Marc Monteil

GENERAL MANAGER
Accomplished in delivering strong market, financial, and operational results.


- Start-up & Turnaround Leadership
- P&L and General Management
- Vision, Strategy & Execution
- Strategic Business Planning
- Change Management
- Lean Manufacturing
- Organizational Leadership
- Productivity & Efficiency Improvement
- Total Quality Management
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Health, Safety & Environment
- Human Resources
- Cross-Cultural Communications

• Accomplished in driving major manufacturing initiatives, ranging from closing, expansion, integration, and start-up of greenfield factories.
• Internal consultant on lean manufacturing – TPS, Shigeo Shingo, JIT, Kanban, Muda, PDCA, Kobayashi’s 20 keys, Six Sigma, SMED, and TPM.
• Excel at creating vision and strategy and cascading them into action plans that deliver results.
• Results driven through people participation, learning development, and ownership. Inspire teams and lead by example.
• Easily interface and negotiate with across all organizational levels, from trade unions, Chairmen, shareholders, customers, local authorities, employees, and suppliers.
• Citizen of the world with international experience and outstanding cross-cultural communication abilities. MBA degree.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Spearheaded start-up and growth of Bekaert Textiles in Turkey from greenfield to production in 15 months; drove sales to €15 million and captured market share from a major competitor.

• Increased sales volume 20%, improved productivity by a total of 40%, and reduced accident rate 70% and equipment breakdown rate 25% for JTL Ghana/Vlisco.

• Improved overall equipment efficiency 20%, reduced failure rate 50%, and drove 30% inventory reduction for Crown Cork & Seal, Harare, Zimbabwe, Africa.


Corporate Governance, Institute of Directors Ghana, 2004

ACTIVITIES
SPEAKER at EATP Executive Seminar - Istanbul May 2007
Challenges and Opportunities in the changing world of Polyolefin Textiles. Why to investment in Turkey?

Member of the European ISO Committee for Child Resistant Closures (CRC-Sécurité enfants TC122) and the Ghana Textile Standard Board (TC 164)

Regional coordinator for AIDS/HIV aid efforts in Ghana: established a literacy/numeracy program for adults (120 people in 2 years)