Didier J. VIGOUROUX

Mr. Vigouroux's most recent role was with the Saudi Industrial Development Authority (NICDP) for which he was in charge for 5 years of conducting and coordinating the creation & development of a full Automotive Value Chain in Saudi Arabia, ranging from the manufacture of parts, components and modules all the way to the full local assembly of automotive vehicles. The long-term objective being to develop a Saudi Automotive Zone constituted of several global OEMs assembling over 500,000 cars/yr, along with the industrial eco-system required to support these operations, i.e. Tier1/Tier-2 Suppliers and support services & businesses. The Section he was leading operated in direct interface with global automotive OEMs and global Tier-1 or Tier-2 automotive Suppliers.
Many major industrial projects came out of this activity, including some which were reported by the international Press, e.g. Isuzu Motors, Jaguar-Land Rover, etc...

Prior to this current role, he served as the Managing Director, France and Key Executive of Magneti Marelli Powertrain, a major Tier-1 automotive supplier belonging to the FIAT Group (2005-2007), where he was responsible for final P&L performance of the France Operations (about $180m/yr. with 360 people across 3 sites), profitable business growth and the overall relationship with all Customer OEM's.

Previously, he worked as a Global Customer Manager for Key Accounts at Delphi Automotive Systems Europe from 1996 to 2005. There, he was responsible for all OEM Business for Climate Control Systems & Interior Systems and grew overall business from $20m to $250m/yr. Prior to that, he worked as Business Development Manager - Europe at General Motors France from 1989 to 1996, for GM's Automotive Components Group (ACG), spearheading significant conquest sales at major European OEMs.

In addition, he worked at General Motors Corp. in USA for almost 5 years in various operating & managerial assignments in key functions such as Advanced Purchasing, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing and Global Program Management (1985 to 1989).

Didier holds a Master's Degree in Materials Sciences & Engineering from the University of Paris (1975) and an Executive MBA from INSEAD (1999). He now has over 30 years' experience in the Automotive Industry.