Benoit Bodein

Global Product & Business Leader with 14+ years of international B2B experience across specialty chemicals, polymers, and engineered materials. Experienced in leading global and regional product businesses, defining and executing growth and portfolio strategies, identifying market and customer needs, prioritizing opportunities, commercializing technical products, and managing profitability across EMEA, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. Brings a distinctive dual background in Finance and Product & Business Leadership, combining strong financial acumen with market, customer, commercial, and operational experience to drive profitable growth and value creation.

Track record of translating market intelligence, customer insights, and competitive dynamics into portfolio choices, product positioning, pricing, go-to-market strategies, commercialization plans, innovation priorities, and business decisions. Led cross-functional teams across Sales, R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Finance, delivering $10M+ EBITDA improvement through commercial excellence, portfolio optimization, strategic sourcing, lifecycle management, and business transformation.

Scope: Global and regional product and business leadership across $500M+ of product lines | $10M+ EBITDA improvement delivered | Product & portfolio strategy | P&L, profitability & margin management | Commercial growth & business development | Pricing & commercial excellence | Market strategy & customer segmentation | Commercialization & innovation | Go-to-market & channel strategy | Manufacturing & supply-chain transformation | S&OP & demand planning | Investment prioritization | Finance, FP&A & business analytics | Cross-functional leadership across EMEA, the Americas & Asia-Pacific.

Global Marketing, Product & Business Leader – Mixed Metal Stabilizers at Valtris Speciality Chemicals (2025-04 – Present)

Specialty Chemicals | Polymer Additives | PVC Stabilizers.

• Global Product & Portfolio Leadership: Own global product strategy, portfolio management, commercialization and profitability for a ~$50M specialty chemicals business across EMEA, the Americas and Asia, aligning market opportunities, customer needs and business priorities.
• Market Strategy & Commercial Growth: Define and execute market strategy, customer segmentation, pricing, go-to-market approach and commercialization roadmap, while building a 4 kT qualified sales pipeline and optimizing global distributor networks.
• Portfolio & Manufacturing Transformation: Lead the industrialization of production in India and related supply-chain and manufacturing initiatives, balancing customer requirements, operational capabilities, cost competitiveness, and long-term portfolio priorities.
• Business Performance & Profitability: Chair the Tier-3 Margin & Cash Management governance forum, aligning senior stakeholders on pricing, profitability, cost optimization and working-capital priorities.
• Strategic Value Creation: Lead cross-functional initiatives across Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Sales and Finance covering make-or-buy decisions, sourcing, footprint optimization and supply-chain redesign, unlocking multi-million-dollar EBITDA improvement opportunities.

Global Product Manager & Business Leader – Engineered Materials at Trinseo Europe GmbH (2020-09 – 2024-11)

Engineered Materials | Specialty Polymers | Plastics.

• P&L Leadership & Portfolio Expansion: Co-owned P&L across multiple engineered materials businesses, including EMEA Elastomers ($100M+), PMMA Resins ($200M), and global Surfaces ($150M+), delivering $10M+ EBITDA improvement through portfolio optimization and lifecycle management.
• Commercial Excellence & Margin Expansion: Drove pricing strategy and commercial execution, achieving 20% margin improvement in Elastomers and $5M EBITDA uplift in Surfaces. Optimized distribution model and order economics, generating $2M annual savings.
• Strategic Sourcing & Cost Leadership: Led global raw material strategies, delivering $3M savings through supplier negotiations, alternative sourcing, and cost optimization initiatives.
• Business Strategy & Performance Delivery: Defined and executed business strategies (e.g., Elastomers), driving ~15% KPI improvement and aligning regional execution with corporate objectives.
• S&OP & Cashflow Optimization: Led integrated S&OP processes, leveraging predictive analytics to align demand and supply, improving cashflow by $3M–$5M and enhancing operational responsiveness.
• Innovation & Growth Strategy: Prioritized customer-driven innovation and commercialization initiatives, generating ~$50M annual revenue through disciplined NPV-based investment decisions.
• Lifecycle & Portfolio Rationalization: Led data-driven portfolio decisions, including product rationalization and exits (e.g., PVC lines), delivering $1M CAPEX savings and $1.5M margin improvement.
• Cross-Functional Business Leadership: Chaired global Business Management Teams, aligning Sales, R&D, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Finance to execute growth strategies and drive operational performance.

Global Finance Leader - Polycarbonate and Compounding at Trinseo Europe GmbH (2016-10 – 2020-09)

Engineered Materials | Specialty Polymers | Plastics.

• P&L Leadership and EBITDA Improvement: Supported and influenced financial performance of an $800M portfolio, achieving $10M in EBITDA gains through cost optimization in supply chain and procurement. Delivered actionable insights to align financial strategies with corporate objectives, driving profitability and efficiency.
• Strategic Business Partner: Partnered with Business Management Teams as a financial advisor, influencing pricing strategies, investment decisions, and key EBITDA improvement initiatives, driving aligned execution.
• Strategic Financial Planning: Developed and implemented annual and five-year financial strategies, leveraging collaborative efforts with the global FP&A team and advanced planning models to improve forecast accuracy by 10%.
• Financial Reporting and Process Optimization: Delivered monthly business reviews to the Business VP, providing insights into profitability, cost structures, and market dynamics. Automated reporting and forecasting processes using advanced tools, improving transparency, and achieving a 5% efficiency gain across global regions.

Junior Financial Controller - Sales Controller at Aryzta AG (2014-11 – 2016-09)

Food Manufacturing.

• Financial Reporting, Performance & Compliance: Managed financial reporting and month-end closings for five European entities, delivering EBIT, cash flow, and working capital analyses, improving reporting accuracy by 15% through process optimization and controller coaching, while ensuring successful external audits and regulatory compliance.

Bachelor’s in accounting and finance (DCG) – Lycée Camille See, Colmar, France (2008)