Jean-Victor Panzani

Jean-Victor Panzani currently serves as Vice President of Engineering & Procurement Excellence at GEA Group, focusing on strategic planning and transformation within engineering and procurement. Previously, Jean-Victor held the position of Vice President of Procurement Operations & Excellence at the same company, emphasizing sustainable procurement and digitization initiatives. Prior experience includes an Associate Partner role at McKinsey & Company, specializing in operations transformations, and an R&D Project Manager position at Saint-Gobain Packaging, where Jean-Victor led cost-reduction and standardization programs. Early career roles involved financial auditing at Mazars, continuous improvement efforts at Hispano Suiza, and research engineering at Schlumberger. Jean-Victor holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and another Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from Arts et Métiers. Recent executive training was completed at IMD, focusing on leadership development.