Stone ofArchemont is appointed Director South America
Meudon (France), the July 8 2022 – Vallourec announces the appointment of Pierre d’Archemont as Director South America. He will take office on July 14, 2022 and will join the Executive Committee.
Philippe Guillemot, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Vallourec, declared: ” I am delighted to welcome Pierre to the Group and to the Executive Committee. Pierre will be responsible for accelerating the transfer of our European activities to our Brazilian factories while accelerating our development in Brazil. Pierre will bring us all his experience of managing companies in Brazil and South America in demanding industries such as the automotive industry.. I would like to thank Alexander Lyra for his commitment and his contribution to the development of our activities in Brazil “.
Biography
Pierre d’Archemont began his career in 1985 at Schneider Electric as Sales and Marketing Manager. He joined Alcatel in 1992 where he held various management positions. In 1995, he joined the Valeo group and took over the management of the Brazil and Argentina subsidiary. In 2008, he took over the management of the Atmosfera group in the hotel, hospital and industrial sector, which he then sold to a major player in the sector. In 2011, Pierre d’Archemont took over the general management of Brazil and Argentina of the Plastic Omnium group where he built a new team and new processes to improve quality and service in Brazil and Argentina, recovering competitiveness and customer confidence. Since 2014, he was Regional VP Brazil and Argentina in charge of the operational and financial turnaround of Visteon.
About Vallourec
A world leader in its markets, Vallourec provides leading tubular solutions for the energy sectors and for other of the most demanding applications: from oil and gas wells in extreme conditions to the latest generation power plants, including by bold architectural projects and high-performance mechanical equipment. True to its pioneering spirit and backed by cutting-edge R&D, Vallourec continues to push back technological frontiers. Established in some twenty countries, as close as possible to its customers, the Group brings together nearly 17,000 passionate and committed employees who offer much more than tubes: they offer ever more innovative, reliable and competitive solutions, to make all possible projects.
Listed on Euronext in Paris (ISIN code: FR0013506730, Ticker VK), Vallourec is part of the CAC Mid 60, SBF 120 and Next 150 indices and is eligible for the Deferred Settlement Service (SRD).
In the United States, Vallourec has set up a level 1 sponsored American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program (ISIN code: US92023R4074, Ticker: VLOWY). The parity between the ADR and the ordinary Vallourec share is 5 to 1.
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