Kai Deininger - Managing Director MFG.com EMEA
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Kai Deininger is Managing Director of MFG.com’s European office based in Geneva-Switzerland. He is responsible for leading MFG.com’s operations for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He is in charge of daily management of the entire team and for driving MFG.com’s expansion strategy within the EMEA region. Prior to joining MFG.com, Kai succeeded in amalgamating American and European expectations and business practices as head of Marketing and Communications for Monster Europe. Prior to that, he served as the Managing Director of Monster’s German subsidiary. His main achievements were to raise the profile and awareness of the company as a European Career Network versus a group of local subsidiaries and to increase e-commerce revenues by 250% in 2006. Prior to Monster, Kai served as Director of Business Operations for Jobline International, and was part of the team involved in the sale to Monster in 2001. “The world is flat when it comes to manufacturing parts and I experienced this firsthand” says Kai Deininger. Prior to working in the Internet economy, Kai worked at Compaq for six years with two simultaneous functions; Senior Program Manager within the Supply Chain in Singapore and as Manager of Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Alliance in the Consumer Products and SME Division for the EMEA region, based in Germany. Kai holds a Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University – Evanston, Illinois. Kai Deininger is of German nationality; he speaks German, English and French fluently. |
François d'Ivernois - Vice President - Buy-Side EMEA
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F. d'Ivernois is the sales and business development manager for French-speaking countries.
After setting up a European distribution network for the ITR subsidiary of the Pirelli Group, F. d'Ivernois worked for the industrial group Saiag, where he managed the distribution networks and affiliated centres of profit. He was then appointed sales administration and development manager for the French subsidiary of the Group. He then joined SourcingParts.com in March 2001. François holds the diploma of the Institut Supérieur de Gestion. |
Caroline Frykman - Marketing & Communications Director
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Ms Frykman is responsible for sales and business development in the SME market segment and also heads a customer service team for suppliers. After a period in the Business Development department of Regus, London, Ms Frykman moved to Barcelona where she consecutively worked in the Controlling department of Aventis, in the Marketing department of Media Planning S.A. and as conference organiser at the Barcelona office of the European Commission. She joined Sourcing Parts, Switzerland, in June 2003.
Ms Frykman is a graduate in European Studies and Management from Royal Holloway, University of London. She is fluent in 5 languages. |
Stefan Gunnarsson - Director of Supplier Services EMEA
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Stefan Gunnarsson - Director of Supplier Serives EMEA, is responsible for the supplier sales and customer support at MFG.com EMEA. Before joining MFG.com, Stefan spent 4 years with IMPEX SA in Geneva Switzerland, a worldwide "Lost & Found" service. Stefan held a key position as an International Development Director and Director of Sales where he put in place a very successfull "around the globe" sales and customer service operation leading the company to a unique position as a global player. Stefan holds a Bachelor of Science in International Hospitality Management from the "Ecole Hôtlière de Lausanne" in Switzerland. |
Olivier Gavillot - Product & Operations Manager
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O. Gavillot is the product consistency development manager. He supervises the development of all the SourcingParts.com software packages. He also manages all customer support activities.
Olivier was formerly a purchasing manager with Black & Decker and Mag Plastic and has more than 20 years purchasing experience in multi-national companies. He joined SourcingParts.com in January 2000. |
Jean François Blachon - Global VP Development MFG.com
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J.F. Blachon manages the architecture and design of the SourcingParts.com information systems, with the objective of transforming the online software services concept into a technical reality.
Before joining SourcingParts in January 2000, J.F. Blachon had several management positions. His experience is the result of his previous positions as an Analyst, Project Manager and Development and Integration Manager in various international I.T. companies. He notably managed the production and development of 3D CAD software for the mechanical engineering industry and managed the Integration department for the ERP auditing company. Jean François Blachon holds a Masters degree in Industrial Computer Science and in Computer Science from ESIG Lyon. |
Paul de La Rochefoucauld - Co-founder
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Paul de La Rochefoucauld formed the Company in January 2000 with the ambition of creating a Web-based software utility that would completely outdate traditional business software packages. P. de la Rochefoucauld has previously formed a management consulting company specialising in industrial organisation and provides 15 years experience in the creation and installation of specific purchasing organisation programs. Paul de La Rochefoucauld holds a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Swiss Institute of Technology, Zurich. |








