{"id":2173,"date":"2022-07-04T12:05:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T10:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bontaz.com\/christophe-laurens-nomme-directeur-rd-systemes-e-drive-vae-de-bontaz\/"},"modified":"2023-12-05T15:44:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T14:44:52","slug":"christophe-laurens-nomme-directeur-rd-systemes-e-drive-vae-de-bontaz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bontaz.com\/en\/christophe-laurens-nomme-directeur-rd-systemes-e-drive-vae-de-bontaz\/","title":{"rendered":"Christophe Laurens nomm\u00e9 Directeur R&D Syst\u00e8mes E-Drive (VAE) de Bontaz"},"content":{"rendered":"
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#NOMINATION #RD\u00a0<\/strong>#EBIKE\u00a0<\/strong>#MOBILITY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Christophe Laurens has just been appointed R&D Director for E-Drive Systems (E-bikes) at the Bontaz Group. His mission will be to support the group’s E-bike Business Unit and Bontaz’s commitment to soft mobility. \"\"<\/p>\n

A graduate of ESTACA (Ecole Sup\u00e9rieure des Techniques A\u00e9ronautiques et de Construction Automobile) with over 20 years’ experience in the automotive industry and mobility projects,\u00a0Christophe Laurens<\/strong>\u00a0began his career with the carmakers Renault Sport and then Jaguar Land Rover. He then joined the world of equipment manufacturers, where he discovered\u00a0a more technological vision of today’s mobility challenges<\/strong>. Then, in 2018, he was appointed\u00a0Director of Advanced Development at Valeo Transmission<\/strong>. This career path has now led him to move into soft mobility and join the Bontaz group.<\/p>\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\n\n

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STRUCTURING THE E-BIKE ENTITY FOR A FIRST PROTOTYPE<\/h2>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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This appointment comes at a key moment in the transformation and positioning of the Bontaz group on the sustainable and soft mobility market. Christophe Laurens has been entrusted with an important role, which is initially\u00a0to help Bontaz improve its skills<\/strong>\u00a0in order to cater to this new market for electrically assisted bicycles. This stage will involve\u00a0structuring an operational team\u00a0<\/strong>made up of talent from the group as well as new recruits (process under way). In constant contact with Management, his mission will be to\u00a0structure the R&D department of the E-bike Business Unit\u00a0<\/strong>in line with the group’s policies and challenges\u00a0in order to accelerate the development of projects and applications<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

”\u00a0<\/em>We’re in the process of\u00a0<\/em>creating the whole ecosystem a bike manufacturer needs<\/em>\u00a0to equip its bikes with electric assistance and then follow up with maintenance and upgrades, throughout their life cycle,”\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>explains\u00a0Christophe Laurens<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\n\n

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A MAJOR DRIVE WITH RECRUITMENT IN PROGRESS<\/h2>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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This new appointment is proof of the concrete development of this Business Unit dedicated to electric bikes within the Bontaz Group. Currently made up of 5 people, it will be expanded with the addition of\u00a0another 20 staff<\/strong>\u00a0(engineers, technicians)\u00a0solely dedicated to bikes<\/strong>.<\/div>\n
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A further 25 people\u00a0<\/strong>in cross-functional roles between the Bontaz Group and the E-bike BU\u00a0will also join the team<\/strong>. Some specific goals have been set for Christophe Laurens, who is very pleased to be joining the Group:<\/div>\n
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\u00ab I<\/em>‘m delighted and proud to be joining Bontaz, which is a French family business. It means a lot to me to be working at a group which upholds strong human values and takes concrete action to locate its production in France. This aim of\u00a0<\/em>making location a priority<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em>promoting the industrial skills of the Arve Valley and Haute Savoie<\/em>\u00a0attracted me right away.<\/em>\u00bb<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\n\n

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