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Trained as a Chemical Engineer at the National Institute of Industrial Chemistry in Rouen (France), Luc Vandewalle obtained a PHD in Physical Chemistry at the Pierre & Marie Curie University in Paris. He worked for 24 years as Plant Director, Logistics Director Europe and General Manager of the Central Europe area for an a leading provider of branded, designed surfacing solutions for commercial and residential customers worldwide, the world’s largest manufacturer of High Pressure Laminate (Formica Corporation). Luc Vandewalle then worked in the Surface Treatment Industry in sales development functions in the competitive market for epoxy and polyester powder coating and carried out an industrial optimization project for production lines of metal ventilation ducts.

Luc Vandewalle then worked in a subsidiary of the Air Liquide group, specialized in the manufacturing of welding and cutting technologies, as Purchasing and Supply Chain Director, and set up a Corporate Supply Chain organization as well as an optimized European logistics network.

He then devoted his last 10 years to the development of clean mobility in Europe. He was appointed Managing Director of a “Joint Venture” created between Air Liquide (France) and Plug Power Inc., an American company based in Latham (NY), with the objective of developing the fuel cell market for material handling applications in Europe. He continued this approach by developing Biomethane clean mobility in Europe, ensuring the development of Biogas activities, and more particularly targeted the downstream part and Transportation sector. Luc Vandewalle has built for the Air Liquide Group a network of 25 Multi energy stations in France dedicated to Transport of Goods, delivering alternative energies to Diesel, compressed, liquefied Biomethane, and nitrogen, a clean and silent cryogenic alternative for refrigerated transport Market.

Trained at the École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Montréal (HEC) in Business Management, Yves Morin has led troughout his career several activities within Air Liquide Canada, both in term of industrial gases and manufacturing activities of welding products. He was also very involved in the development of high manufacturing technologies (Artificial Intelligence, vision system for product inspection, Logistics, Distribution, Procurement and HR Management including Collective Agreements bargainning). In 2013, he was recognized as an Air Liquide Canada Specialist for his expertise and for his involvment in several fields of activity of the company. In 2017, Air Liquide Welding sold the manufacturing plants for welding products. He became a mentor for the new management team of Lincoln Electric in order to ensure a smooth and efficient transition.