Jurgen Cobbaut was appointed as the CMO of VAMA in July 2017. In this position, he is primarily responsible for obtaining sustainable profitability and operational excellence with the support of the VAMA CMO team, by driving the business plan, leading high-level commercial negotiations, and organizing the market intelligence as well as strategic positioning analysis, etc.
He joined ArcelorMittal Group in August 2003 and worked in China as VAMA CTO from 2011 to January 2018. Prior to joining China, he worked as Resident Engineer at ArcelorMittal Flat Carbon Steel Cologne.
Jurgen Cobbaut holds a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Ghent.
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