It was in 2004, following the purchase of Pechiney by Alcan, that François Luscan was given the responsibility of integrating all of the cosmetic packaging activities to create Alcan Packaging Beauty. Following the strategic repositioning of each of the activities he built an integrated group from a heterogeneous entity, strengthening leadership on each of its markets. In 2010 he successfully led Alcan Packaging Beauty's transition to a new shareholder and to its new status as an independent company renamed Albéa. Continuing as Chairman and CEO, he would soon start an ambitious development strategy, notably involving the acquisition of the Betts group in 2010.
François Luscan started his career in the R&D department of the Pechiney Group in 1985. He would then spend 3 years as a production engineer in the flexible packaging division. In 1989 he joined the tube packaging division, known under the name of Cebal, as production manager of the Vienne le Château factory. He then became head of both this factory and that in Vandières. During this period, volume and operating profit grew 20%.
In 1999, he was promoted Managing Director of the Cebal Aerosols division, managing 6 factories and generating a turnover of $100 million. Thanks to a successful development plan (notably the greenfield plan in the Czech Republic) and restructuring, he was able to significantly improve the business's profitability before selling it.
Hervé Marion
Vice-President Integration
In 2012, Hervé Marion assumes the role of VP integration in line with Albéa's external growth strategy worldwide.
Hervé Marion started his career in 1992 with Crown Cork & Seal, first at the European headquarters, then as financial controller of one of the group's production sites in the UK. He joined Pechiney in 1998 as head of internal audit at Pechiney Services Americas in Chicago. Three years later, he became financial director of the Pechiney Flexible Europe division. In 2004 he was appointed financial director of Alcan Packaging Food France following the purchase of the Pechiney group by Alcan, with his main brief being to participate in the creation of this division with the integration of the former Pechiney, VAW and Alcan entities. A year later, he was appointed Vice President, Finance & IT of Alcan Packaging Food Asia, a position based in Singapore where he would remain for 4 years. He joined Alcan Packaging Beauty, today called Albéa, in 2009 as Chief Financial Officer.
François Tassart
VP Sales, Marketing & Innovation
François Tassart joined Alcan Packaging Beauty, today called Albéa, at the end of 2005, as head of the Tube Division's European sales department. Then, in 2008, he became responsible for worldwide sales before being promoted VP Sales, Marketing and Innovation for the whole of the group's product portfolio.
François Tassart started his career at Andersen Consulting where he stayed 4 years before joining the Crown Cork / CarnaudMetalbox group. Having occupied an internal audit position, he became head of information systems and logistics in Asia, before taking over the management of information systems for Food France. In 1999, he joined Guerlain (LVMH), as Director of Planning and Pricing, where he created the department responsible for overseeing launches and developments. Three years later, he was made General Manager of Guerlain Austria.
Axel Moreau
Vice President, Human Resources
Axel Moreau joined Alcan Packaging Beauty in March 2004 as Vice President of Human Resources, and, following the purchase of the Pechiney group by Alcan, participated in the creation of the entity today called Albéa.
Previously he occupied various human resources positions within the Pechiney group, in the production then transformation of aluminum for the transport, construction, armaments and leisure markets. In 1996 he joined the BSN group, which specializes in glass packaging for the food markets.
In 1999 the Pechiney group called him back, and he joined the aerosol-tube packaging division (Cebal), where from 2000 he was head of HR at the Aerosols Europe Business Unit, before taking the position of HR director at the Global Perfumes & Cosmetics Division (Techpack International) at the end of 2003.
Jose Filipe
General Manager of Beauty Solutions and Director of Operations, Brazil
When Alcan Packaging Beauty (today Albéa) was created in 2004, Jose Filipe was general manager of the Devises site in the UK, part of the Aerosols Division (Cebal). In 2006 he was appointed Director of Operations in Brazil, based in Sao Paulo. Two years later he was appointed General Manager of the Global Beauty Solutions Division, in addition to Head of Operations, Brazil.
Jose Filipe acquired his operational management experience within various large international groups such as Procter & Gamble, where he started his career, Johnson & Johnson and Unilever.
Denis Parant
Vice President, Technical and Operations, Fragrance & Cosmetics Activities
It was in 2005 that Denis Parant joined Alcan Packaging Beauty, today called Albéa, as head of operations at the Fragrance & Skincare France Division before expanding his responsibility to Fragrance-Cosmetics Europe. Two years later, he was promoted to the position of Technical Director, Fragrance and Cosmetics, Worldwide. Since 2008 he has been Albéa Technical and Operations Vice President of Fragrance and Cosmetics Activities, Worldwide.
Denis Parant started his career with Valéo, the global automotive equipment group, where he occupied various industrial functions. He then joined the Moulinex group, the electrical appliance specialist, as Head of Quality. Next he joined the magnetite division of Carbon Lorraine, as Director of Operations. In 2003 he joined Techpack International, taking responsibility for international industrial projects.
Adrian Haughton
VP Strategic Projects & Asia operations
Adrian Haughton joined the Executive Committee of Albéa in March 2012 as VP Strategic Projects, and also has operational responsibility for the Albéa sites in India, Indonesia and China.
Adrian Haughton has over 20 years experience in international manufacturing business, and more than 10 years in the packaging sector. He has held positions based in the UK, Canada, Switzerland, Singapore and France, and has had responsibilities ranging from operational improvement to finance, M&A, strategic planning, business development and general management. He has a passion for driving profitable growth. As a member of the Executive Team of Alcan Packaging from 2002-2010, he had leading roles in the acquisitions and integration programmes of VAW and Pechiney packaging businesses into Alcan, during which time he worked closely with the Beauty Packaging business.
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Martin Hintz
Vice President, Technical and Operations – Tubes Activities
Martin Hintz joined Alcan Packaging Beauty (now called Albéa) in 2004, as Director of the Tube Division, Europe. In 2010 his area of responsibility was extended to Vice President, Technical and Operations, Tube activities, worldwide.
Martin Hintz started his career in Germany as a polymers engineer at the research centre of Degussa, an international chemicals company. In 1989 he joined the Pechiney Group, Packaging Division, as a production engineer. He then occupied various operational functions within the Tube Division in Germany and France. In 2000 he became General Manager of German subsidiary Cebal Verpackungen.
Xavier Leclerc
Chief Financial Officer
Xavier Leclerc de Hauteclocque joined Albéa in 2012 as Group Chief Financial Officer.
Xavier, started his career in 1994 with CarnaudMetalbox (Crown Cork & Seal), at the European Headquarters in various corporate finance roles, then as financial controller of the Kenya’s production site. He came back as finance controller for the Crown & Closures European Division, then joined Group Internal audit. In 2000 he joined Guerlain (LVMH’s Group) as Finance controller for the French market, then took various finance and project roles on Travel Retail & Export, and European market. In 2003 he joined Brake France’s turnaround (CD&R LBO) as head of treasury, then took various roles among which Sales Development and was appointed CFO in 2007 for the second LBO with Bain Capital, and took responsibility for Capital & Services, IT, Legal, M&A. Xavier hold a DESCF (chartered accountant) and executive MBA from INSEAD, he is president of CFO AGORA..
