Stephane Jeanmart Chemistry Operational Excellence Lead, Syngenta

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I welcome Stephane Jeanmart Chemistry Operational Excellence Lead at Syngenta a global agrochemical business headquartered in Basel Switzerland In this episode Stephane shares his journey from being formally trained in Chemistry a discipline of predictable outcomes governed by formulas and exactness to a less exact discipline that is Operational Excellence which is largely about people Syngenta was formed from the spin-off of a portion of the agrichemical businesses of Novartis and Astra-Zeneca Joining Syngenta post-formation Stephane shares his experience in seeing the cultures of two different companies evolve into the single culture that is Syngenta We also discuss the importance of teamwork some resources and models that helped in the understanding of building teams and what is necessary to create high-performance teams Host Joseph Paris Founder of the XONITEK Group of Companies Operational Excellence Society Readiness Institute Guest Stephane Jeanmart img class aligncenter size-full wp-image-2289 src https state-of-readiness com wp-content uploads 2019 07 StephaneJeanmart-e1563804606999 jpg alt width 300 height 300 About Sephane JeanmartStephane Jeanmart obtained his B S and M S in Chemistry from the University of Namur Belgium He received his Ph D degree in Organic Chemistry from the same university After 18 months of a postdoctoral position at the University of York U K he joined Syngenta UK as a team leader In 2009 he moved within the same company to Switzerland where he occupied different managerial positions and led several OpEx projects initiatives In 2018 he moved full time to the operational excellence department and he is currently Chemistry Operational Excellence Lead He is self-learner in Operational Excellence fascinated by the concepts but having never earned any formal belt certifications He understands that it might be a weakness but he also considers it a strength because he had to use his critical thinking skills to make his own opinion on each problem he faced not hesitant to collaborate ask for help and seek the wisdom of others About SyngentaWebsite https www syngenta com Headquarters Basel Switzerland Year founded 2000 Company type Agrochemical Company size 27 000 employees Specialties Crop Protection Lawn and Garden Products Seeds and Flowers Click here to visit this podcast episode