BIC: BIC strengthens its Executive Committee to Accelerate
Transformation
BIC – Press ReleaseClichy
– 16 January 2020
BIC strengthens its Executive Committee
to Accelerate Transformation
To further drive its transformation journey and
better address strategic and operational challenges, BIC is
bringing new and incremental capabilities to its Executive
Committee.
With 30 years of experience in leading
international commercial strategies and customer relationships for
best-in-class consumer goods companies, Chester Twigg has
been appointed as Group Commercial Officer. Chester has
first-hand experience working in India, China, Singapore, and the
US at companies like Johnson & Johnson and Procter &
Gamble.
In addition to Chester Twigg,
BIC recently appointed Chief Strategy and Business
Development, Sara LaPorta, and Chief
Administrative Officer, Charles Morgan, to its Executive
Committee.
Responsible for developing Business Strategy and
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) activity, Sara
LaPorta joined BIC in October 2019 with more than 20 years
of experience in Strategy, M&A, and Consumer Insights for
global companies.
Charles Morgan is responsible
for the implementation of BIC’s new Shared Services Center and in
charge of Group Information Technology. He joined BIC in September
2019 with extensive experience in leading transformation programs
for global organizations.
“As we enter a critical phase of our
transformation journey, the addition of Chester Twigg, Sara
LaPorta, and Charles Morgan to BIC’s Executive Committee will help
maximize BIC’s performance at every level. Their leadership will be
instrumental into pivoting from a category-led series of businesses
to a single consumer-focused global organization,” said
Gonzalve Bich, Chief Executive Officer.
In addition to Chester Twigg, Sara
LaPorta and Charles Morgan, and reporting to
Gonzalve Bich, Chief Executive Officer, BIC’s
Executive Committee comprises:
- Jim DiPietro, Chief Finance Officer and Senior
Executive Vice President, responsible for establishing
reliable, transversal processes, and ensuring the accuracy of
financial reporting and efficient planning to drive BIC’s global
financial performance.
- Thomas Brette, Group Insights and Innovation
Officer, responsible for reinvigorating innovation
processes, collecting data, and generating insights to create new
products and services aligned with BIC’s brand strategy and
sustainable development commitments.
- Peter Dalsberg, Group Supply Chain Officer, in
charge of enhancing efficiency throughout manufacturing operations,
centralized procurement, and “end to end” Supply Chain while
maintaining product safety, quality, and affordability.
- François Clément-Grandcourt, Group
Lighter General Manager, accountable for growing the
Lighter category through its unique manufacturing processes and
R&D, maintaining a strong focus on safety and quality.
- Alison James, Chief Human Resources Officer,
responsible for building BIC’s organizational and people
capabilities in support of long-term strategy and leading the
evolution of the BIC culture to drive organizational effectiveness
to meet key business objectives.
Contact
Sophie Palliez-Capian – VP, Corporate Stakeholder
Engagement - sophie.palliez@bicworld.com
Investor Relations Contact:Michèle Ventura + 33
1 45 19 52 98 -michele.ventura@bicworld.com
Press ContactsAlbane de La
Tour d’Artaise +33 1 45 19 51 51 -
Albane.DeLaTourD'Artaise@bicworld.comIsabelle de Segonzac : +33 1
53 70 74 85 - isegonzac@image7.fr
For more information, please consult the corporate website:
www.bicworld.com
2019/2020 Agenda - All dates
to be confirmed
Full Year 2019 results |
12 February 2020 |
Webcast |
First Quarter 2020 results |
23 April 2020 |
Conference call and Webcast |
Capital Markets Day |
19 May 2020 |
Meeting |
2020 AGM |
20 May 2020 |
Meeting |
First Half 2020 results |
29 July 2020 |
Conference call and Webcast |
About BIC
BIC is a world leader in stationery, lighters
and shavers. For 75 years, BIC has honored the tradition of
providing high-quality, affordable products to consumers
everywhere. Through this unwavering dedication BIC has become one
of the most recognized brands and is a trademark registered
worldwide for identifying BIC products which are sold in more than
160 countries around the world. In 2018, BIC Net Sales were 1,949.8
million euros. The Company is listed on “Euronext Paris” and is
part of the SBF120 and CAC Mid 60 indexes. BIC is also part of the
following Socially Responsible Investment indexes: CDP A list and
CDP “Supplier Engagement rating Leader board”, Euronext Vigeo –
Eurozone 120, Euronext Vigeo – Europe 120, FTSE4Good indexes,
Ethibel Pioneer and Ethibel Excellence Investment Registers,
Ethibel Sustainability Index (ESI) Excellence Europe, Stoxx Global
ESG Leaders Index.
APPENDIX
BIC Executive Committee
Gonzalve BICH – Chief Executive
OfficerGonzalve, a French-American, is Chief Executive
Officer and Director of SOCIÉTÉ BIC since May 2018. Prior to this,
he served as Chief Operating Officer from January 2017 until May
2018, as well as Executive Vice-President from June 2016 to May
2018. Gonzalve joined BIC Asia in 2003, where he developed the
regional business for four years. He moved on to serve as Group
People Development Director before joining the Shaver Category as
Marketing Director. From 2008 to 2012, he led the Northern European
business and was then named Deputy General Manager, responsible for
the Middle East, Africa, Oceania, and Asia Pacific. He was
promoted to General Manager, Developing Markets in July 2013, and
took responsibility for BIC Consumer Business Categories &
Latin America operations in Spring 2016. Gonzalve earned a Bachelor
of Arts degree in History with Honors from Harvard University in
2001.
Jim DIPIETRO – Executive Vice-President,
Chief Finance OfficerJim DiPietro joined BIC in May 1998
as Senior Vice President, Finance, of BIC Corporation, and was
appointed Chief Finance Officer in 2002. Prior to joining BIC, Jim
was Director of Finance for Bayer’s consumer pharmaceutical
business in North America. He began his career as an internal
auditor with Chase Manhattan Bank. Jim is American and holds a
bachelor’s degree in Accounting from St. John’s University and a
master’s degree in Finance from Pace University, both in New
York.
Sara LAPORTA – Chief Strategy and
Business Development OfficerSara LaPorta joined BIC in
October 2019. She began her career as a partner at Boston
Consulting Group, where she led a variety of growth-oriented
engagements for well-known retailers and CPG companies. Most
recently, Sara spent ten years at PepsiCo as a Senior Vice
President, developing and coordinating consumer-driven growth
strategies for the Beverage business in the Americas and globally,
adding a $5B+ portfolio of growth brands to the portfolio and the
identification of new growth opportunities. Sara is British and
holds a Master of Science in Management (MBA) from M.I.T. Sloan
School, and a Ph.D. in Plant Pathology and Biotechnology from the
University of London.
Chester TWIGG – Chief Commercial
OfficerChester Twigg will join BIC on January 20th, from
Johnson & Johnson where he was responsible for the global
oversight of all commercial capabilities at J&J Consumer
Inc. Prior to this, Chester held several Sales and Marketing
positions at Procter & Gamble and A.S Watson in India, China
and Singapore. Chester is Indian, and graduated in Economics at the
University of Mumbai and completed an MBA in Marketing before
beginning his commercial career (marketing, sales and strategy) at
the Godrej Group in Mumbai.
Thomas BRETTE – Group Insights and
Innovation Officer - Stationery and ShaversThomas Brette
joined BIC in 1999 as Cost Controller in Greece, then Finance
Manager for the Shaver Category. He was appointed Finance Director
for BIC Sport in 2005 and Business Unit Manager, BIC Stationery in
2007. In 2009, Thomas rejoined the Shaver category as Marketing
Director and was appointed Deputy General Manager, Shavers in 2013.
He joined the Leadership team in 2015, responsible
for Shavers. Before joining BIC, Thomas held positions in the
French Bank Credit Lyonnais. Thomas is French and holds a Master’s
level Diploma in Accounting and Finance from the Institut National
des Techniques Economiques et Comptables – Paris, France.
Peter DALSBERG – Group Supply Chain
OfficerPeter Dalsberg joined BIC in October 2017 as head
of the Stationery category. Peter joined from Amcor, where he was
responsible for Global Strategy and Business Development in the
Asia Pacific region. He previously ran Operations for Amcor’s
business in the Americas. Prior to Amcor, Peter held positions in
Operations with British American Tobacco, including running the
Supply Chain for the Asia Pacific region and leading Western
European Operations. Peter is Danish and received his Graduate
Diploma in Business Administration from the Copenhagen Business
School.
François CLEMENT-GRANDCOURT – Group
Lighter General ManagerFrançois Clément-Grandcourt joined
BIC in 2000 as Marketing Product Manager for BIC Shavers. He moved
to BIC Lighters & Shavers in 2004 as Marketing Director
Europe-Middle East and Africa, and then served as Country General
Manager, BIC Eastern Europe. In 2007, he was appointed as Division
Deputy General Manager for BIC Lighters. He joined the Leadership
Team in 2016 and is responsible for Lighters. Before joining BIC,
François held positions in Coca-Cola and Danone. François is
French-Swiss and holds a Master of Business Administration degree
from INSEAD.
Charles MORGAN – Chief Administrative
OfficerCharles Morgan joined BIC in September 2019. Prior
to joining BIC, Charles served as Vice President, Finance Shared
Services for Aetna. Charles served as Executive Director, Global
Business Services for General Motors, where he was the architect
and leader of a major financial transformation and optimization.
He’s also held senior roles at American Express, Marsh Inc.,
Reuters and HSBC. Charles is British. He began his career
qualifying as an accountant with Deloitte in London, prior to
joining their consulting arm and holds a degree in Computer Science
from Cambridge University.
Alison JAMES – Chief Human Resources
OfficerAlison James joined BIC in 2014. Prior to BIC,
Alison was Head of Human Resources for Life Technologies in San
Diego and held various positions in Human Resources for several
other companies, including Encore Capital Group and Gateway. She
began her career at Mars Inc. where she held several different
positions. Alison is American and British and holds a
Bachelor of Arts degree in Management Studies and French from the
University of Bradford (GB).
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