Benoit Benoit

Managing the Ett Block 1.3 Downstream, formation and aging (> 1Billion) project delivery

• Leading a diverse team of 80 project professionals including next domains; EHS, Quality, Operational Project Management, Procurement, Project Controls and Contracts
• Support Technical Project Managers in delivery of process equipment packages
• Integrate the launch function into the integrated project program
• Stakeholder management and coordination through project reporting and representation on Ett Program Council

Northvolt Ett, 2.8 billion battery gigafactory extension program including downstream, formation and aging, utilities and site development works

• Shaping the project controls and contracts organization to provide resources to the individual projects within the program
• Recruited a team of 50 project controls professionals; contracts managers, cost engineers, planner/schedulers, quantity surveyors, project controls managers and functional managers
• Established the project controls function covering processes (estimating, cost control, integration with project accounting system), tools (Oracle Unifier integrated into the ERP system) and people
• Improved in-house capabilities and support for Quantitative Risk Analyses, and Schedule Risk analyses
• Support the liaison with Lenders Technical,Advisor
• Mentored junior staff members by sharing insights on best practices, fostering professional growth within the organization.

• Resourcing project management of >100 CAPEX project worth > 2 Billion Euro, 70+ countries, EMEA-APAC and Americas
• Managing a team of 18 project manager and 2 Operational Set-up leads
• Owner of HEINEKEN's project delivery process and it continuous improvement process
• Shaping Heineken capital excellence program as part the Evergreen priorities
• Support kick off, permitting and development of feasibility studies for greenfields (Mexico, Brazil, RSA, Rwanda, Vietnam)and new developments (project Circle)

• Corporate Plant Operations - work with EHS, PSSR, AEI, asset integrity and reliability excellence domains to achieve capital excellence
• PPM - integrate capital project portfolio management processes with the existing project delivery process, deploy worldwide portfolio management software for Cargill CAPEX projects (Clarizen)
• Benchmark Cargill projects worldwide (Independent Project Analyses (IPA), CII and AACE), improve Cargill's Built Delivery Process (PDP)
• Change facilitator with engineering managers and senior operation leaders worldwide with the aim of improving capital effectiveness
• Training of Built Project Managers and team on leading practices for Capital Effectiveness, in person as well as virtual, maintain and enhance training material with Learning and Development
• Design and manage Cargill's virtual Project Manager Academy
• Develop Project Controls for Cargill - people, tools, processes

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to efficiently complete large-scale project on time and within budget constrains.
• Hire and build-up the project team (40 people)
• Finalize planning, budgeting and preliminary design
• Permitting: manage initial data and technical conditions, liaise with Authorities for site connection, develop permitting design package, prepare for state expertise, in order tp obtain the construction permit
• Assure project readiness for Cargill Senior Management gate review
• In charge of all built aspect of the project execution
• Ensure project EHS plan was properly implemented
• Lead the procurement and expediting team
• Lead detailed design team
• Lead site construction supervision
• Responsible for project contracts, planning, finance and risk follow-up
• Support plant commissioning team
• Support operational readiness team

• Manage capital investment portfolio of all sites (+100 m USD)
• Conceptual design of greenfield project (with SMEC, RSA)
• Site search for the greenfield (with SMEC, RSA)
• Support sustainable development strategy for Ghana operations
• Manage capacity extension project for Accra Brewery
• Review all site technical master plans and optimize investment strategy for water and beer business
• Roll out process innovations and HUB initiatives into Ghana (Chibuku).

• Manage capital investment portfolios of 4 sites (+50 m Euro)
• MT member of the operations steering committee
• Set and roll out sustainability development strategy for Russian and Ukrainian operations
• Established the business continuity plans for the region
• Led cross-functional teams for new product development, ensuring timely delivery of innovations
• Risk management: auditing, assessment and define the improvement plans through capital investments
• Develop site technical master plans
• Member of 'the brewery of the future' project.

• Two Greenfield project 140 - 170 m€ - From basic design, over planning and execution until start-up
• Follow-up: budget, timing, quality, scope
• Permitting - obtain construction permit
• Detailed design: process, utilities, packaging, logistics
• Original equipment manufacturers follow up
• Construction management
• Commissioning and factory acceptance test
• As built and post project review

• Other Major Realizations prior to Greenfields
• Diverse brownfield projects
• Technology development (R&D); up scaling of pilot filtration technology
• Member of the 'BREWHOUSE HYPERFOCUS' team
• Technical due diligence for new mergers & acquisition (Russia, Colombia, Hungary).

• Implementation of ABI best practices, quality procedures and WCM base principles
• Brand development and implementation of efficiency projects - mother beer strategy, high gravity brewing
• Process engineering support
• Hiring, coaching and training of management trainees.

• Reference projects for AMBEV (ALECTIA), HEINEKEN, KRONENBOURG, CARLSBERG (BBH)
• Responsible for process definition managing interface process engineering and client requirements
• Interface process engineering and other engineering disciplines
• Site management, completion, testing and commissioning
• Optimization of receipts for installed equipment to reach guaranties and sign site acceptance.

• Assisted manager in all aspects of brewing operations.