turning industrial acquisitions into operational value
about Thierry
“I work where strategy meets operations —
turning identified value into implemented actions and measurable results.”
Thierry Leroy
Founder — REX SOLUTIONS
Industrial executive and transformation leader with 25+ years of experience in industrial operations, business development, M&A, post-acquisition integration and synergy execution across international environments in LV industries.
MSc Engineer — École Centrale Lille
Executive MBA — HEC Paris
Certificate "doing business in China" Tsingua University Beijing
Certificate "doing business in Brazil" Fundação Getulho Vargas São Paulo
French · English · Portuguese
Conversational Spanish & German
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selected track record
operational value creation across the industrial value chain
post-acquisition integration
socomec North America 2018–2023
led post-acquisition integration programs to unleash synergies across 3 acquired entities in the USA and Canada,
Implemented corporate policies, best practices in safety quality manufacturing supply chain and R&D, managed integration roadmap and operational alignment. CAGR 39%
from $57M up to $220M TO
synergy creation across Europe & North America socomec | 2018–2023
led several cross-border synergy projects involving 4 R&D teams and factories in USA, Canada, France and Italy.
• Static Transfer Switches for colocation datacenter $46M TO
• Outdoor UPS for hyperscalers $6M TO
•Battery Energy Storage Systems for commercial buildings fcst >$15M TO
operations transformation
socomec North America 2023–2025
oversaw Operations Excellence across:
• 2 to 4 plants in Canada
• 2 to 3 plants in the USA
•> 300 employees
• transformation projects incl. ERP, digitalization, safety, quality and plant expansions
EBITDA +4pts
turnaround & industrial transformation
Eletromar — Brazil
2007–2010
negotiated the takeover of a JV and led a turnaround in less than two years ;
•+30% turnover
•new 14,000 m² Lean factory
•acquisition of a complementary local company
•restoration of operating profit and net cash flow to double-digit levels
M&A & value creation | freelance advisor - CH
2013–2017
supported Private Equity entrepreneurs and investors on:
• Operations Due Diligence
• Value Chain optimization
• Synergy realization
• Industrial & organizational optimization
• Business transformation
• International deployment
deep expertise in electrotechnical industries
Low Votage Products
Power Conversion
Power Switching
Power Protection
UPS & Data Centers
Energy Storage
Industrial Equipment
B2B Industrial Technologies
25+ years on 5 continents with multiple executive roles