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Nicolas Rousselet
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Founder and Managing Partner at Kallion. Laboratory and operational excellence enthusiast; certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. My objective: supporting our customers on their journey to operational excellence!
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I have been working in the laboratory business for more than 9 years. After a couple of years in consulting, I joined Eurofins, the world leader in laboratory testing in 2014 (CAC40 company, 55,000+ employees in 54 countries). During my career at Eurofins I successively envisioned, implemented and staffed two cross-functional departments of the company: the operational excellence department (15+ internal consultants); and the group processes transformation and digitalisation department (40+ internal consultant, IT development professionals and data management operators).
I initiated and drove large scale programs across the Eurofins group:
- Generation of >50M€ savings through identification and deployment of best practices (standard times, automation, equipment)
- Operational performance measurement and associated budgeting (10 key indicators for over 300 business units); deployment of a global costing model
- Training of Eurofins executives in operational excellence methodologies
- Complete redesign, development and go-live of an internally developed master data solution for group structure and corporate governance
- Streamlining of employee lifecycle management process
- Data strategy definition for group processes management
Early 2022, I created Kallion, to promote operational excellence in the laboratory world and to provide a holistic approach and ecosystem to support laboratories in their operational excellence journey. Through Kallion, I am leveraging my unique experience to bring immediate value to my customers.
I hold an MSc in Applied Mathematics and Operational Management from Ecole Centrale Paris and an MSc in Management from Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris. I am a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt from the International Lean Six Sigma Institute (ILSSI).
“I am motivated, results-oriented and passionate about everything related to life sciences, technology and operational excellence. I believe that all approaches must remain human-centred to ensure long-term, sustainable improvement that benefits everyone. Working with me is simple and fluid, I like to go the extra mile for my clients and partners. I am easy going and always curious about others to build lasting working relationships.”
Eduard Ras
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Managing Partner at Kallion. Operational excellence specialist accross multiple sectors with more than 15 years of global experience. My objective: Spread to true spirit of operational excellence and have some fun along the way.
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I have spent close to 10 years working as engineer and local & global change leader for ArcelorMittal.
- Performed comprehensive site diagnostics to determine areas for improvement. Roled out multi-departmental business improvement / change management projects across various international locations.
- Coordinated the redesign and ultimate implementation of maintenance philosophies and strategies.
- Roll-out of World Class Manufacturing (WCM) training and philosophies.
- Redesigned ArcelorMittal’s continuous improvement training and trained >700 staff members worldwide.
Subsequently I have spent almost 10 years as part of the Eurofins group (55,000 employees active in 54 countries). First as a member of the group’s central Lean team, later as group Lean manager and later as Operational Director for one of the business lines in The Netherlands.
- Best practices identification and operational excellence deployment leading to >180 M€ savings;
- Creation of the Eurofins Lean (later Operational Excellence) academy. Training more than 3,200 staff members and managers world-wide.
- Consulted on more than 80 Lab design projects across multiple business lines.
- Coached more than 200 local change leaders and managers through operational excellence projects.
- Managed various analytical labs with 30 direct and 250 indirect reports as well as P&L responsibility for €65m annual revenue.
I joined Kallion as managing partner in 2023.
I hold Bachelor’s degrees in Metallurgical Engineering and Environmental Engineering from The University of Pretoria.
Legal information
Kallion SRL is registered at the Belgian Crossroad for Enterprises
Managing Director: Nicolas Rousselet
VAT: BE 0784.520.558
Kallion Services is registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce
Managing Director: Eduard Ras
KvK: 88775879
BTW: NL004647353B05