Philippe Bourg
Directeur Flilale France / Directeur Commercial West-Europe, MOLD-MASTERS
Senior manager with a strong experience in international management, industrial operations and global key account management in a B2B environment.
Proven track record of driving sales, market shares and profit growth. Strong knowledge of the aerospace market segment in Europe.
Dual citizenship French + American
14 contacts2007 - 2009Responsible for KENNAMETAL Europe sales to the aerospace market segment, including the deployment of business leaders in key European countries, and the coordination of key projects. Position based in France (home office). Business size around $40 M.
2004 - 2009In charge of a portfolio of mostly aerospace global strategic accounts for KENNAMETAL (NYSE: KMT, $2.7 B, 13,000 employees), a leading global supplier of industrial consummables and manufacturing solutions. Position based in France (home office), size around $15 M.
1991 - 2002Turned around as part of a team, then managed the US subsidiary ($15 M, 170 employees), of a French tooling corporation.
Successively held the positions of Operations Manager (91-95), Chief Operating Officer (95-97) and Chief Executive Officer (97-02).
1989 - 1991In charge of various industrial projects. Successfuly designed and built (1) cutting tool manufacturing facility in Saint-Etienne, France and (1) logistics platform in Albertville, France
1982 - 1988Sucessively Head of the Technical Department, then Technical Director of this company specialized in the design and manufacturing of gear cutting tools and special milling cutters. Supplier of large French industrial companies in the Automotive, Aerospace, Energy and Defense market segments.