JEAN-PHILIPPE FOURNIER

About JEAN-PHILIPPE FOURNIER

Jean-Philippe Fournier serves as Group Vice President for Operational Excellence at Mersen and is a member of the Group’s Executive Committee. He joined Mersen in September 2013, bringing extensive experience in industrial performance, lean management, and the transformation of manufacturing operations across international environments. His background is strongly rooted in operations leadership, with a long-standing focus on continuous improvement, plant management, and the deployment of structured operational development programs. Before joining Mersen, Fournier began his career at Montupet in Canada, then moved to Schneider Electric in France in 1991. In 1999, he took on plant management responsibilities at Vallourec, followed by a similar role at Lear Corporation in 2005. In 2007, he joined Converteam as Director of Industrial and Lean operations, later continuing as Director of Operations Development after the company was acquired by General Electric. This progression gave him deep expertise in industrial transformation, operational discipline, process optimization, and the implementation of lean methodologies in complex manufacturing settings. A graduate of École Centrale Paris, Jean-Philippe Fournier represents the profile of an engineer-executive combining technical rigor with managerial execution. At Mersen, his remit is to strengthen operational competitiveness, support productivity and quality improvement, and help standardize best practices across the Group’s industrial footprint. For a global listed company operating in demanding markets, this role is strategically important: it supports cost control, resilience, execution quality, and the ability to adapt manufacturing capabilities to evolving customer needs. His contribution aligns with Mersen’s broader governance framework and its emphasis on disciplined, sustainable industrial performance.