Sebastien Dupré

Leading Strategy and Product Management for Auto Asia Pacific

Globally responsible for e-mobility / electrification / high voltage portfolio: business plan, product strategy and p&l Managing a team from 7 product managers

• Developing and executing product strategy for new product line (>50M€ sales) • Achieved outstanding business results with >70% sales growth and 63% operating margin improvement in 2 years, through horizontal diversification and portfolio rationalization • Created product management process for the company, global process owner

• Developing and executing product strategy for commercial vehicles product line (>10M€ sales) • Successfully delivered core product localization in China together with product diversification through innovation-based product developments • Sound business performance with improved margins in declining sales environment

Speaker at the 12th CTI Symposium USA, event organized by Euroforum Deutschland GmbH. My presentation investigated innovative shift elements for electrified transmissions.

Speaker at the 8th Transmission Symposium China (TMC 2016), event organized by SAE China. My presentation addressed "Comfortable and Efficient Shifting of Commercial Vehicles Transmissions"

Managing two major programs, delivering two of Volvo CE 2013-2015 strategic objectives. Program #1 drove a major transformation in the way Volvo CE develops and manufactures products through a portfolio of 30 projects and a 80M€ budget. • Developed processes and governance to enable modular platform based product development • Increased R&D efficiency by 30% during first implementation on selected products • Developed flexible manufacturing systems and implemented in four factories, delivering 14M€ cumulated avoided investments (5% reduction of total Volvo CE investments) in 2 years • Change successfully engaged with more than 1000 employees using new ways of working Program #2 improved the positioning of the Volvo brand in target segments in emerging markets: • Introduced 11 emerging markets unique models with high focus on product cost • Achieved mean project lead-time reduction of 17% versus company average • Directed extensive communication plan including various media types

Speaker at Project Management Institute Belux Day 2014 (joint event organized by PMI Belgium and Luxembourg chapters). Theme of the event was "Project Management: when Art meets Science". My presentation investigated if a program manager is an artist or a scientist.

Developing and executing product strategy for “electronic air suspension control” (in-house developed) and “vehicle stability control” (outsourced) systems for 6 different brands (trucks and bus). Leading all related projects, with strong achievement in all project deliveries: • Developed next generation air suspension for new group trucks platform with a project team of 50 persons located in Europe & India. Delivered 1.4M€ cost reduction per year • Installation of Volvo suspension system on Nissan Trucks with project team in Europe & Japan Slashing complete system costs by 50%, phasing out supplier and streamlining portfolio

• Leading a team of 5 engineers, responsible for pneumatic components and verification • Conducted exceptional portfolio optimization, cutting costs by 35% while phasing out 10% components • Reduced prototypes needs by respectively 15% and 35% for 2 new truck platforms Selected for the Volvo Group Internal Quality Award in 2007

• Responsible for verification of all chassis control systems for dual brand trucks platform • Reduced prototypes needs by 10% for new Renault Trucks Magnum range

One year of scientific research coming after MSc (called DEA in France, corresponding to post-graduate pre-PhD diploma) Measurement methods in turbulent flows: Particle Imagery Velocimetry (PIV), Laser Doppler Anemometry (LDA) and Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF)

Erasmus exchange program

2 years of general engineering and social sciences followed by a 1 year major in aeronautical engineering at Imperial College – London (UK), leading to International Diploma of Imperial College