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This experience saw Pirelli headhunt Ghesquières back in 2011 to join the company ’ s Milan headquarters . His mission ? To create an organisation of industrial efficiency and increase the competitiveness of the company . He feels his career has provided him with the right insight to drive the group forward .
“ My experience fits perfectly with companies like Prometeon , which have an endless need to improve value generation for their customers and shareholders ,” he explains . “ The truth is , improvement has no end and neither does efficiency . In order to continue to deliver on this , we are involving all the operations functions to accelerate efficiency generation . Production , R & D , Purchasing , Logistics , Quality , Technical Engineering , Maintenance , Energy Specialists , HR – everyone is involved and contributes to the turnaround of the company .” Ghesquières ’ first task was recruit new people , create new teams in each region and establish factories across the company ’ s footprint . In each of the factories , he defined the standards , put training programmes in place and defined reporting and communication channels which all formed part of the
“ OUR MOST IMPOR- TANT ASSET AND KEY TO OUR SUCCESS IS OUR PEOPLE . THE EMPLOYEES , EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM , CREATE TRUE VALUE ”
— Hervé Ghesquières , Global Head of Industrial Engineering at Prometeon Tyre Group
NOVEMBER 2018