Jean-François Vautrin

Jean-François Vautrin, MBA, currently serves as the PMO Lead for an ERP Special Project at Westlake Global Compounds since October 2019, where responsibilities include overseeing project goals in coordination with the Project’s Steering Committee. Previously, from September 2015 to September 2019, Jean-François held the position of Automotive Business Director for the Americas at NAKAN, a Westlake company, alongside serving as General Manager for RESINOPLAST USA, Inc. Additionally, Jean-François was the General Manager at RESINOPLAST North America from January 2009 to August 2015, focusing on the production of PVC slush powder for the automotive industry. Earlier experience includes working as a Development Engineer at RESINOPLAST SA in France from July 2004 to December 2008, providing worldwide technical assistance in slush PVC powder applications. Jean-François holds an MBA from Michigan State University's Eli Broad College of Business and Master’s degrees in Plastics Processing and Polymer Chemistry from INSA Lyon and Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, respectively.