Laurent Tainturier

Retired

2024 - Current

Senior Vice President

2013

Responsible for the region "Emerging EMEA" made out of Russia & CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Turkey, the Middle East and Africa. In charge of developing markets and businesses in the emerging countries: market-intelligence, new business opportunities, cross-divisional businesses, merger & acquisitions, partnerships, sustainability & innovation in emerging markets, talent-development.

Bundesakademie fur Sicherheitspolitik

2013 - 2013

Representing BASF in German federal government's agency dealing with international security policy issues: crisis & conflicts, terrorism, organized criminality, natural catastrophies & civil protection, international development aid, critical infrastructures. Working program with European Union, NATO, OECD, World Bank, IMF, United Nations, German and other governments representatives. Internally: Corporate Security, Corporate Communications & Government Relations, Wintershall Oil & Gas, ZZS Strategic Planning, EUM Africa.

President (MD) of country company

2009 - 2012

Implement BASF's global and regional strategies in the country: Talent (employee development, employees' engagement and empowerment, coaching-mentoring), Innovation (creating a culture of innovation in the company, increasing market intelligence with focus on identification of relevant University collaborations and of relevant start-up companies in cooperation with BASF Venture Capital), Market & Customers (X-business focus teams on emerging indusries and new customers, X-business sales training programs, X-business sales tools) and Excellence (promotion of Zero Incident Mindset in occupational safety, simplification of processes, generation of grass-root initiatives for improvement by employees groups). Communication: Internal (intracompany TV channel "eTV" created for providing employees with opportunities to speak up and communicate, intracompany networking tool "HooDoo" created to increase connectedness between employees) - External / Branding: participation in presentations, panel discussions, events with focus on "Sustainability & Innovation at BASF" (Globe 2012, Canadian Water Summit, Bloom Sustainability Leadership Award, Corporate Knights, Unisfera Corporates Social Responsibility Forum, Network for Business Sustainability, Chartered International Management Accountants, Ontario Centers of Excellence, Molson MBA International Case Competition, Chemistry Industry Association of Canada's Responsible Care Workshop). Government Relations & Stakeholders Relations: Ottawa Government and Parliamentary Days (CIAC), Ontario's Queen's Park Days (CIAC), Conference Board of Canada, Toronto Board of Trade, Canadian European Business Roundtable, Canadian German Chamber of Industry and Commerce). Coordination of 11 Business Units and the whole Service Platform in Canada.

Vice President

2005 - 2009

Management of the Insulation Business for Europe-Middle East-Africa: Appliance and Construction industries. Strategies, Marketing, Sales, R&D. Merger & Acquisitions Projects in Russia, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the Netherlands. Development of business strategy for a broad region with very different local markets - from mature to emerging, with different requirements, standards...etc... Reorganization of the Unit by creation of Business Segments for a stronger focus on specific customers needs.

General Manager

2000 - 2004

Integration of newly acquired company into the BASF Group: Strategy, Marketing & Sales, HR, Finance-Accounting-Reporting, Manufacturing, Investment - Site Concept, Supply Chain, Environment-Health & Safety, Quality Management.

Sales Manager

1995 - 2000

Management of Sales and Sales-team for industry-segment Automotive & Specialties. Key-account Manager for several customers in Automotive and Furniture European-wide.

Sales Professional

1991 - 1995

Sales and coordination of technical support to customers in various industries.