Jean-Philippe Vacher

Jean-Philippe Vacher has a diverse work experience spanning over several industries and roles. Jean-Philippe is currently the Vice President of Market Strategy at Fortera Corporation since May 2022. Prior to that, they served as the Directeur Stratégie & Marketing at Compagnie des Ciments Belges (CCB) - Cementir Holding from February 2017 to July 2021, where they played a vital role in strengthening the integrated strategy and marketing approach in BeneLux and France. Jean-Philippe also developed a successful 3-year transformational business plan to increase revenues and EBITDA.

Before joining CCB, Jean-Philippe served as the Precast & Special Process Industries (SPI) Global Business Manager at Kerneos Group in 2016 for a short period. From September 2012 to June 2016, they worked at Italcementi Group as the Group Marketing & Business Development Director, overseeing various positions including Group Opportunities Evaluation Manager, Innovation Marketing Specialist, and Head of France Belgium Innovation Department.

During their time at Holcim Fance-Benelux from May 1998 to September 2004, Jean-Philippe held the role of France-BeneLux Cement Marketing Manager. Prior to that, they served as the Renovation Sector Product Director at St Gobain Weber from February 1996 to April 1998. Jean-Philippe also worked as the Gypsum Plasterboard Technology Market Director at Placoplatre from March 1993 to February 1996.

Jean-Philippe's early career includes roles such as Building Construction Market Manager at SCR SIBELCO, Siliceous Raw Materials from February 1991 to February 1993, and a commercial position at Lafarge from 1990 to 1991.

Jean-Philippe Vacher has a diverse education history. In 1986 to 1989, they attended IPC Ecole de commerce and obtained a degree in business and economics, with a focus on international commerce. Later on, in 2006 to 2010, they attended MIP Politecnico di Milano, where they participated in three business case sponsorships with IMD, specifically in 2006, 2008, and 2010. The details of the degree obtained during this period are not provided. Lastly, in 2021, they attended the Institut de leadership en gestion and earned a diploma in Executive Leadership, specializing in organizational leadership. The field of study for this diploma is focused on organizational leadership.