Exclusive Dinner Wharton Alumni Club of France and INSEAD Alumni Association France
How can Europe bridge the widening gap in industrial competitiveness with the US and China, and what role does sustainable reindustrialization play in this effort? Are we prepared to invest in the radical reforms necessary to ensure Europe’s sovereignty in the face of global economic shifts? What strategies can Europe adopt to reduce its reliance on external powers while fostering a resilient economy, considering the social and political dimensions of industrial policy?
Join an exclusive opportunity to exchange with Arnaud Deboeuf manufacturing, Chief Manufacturing Officier at Stellantis and Laurent Demortier, President of Nidec Energy and Nidec Leroy Somer .
Arnaud Deboeuf was appointed Chief Manufacturing Officer for Stellantis and a member of the Top Executive Team in January 2021. He has a background in upstream development activities: Process Engineering, Manufacturing, Program development and Purchasing, built in France and in South Korea.
He started his career at Renault in 1993 as Powertrain Process Engineer followed by a Manufacturing experience. In 2002, he joined Purchasing to take responsibility at Renault Samsung Motors (South Korea). He returned to France to develop Dacia Duster then the whole Global Access range as Programme Director for 7 years.
In 2015, he was appointed Senior Vice President of Renault-Nissan Alliance CEO office. He joined Groupe PSA in 2019 as Senior Vice President for Industrial Strategy.
In 2020, he was appointed Executive Vice President of Manufacturing and Supply Chain for Groupe PSA. In addition, he held global responsibility for the LCV business unit.
Arnaud Deboeuf is a graduate of Ecole Polytechnique (Paris) and Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (Paris).
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Laurent Demortier was appointed President of Nidec Energy and member of Nidec MOEN executive board in October 2020.
Laurent has dedicated his career to the electrical and energy sector. He exercised responsibilities on all continents spending his time between America, Asia, and Europe.
Laurent started his career in 1984 as an R&D engineer in the aerospace sector for SAFRAN. In 1990, after graduating from Wharton, he joined Honeywell and led the development of the Industrial Automation Business in Europe. In 2000, he joined Alstom to manage the E-Energy Business worldwide.
In 2011, Laurent was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Crompton Greaves ltd. (CG Global), a listed company on the Mumbai Stock Exchange. He joined Nidec, the Japanese conglomerate, in 2016 as President of Nidec Europe focusing on integration of the global companies acquired by Nidec and headquartered in Europe.
Laurent is a French national. He is a graduate from the Wharton School (Philadelphia, USA), and from Ecole Centrale Méditerannée (Marseille, France).
