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Somfy operates in 59 countries and is the world leader in automatic controls for openings and closures in homes and buildings. It offers a range of motorized solutions and control points and is a key player in smart home systems.
12/03/2024
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22/01/2018
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27/05/2020
Somfy is changing its organization and appointing a new executive committee
06/01/2020 - 17:35 CETDownload the report
As the world leader in home and building opening and closing automation systems and pioneer of smart home solutions, Somfy is announcing the evolution of its organization and the appointment of a new Executive Committee. On this occasion, the Group is reaffirming its ambition to remain the reference partner for all automated building opening solutions.
The building industry is undergoing profound transformations with accelerated digitalization, the need for greater energy efficiency, ever shorter innovation cycles and more. These are all challenges that Somfy has begun to tackle thanks to its Believe & Act strategic plan first implemented in 2017 but now need to take a step further.
The current organization, whose foundations date back to 2004, has enabled the Group to expand its range of applications, becoming a pioneer of smart home solutions and expanding its geographical presence. After a decade of strong and profitable growth and progress in its main market segments, Somfy aims to accelerate in order to continue establishing its leadership in its markets.
A new organizational model for a new ambition
In order to meet these challenges, the Group has set up a new organization guided by three major principles: a function-based architecture to support the Group's development; a customer-centric organization with reduced interfaces to facilitate decision-making and optimize resource allocation; and finally a strong focus on the digitalization of its products, customer relations and operations.
The first definitive act of this change is the appointment of a new Executive Committee, along with the creation of a Strategy & Insights Division, the reorganization of the three activities that are Home & Building, Access and Connected Solutions into three Divisions: Products & Services, Engineering & Customer Satisfaction, and Operations & Supply Chain. Finally, the sales subsidiaries will be split into two new geographical areas, for greater transversality.
In addition to the new organization, the Executive Committee—under the supervision of Jean Guillaume Despature, Chairman of the Management Board—will work on defining and implementing a new, three-year strategic plan, based on the achievements brought by the Believe & Act plan.
“ With this new organization, Somfy is acquiring the resources to strengthen its position as leader in building opening automation. True to the Group's values of innovation and entrepreneurship, I am convinced that the new Executive Committee will write an important chapter in the Group's story," said Jean Guillaume Despature, Chairman of Somfy's Management Board.
Somfy's new executive committee
Jean Guillaume Despature – Chairman of the Management Board
Jean Guillaume Despature has been Chairman of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer of Somfy Group since 9 March 2016. He has been the main family shareholder since 2015. Jean Guillaume Despature has been with Somfy since 2006 and was responsible for the Strategic Process and Somfy's Director in China. He has previously held several consulting positions at BearingPoint and Axiome Solutions. He has also been Chairman of the Supervisory Board for Damartex SA since 2014.
Jean Guillaume Despature is a graduate of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and holds an executive MBA (TRIUM).
Pierre Ribeiro – Chief Financial Officer and Member of Somfy Group's Management Board
Pierre has held several key positions in the financial teams during his career at Somfy. Previously Director of Group Accounting, Taxation and Controlling, he was also in charge of the Group's Controlling Division between 2002 and 2006. Pierre Ribeiro joined Somfy in 1992 as Controller of the SIMU subsidiary, where he became Head of Administration and Finance in 1997. He has been Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Management Board since 2015.
Pierre Ribeiro graduated from the École Supérieure de Gestion de Paris.
Valérie Dixmier – Head of Human Resources & Organization
She joined Somfy in 2018 as Head of Human Resources & Organization and was previously Director of HR & Organization for one of the regions of the LafargeHolcim Group, where she held several global and local positions from 2011. This career in the industry follows more than 20 years of experience in strategic and organizational consulting, notably as a partner at the firm Oliver Wyman and with Capgemini Consulting and Bossard Consultants.
Valérie Dixmier graduated from Sciences Po Paris, specialized in economics and finance.
Marie Ziegler – Head of Strategy & Insights
Marie Ziegler is joining Somfy and has been appointed Head of Strategy & Insights. She was previously part of the strategy team at Schneider Electric, where she held numerous global and regional positions over a 20-year career. She was in charge of the Strategy, Marketing and Sales teams of Schneider Electric's major business lines after holding several positions in the field of R&D. In particular, she actively pushed for digitalization and smart electrical distribution in buildings, which is at the origin of the concept of the smart electrical panel.
Marie Ziegler is an engineer (INPG, ENSIEG) and holds an Executive MBA (IFG INSEAD).
Jean-Pascal Rey – Head of Sales (North & West)
Jean-Pascal Rey has been appointed Head of Sales in charge of the North and West zones (Northern and Central Europe, North and South America). He joined Somfy Group as Director of the Home & Building Activity in 2012 after an international career with the Whirlpool Group. There, he was a member of the Executive Committee for the EMEA region from 2007 to 2010 as VP Brand and Product Marketing. He managed the Group's Cooking Products Division and was responsible for the global development teams.
Jean-Pascal Rey graduated from the Institut Supérieur de Gestion de Paris and the IMD Business School in Lausanne.
Bruno Barlet – Head of Sales (South & East)
Bruno Barlet has been appointed Head of Sales in charge of the South and East zones (France, Eastern and Southern Europe, Africa and the Middle East and Asia-Pacific). He joined Somfy in 2016 as Director of Somfy France after spending 28 years with the Legrand Group, where he was Chief Executive Officer of the French subsidiary from 2014. After starting his career in sales in the 1990s, Bruno Barlet held various senior positions in Supply Chain, Marketing and Product Strategy. He has led several major launches for the Legrand Group.
Bruno Barlet graduated from the École Supérieure de Commerce de Saint-Étienne.
Marc Westermann – Head of Products & Services
Marc Westermann has been appointed Head of Products & Services. He joined Somfy in 2015 when the Connected Solutions Activity was created and which he then headed to develop offers and technologies related to the loT (Internet of Things). Having previously worked for the telecom operator SFR, Marc Westermann launched and developed "Home by SFR", the internal start-up for Smart Homes. He is a member of the Bluelinea Supervisory Board, an operator of connected services and objects in SilverTech. He was also responsible for CANAL+'s international business development and began his career at Vivendi.
Marc Westermann graduated from HEC Paris.
Jean-Claude Rivier – Head of Engineering & Customer Satisfaction
Jean-Claude Rivier has been appointed Head of Engineering & Customer Satisfaction. Until now he was the Head of Industrial and Information Systems since 2018, having joined Somfy in 2016 as Group Industrial Director. Previously Senior VP Supply Chain and Quality at Schneider Electric, he held various senior positions in R&D, operations management and supply chain management at Schneider Electric Group and MGE UPS Systems.
Jean-Claude Rivier holds an engineering degree in physics from CNAM Paris and a Master of Business from IAE Paris.
Bruno Stragliati – Head of Operations & Supply Chain
Bruno Stragliati has been appointed Head of Operations & Supply Chain. He joined Somfy in 2006 as Director of Group Purchasing after a professional career in the automotive industry. As the Director of Purchasing for the automotive parts supplier Trèves between 2004 and 2006, Bruno Stragliati has held various positions of increasing responsibility since his beginnings with Valeo in 1995. He has worked in the areas of production, new product development and sourcing strategy management.
Bruno Stragliati graduated from the Lyon Business School and UPMC Paris.
Profile
Founded in 1969 in the Arve Valley in Haute-Savoie and present in 57 countries, Somfy is the leading partner in all aspects of building opening automation systems and a pioneer in the connected home sector. The Group is innovating every day to create homes that offer their users comfort, well-being and safety on a daily basis and is committed to sustainable development
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