Vallourec, a specialist in premium tubular solutions, has recently announced adaptations to its organization designed to enable the company to benefit fully from its Transformation Plan. The new organization aims to strengthen the Group’s customer focus in each of its regions, to optimize the use of its global resources, and to boost its development.
It will be structured around four regions, namely, North America, South America, Europe/Africa (EA), and the Middle East/Asia (MEA). These four regions, in charge of sales and industrial operations within their geographies, will be headed respectively by Nicolas de Coignac, Alexandre Lyra, Hubert Paris, and Edouard Guinotte.
It will have two new central departments, namely The Development and Innovation Department (D&I) and The Technology and Industry Department (T&I). The Development and Innovation Department (D&I) will design and implement the development strategy of the product lines. It will also be responsible for innovation and R&D. The department will be led by Didier Hornet, currently Senior Vice President Eastern Hemisphere. The Technology and Industry Department (T&I) will design the Group’s industrial strategy, aiming to continue to improve its cost base. It will also be responsible for technology, Group sourcing, and global planning. Philippe Carlier, currently Senior Vice President Europe, will lead this department. The new organization will take effect on 3 April 2017.
