Paulo PACHECO
@paulopacheco
Operations Executive driving industrial turnarounds, EBITDA growth and benchmark operational excellence.
PortugalWhat I'm looking for
I am a strategic industrial executive with 25+ years leading multi-site P&L operations across Automotive Tier-1 and FMCG, driving EBITDA growth, enterprise value creation and award-winning turnarounds through Lean/WCM and Industry 5.0 integration.
I transform underperforming plants into global benchmarks by rebuilding leadership, deploying digital manufacturing and sustaining cultural change, delivering measurable gains in OEE, scrap reduction, safety and profitability.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Plant Business Unit Director
Teijin Automotive Systems
Oct 2022 - Present (3 years)
Led a complete turnaround of a failing composite automotive plant, restoring IATF/ISO certifications, improving OEE from 24% to 89.8% and delivering a €12.5M recovery and +85% EBITDA within 24 months.
Plant Manager & Chief Transformation Director
Hayco Group
Jun 2021 - Oct 2022 (1 year 4 months)
Directed a full industrial reboot for an FMCG plant, driving EBITDA recovery (€5.1M above budget), sales +160% and COGS -18% through Lean/WCM and digital manufacturing deployment.
Industrial Director / CMO
Sodecia Automotive Systems
Aug 2020 - Oct 2021 (1 year 2 months)
Led post-M&A integration and industrial transformation of two plants, achieving $4.5M cost savings, OEE increase to 83.5% and EBITDA margin improvement of 7.5 pp within 14 months.
European Operations & Industrial Excellence Director
Dura Automotive Systems
Sep 2016 - Jan 2020 (3 years 4 months)
Directed multi-site European operations (7 plants, 5 countries) delivering EBITDA margin +16 pp, +19% growth and launching a greenfield 6 months ahead and 19% under budget.
Plant Manager / Country Manager
Dura Automotive Systems
Sep 2011 - Jan 2016 (4 years 4 months)
Led full-scale turnaround of two plants, achieving +40% sales (+$18M), +22% EBITDA and repeated recognition as Best Performing Plant worldwide; recovered operations after a fire in 60 days.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
ILISEG - Lisbon School of Economics & Management, University of Lisbon
Master of Business Administration, Business Administration
1997 - 1999
Completed an MBA at ISEG focusing on business administration and management from 1997 to 1999.
ISLA - Higher Institute of Languages and Administration
Bachelor's degree, Business Management
1994 - 1997
Earned a bachelor's degree in business management from ISLA between 1994 and 1997.
Availability
Location
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