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Olivier COTTA

Summary

An executive leader with 30 years of industrial business experience , my career is focused on incorporating positive changes on companies so they result in enhanced business practices, increased productivity, and profits:
• Manage manufacturing companies in Europe & China,
• Complete M&A transactions,
• Implement new growth project opportunities,
• Assess new sales & customer services strategy,
• Lead people under multi-cultural environments,
• Restructure underperforming financial and operating organizations,
• Rely on acute technical experience.

Professional experiences

Ceo

SARA , Guadeloupe

Since 1. july 2021

Chief of staff / executive advisor to the ceo / global projects development director

RUBIS TERMINAL , Paris - Permanent contract

From May 2017 to Today

• Advising global strategy, brown field or green field expansions, bolt-on acquisitions, and assessing priorities on sensitive executive studies,
• Implementing the new governance mechanism following the capital restructuring of the company.

Ceo - china

LBC SHANGHAI SHIPPING , Pudong xinqu - Permanent contract

From May 2015 to December 2016

• Fostered the bulk liquid storage development strategy of COSCO Shanghai Shipping,
• Assessed the shift of strategy: re-organized the terminal in Shanghai,
• Investigated market opportunities in China and South East Asia (from market intelligence to due diligence for potential acquisitions),
• Rebuilt trustful working relationship among the JV shareholders.

Managing director - south europe

LBC MARSEILLE , Martigues - Permanent contract

From September 2008 to May 2015

• South Europe P&L full accountability : € 57M revenues - 7 Terminals in 3 countries (France, Spain, Portugal) - c 300 employees,
• Debt recapitalization & Switch to new shareholders,
• Operations Excellence program in Europe,
• As General Manager of Marseille terminal: achieved sustainable increase of the EBITDA% from 12% to 24% through the implementation of a deep re-organization.

Additionals trainings

Ingénieur

ENSIACET - Chemical Engineering

1987 à 1990

Master of Science

New Mexico Tech - Petroleum Engineering

1990 à 1993

Degree

ESSEC – Executive MBA – 2000 – La Défense

Languages

Anglais - Courant

Espagnol - Courant

Chinois - Notion

Skills

General Management
International Business Development
Industrial Operations