Our People : Philippe Cenreaud
Meet the Managing Director Performance Products, Philippe Cenreaud.
Prior to his new appointment, Phlippe Cenreaud was responsible for the company’s Rubber & Plastics segment. Philippe has his roots in the Rubber industry and, with 30 years of experience, he brings an extensive market knowledge to the comprehensive range of products of Safic-Alcan. Prior joining the Executive Committee in September 2020, he was the Business Director, Rubber, Plastics and Adhesives, France. He also served in various leadership positions: Coatings & Specialty, Customer Service, HSE and Quality. These positions included Group Development for Rubber.
Before joining Safic-Alcan, Philippe spent 10 years at Cabot Corporation where he was the European Sales and Technical Manager, for the Rubber industries. His work experience also includes technical development roles in raw material and compound, at US based GDX Automotive and Metzeler Automotive.
Philippe holds an M.S. degree in Materials Engineering (University Paris 13, 1991) and an Engineering degree from the French Rubber Institute (IFOCA, 1993). He and his wife have 2 children. His personal interests are tennis and old houses restoration.
