Carmen Petcu

Senior Executive with leadership skills and internationally recognized knowledge in customer-focused manufacturing industry. Steered strategy in highly competitive and multi-cultural environments, in mature and emergent countries, with proven track of record in. Resourceful problem-solver, with strong track of record of increasing profit and operational efficiency by means of Lean manufacturing. Dedicated to sustainable growth, while constantly focusing on people development. • Steered industrial strategies and deployed it worldwide whilst enhanced efficiency for go-to-market of innovative products and new technologies. • Delivered performance improvement in complex, highly competitive and cost-oriented environments. Lead step-change process by lean manufacturing. Successfully set up a new plant in India. • Initiated business models and regional structures and networks (implemented regional purchasing organization and low-cost sourcing for Eastern Europe for Michelin, still profitable) • Operated within multi-cultural and international environments (Romania, India, Mexico, Germany, USA, China, Serbia….); built motivated local autonomous teams on a sustainable basis.