Philippe Joie

Professional Background

40 years experience of cross border IT in global industrial companies, out of which 10 years in the food packaging (WR Grace) and 16 years in the Semi Conductors sector
Philippe has been conducting or supporting multi-billion global M&A and carve-out projects over the last 10 years
On top of his IT background, he has a double competence in business functions, including HR and Finance, key in M&A projects
Philippe is fluent in French (mother tongue) and English, and has a survival level in Dutch and Italian

M&A Skills & Expertise

Global Financial, HR, reporting and PLM systems in large global companies (Levi Strauss, WR Grace (chemicals specialties-food packaging, STMicroelectronics)
For STMicroelectronics, he has conducted the IT track of multi-billion M&A projects, from due-diligence, through design of transitory and target IT landscape, to post-merger stabilization
The record of Philippe also includes management of global projects, such as Y2K and Euro migration, worldwide deployment of ERPs as SAP and Peoplesoft
Between 2003 and 2008, he was an invited professor at the University of Annecy – France, where he lectured the program: ‘e-Processes in the High Tech Industry’

Project Highlights

Senior IT advisor for Philips, Netherlands
For Jack Link’s/Bifi, 2014, designed the target IT solution post carve-out from Unilever, acted as senior IT advisor, supported the migration project, and did lead the H2R track till day 1
IT M&A director of Microelectronics; conducted the IT track of all ST MA&D projects during that period: with Intel, NXP and Ericsson. He also conducted due diligences for tens of projects that have not been unclosed. 2006-11
Philippe was in charge, within ST, of the global Financial, HR and PLM systems of the group
Project manager of Y2K and Euro migration
WR Grace: Cryovac food packaging: Philippe created an innovative reporting system, and conducted the deployment of financial and reporting systems in all European affiliates
Levi’s: Philippe managed the insourcing of IT for Levi Strauss Europe (Infrastructure and applications), he conducted the design and deployment of financial systems in all European affiliates