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Laurent Debrue

Président & Chief Executive Officer at Verkor

Lille, Hauts-de-France, France

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About

He spent two decades at EnerSys, where he rose from manufacturing manager to Managing Director of the French business and then to Vice President Operations covering EMEA, APAC and the global TPPL line. He joined Verkor in 2024 as Chief Operating Officer before taking over as President & CEO.

Président & Chief Executive Officer at Verkor

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Verkor's investors · 4

EIT InnoEnergyAmsterdam · since 2023EQT VenturesLuxembourg · $2M – $50M checks · since 2023MeridiamParis · since 2023SE VenturesMenlo Park

Co-founders at Verkor

CMChristophe Mille
Christophe MilleCo-fondateur & Conseiller technologique exécutif
BLBenoit Lemaignan
Benoit LemaignanCo-fondateur & Vice-Chairman du Conseil de surveillance
SPSylvain Paineau
Sylvain PaineauCo-fondateur & Directeur stratégie et partenariats
PCPhilippe Chain
Philippe ChainCo-fondateur & Conseiller Stratégique
GMGilles Moreau
Gilles MoreauCo-fondateur & Directeur de l'innovation

Experience

  1. VerkorPresident & CEOcurrent2026 — presentFrancia
  2. VerkorChief Operating Officercurrent2024 — presentLille, Hauts-de-France, France
  3. EnerSysVice President Operations EMEA, APAC, Global TPPL2019 — 2024Zug, Switzerland
  4. EnerSysVice President Operations EMEA & APAC2018 — 2019Zug, Switzerland
  5. EnerSysVice President Operations EMEA2014 — 2018Zug, Switzerland
  6. EnerSysManaging Director Enersys France2011 — 2014
  7. EnerSysOperations Director - Enersys France2006 — 2011Arras
  8. EnerSysManufacturing Manager2004 — 2006Newport, Wales, United Kingdom
  9. EnerSysProcess Improvement Engineer2001 — 2004Arras, Hauts-de-France, France
  10. FaureciaLean Manufacturing Engineer1999 — 2001

Skills & more

Operations management10Strategy development8Lean Transformation7Lean ManufacturingSupply ChainLogisticChange ManagementValue Stream MappingProcess EngineeringBusiness transformationExcellence opérationnelleAmélioration continue
+8 moreGestion des opérations de fabricationManufactureAnalyse des causesLean ManagementGestion de projetAmélioration des processus commerciauxRéduction des coûtsLean Six Sigma

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Who is Laurent Debrue?
He spent two decades at EnerSys, where he rose from manufacturing manager to Managing Director of the French business and then to Vice President Operations covering EMEA, APAC and the global TPPL line. He joined Verkor in 2024 as Chief Operating Officer before taking over as President & CEO.
Where does Laurent Debrue work?
Laurent Debrue is Président & Chief Executive Officer at Verkor.
Where did Laurent Debrue go to school?
Laurent Debrue studied at Arts et Métiers - École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers (Master's degree, Business Administration and Management, General).

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