Christophe Mouthon

Christophe Mouthon

TARGET : Develop a subsidiary for an international group

Grenoble Area, France

Current
  • MANAGING DIRECTOR at LOGOPLASTE
Past
  • Production & transition manager at Rexam
  • Deputy Managing Director at DELACHAUX INJECTION SYSTEMS
  • Key Account Manager at EMS CHEMIE
  • Production Unit Manager and Industrial Project Leader at KERPLAS CARNAUD METALBOX GROUP
  • Production Engineer at NEPCO ( NICHIMEN - NAKATANI GROUPS JAPAN )
Education
  • French leading faculty for plastic industry, Institut Supérieur de Plasturgie d'Alençon
Connections
28 connections
Industry
Plastics
Websites

Christophe Mouthon’s Summary

Experiences :
Business unit management
International Sales, Marketing
Product Management
Team management
World Class Manufacturing
Plant start from cold zero

profil in french : http://www.viadeo.com/public/profil/?memberId=00211q112unkm1gj

Christophe Mouthon’s Specialties:

Automotive, beauty & food Packaging, Industry, sport and leisure, market segments experience.
Gain new and profitable customers through product positionning
Product Innovation Management,
Cost saving %20 to 60% through metal replacement by technical polymers,
Plant start from cold zero,
Process Thermoplastics under total quality management,
hot runners design, manufacturing and sales,
International trading.


Christophe Mouthon’s Experience

  • MANAGING DIRECTOR

    LOGOPLASTE

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; REX.L; Packaging and Containers industry)

    March 2008Present (7 months)

    Rigid plastic packaging
    Manage French operations,
    sustain operational excellence
    grow sales in food, home care and beauty market segments through ‘hole in the whole’ concept

  • Production & transition manager

    Rexam

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; REX.L; Packaging and Containers industry)

    May 2007February 2008 (10 months)

    REXAM REBOUL ANNECY (Luxury make up packaging) part of REXAM groupe 4.7Mds €
    Increase competitiveness after employes reduction of 40%
    manage 170 people
    Establish an industrial organization
    merge 2 production units Turnover 25M€ and simultaneously achieve monthly turnover targets
    Launch and manage structered lean manufacturing action plans
    remotivate employees and involve them in team work
    Establish operationnal annual goals
    drive the overall production performance
    act on major KPI throuh kaizen approach
    ensure reporting to European make up management.

  • Deputy Managing Director

    DELACHAUX INJECTION SYSTEMS

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; CD; Automotive industry)

    March 2003February 2007 (4 years)

    Manage european core business and turn over growth in Europe, Asia and America.
    Anticipate market trend, work out strategy and triennial budget
    Control operations for sales, product line, manufacturing, research program, finance.
    Set annual goals, manage the treasury, report regularly to headquarter
    Division Sales : 11 M € +25% growth within 3 years, 60% export
    Develop the division on automotive market in Europe, Asia, America
    Manage, coordinate, motivate multi-field and international teams
    Carry out the competitiveness plan, cut the cost by 25%
    Supplement product range through innovation, 4 international patents per annum
    Merge quality and industrial management systems

  • Key Account Manager

    EMS CHEMIE

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; EMS; Plastics industry)

    April 1995April 2003 (8 years 1 month)

    Supply technical Polymers to sport and leisure, industry and automotive markets Sales portfolio : 5 M € + 38% growth
    Carry out and deploy the marketing plan for optical quality product line
    Multiply metal substitutions by technical polymers with cost saving from 20% to 60%
    Support customers to optimize their processes and to reduce their costs
    Assist prescribers to rationalize their plastics resin purchases

  • Production Unit Manager and Industrial Project Leader

    KERPLAS CARNAUD METALBOX GROUP

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CMB; Packaging and Containers industry)

    August 1992March 1995 (2 years 8 months)

    Industrialize new packaging perfumery, health and beauty care
    Transfer technology from USA to France to manufacture complete sets

    Reorganize the autonomous production unit, 9 M €, 80 people
    Double the manufacturing capacity and support continuous improvement
    Control the `World Class Manufacturing' plan, make a success of certification ISO 9002

  • Production Engineer

    NEPCO ( NICHIMEN - NAKATANI GROUPS JAPAN )

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; NEPCO; Plastics industry)

    July 1990July 1991 (1 year 1 month)

    Build the French manufacturing unit for the Japanese group
    Guide the 4 M€ investment, establish and start the factory 7/7 days
    Adapt locally the product/process coming from the japanese group factories
    Build the 50 people team, train and make autonomous
    Manage and control injection and assembly workshops within 6 months


Christophe Mouthon’s Education

  • French leading faculty for plastic industry, Institut Supérieur de Plasturgie d'Alençon

    Engineer, French leading faculty for plastic industry, 1990

    Post Graduate Degree in Company management
    Graduate School of Business Administration
    so called Institut d'Administration des Entreprises

    Activities and Societies:
    sailing, horse riding & breading, investment club member

Additional Information

Christophe Mouthon’s Websites:

Christophe Mouthon’s Interests:

business management

Christophe Mouthon’s Groups:

ISPA and IAE fellows association.
skipper at GAZELEC sailing association EDF Group.

Christophe Mouthon’s Honors:

CCI award for quality management program. Water supply tubes manufacturing. Ivory Cost 1988.

PUBLIC EVENTS :
2000 CONIMAT : presented success story using semi aromatic polyamide for metal replacement applied to spirit level at STANLEY WORKS.
2002 RHEOLOGY CONFERENCE SAINT ETIENNE UNIVERSITY : packaging industry‘s polymers monography and market trend.
2003 PLASTURGY FEDERATION CONFERENCE : How to replace metal with plastics, risks and method to succeed.
2004 PLASTURGY FEDERATION CONFERENCE : Technical answers to plastics price increase, hot runners benefits, state of the art, innovations and trends.
2007 PLASTURGY FEDERATION CONFERENCE : Long glass fiber reinforced polymers success stories : how to get inspired


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