Sébastien BROWN

About Sébastien BROWN

Sébastien BROWN is an industrial executive at EssilorLuxottica, where he currently serves as Production Manager at the Essilor plant in Dijon, France, while also sitting on the company’s Board of Directors as an employee representative. His profile combines hands-on operational leadership with governance responsibilities, making him a notable internal figure within one of the world’s leading eyewear and vision-care groups. He holds a degree in industrial engineering from Arts et Métiers ParisTech, and his career has been built around manufacturing performance, continuous improvement, automation, and information systems. From 2015 to 2018, Brown worked as a continuous improvement engineering apprentice before joining the Operational Excellence & Innovation team, where he was mainly responsible for automation-related projects. In 2020, he was appointed head of Operational Excellence at the Dijon site, strengthening his expertise in process optimization and industrial efficiency. In 2021, his responsibilities expanded to include IT systems and project portfolio management, reflecting a broader operational scope. In 2024, he took on his current role as Production Manager at the Dijon plant, further anchoring his position in the group’s manufacturing leadership structure. On the governance side, Brown first joined the Board of Directors on September 22, 2021, and his mandate was renewed in July 2024 for a term ending in 2027. EssilorLuxottica’s 2024 Universal Registration Document highlights his expertise in the optics industry and IT systems, as well as his additional training completed in 2024 at Sciences Po – IFA on board-level topics including finance, ESG, and HR. He is also a member of Chapter Zero, an association focused on ESG matters at governance level. Overall, his career illustrates a strong industrial background, operational credibility, and growing exposure to boardroom-level strategic and sustainability issues.