIS group. Implementation of a management team. Obtaining ISO 9001 in October 2024 and EN 9100 in January 2026. Collaboration with SAFRAN EP CMC for qualification as a new supplier in October 2025.
    Restructuring Team Management Technical Project Management Performance Improvement Interpersonal Skills
  • COVENTYA S.A.S
    Head of Export Technical Sales
    CHEMICAL
    January 2008 - January 2021 (13 years)
    Tainan, Taiwan
    Management of subsidiaries and distributors internationally (Asia, North Africa, Middle East, Eastern Europe) Turnover €25M France, including €5M Export. Development of the automotive sector, opening new markets. Implementation of action plans with distributors to meet budgets. Targeted commercial strategy and development. Increase in margin by 12% and increase in turnover in Asia by 30% in 4 years.
    Team Management Technical Mastery Business Development Active Listening Adaptability and Flexibility

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Education

  • Certificate
    Wines and Terroirs of France Suze-la-Rousse
    2022
    Certificat
  • Professional Wine Taster Certificate
    2021
    Certificat de dégustateur Professionnel en Vins

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