Hamilton Palacio
Summary
Accomplished executive with a proven track record of leading companies through expansion challenges and turnarounds across diverse business environments. Successfully implemented Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodology in multiple production units spanning Belgium, Brazil, England, Spain, Poland, Germany, and Finland. Skilled in directing and managing projects and high-performance teams within the Automotive, Mining, Electro, Glass, and Ceramic sectors.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Plant Director
AGP Glass
07.2022 - Current
- Responsible of AGP-Soliver plant in Roeselare (Belgium) with annual revenue of EU$ 60M and 500 employees.
- Full responsibility for P&L
- Responsible for the plant's turnaround, both financially (EBITDA) and on main performance indicators
- Reduction of unit cost by 27%
- Improvement of Total OEE by 25%
- Reduction of accidents by 50%
- Improvement of Quality performance by 65%
Manufacturing Manager
Michelin
08.2016 - 06.2022
- Responsible for Production, Quality, Customer Services; Engineering, Maintenance and Operations (Costs, Stocks, etc.). Team of 550 employees.
- Increase in production by 12% and Reduction of Losses by 10%.
- Acceleration in the implementation of Lean Manufacturing
- Production record (daily, monthly and yearly basis)
- Implementation of Reliability Centred Maintenance achieving equipment availability by 15%
General Manager
Morgan Advance Materials
02.2015 - 03.2016
- Responsible for Sales, Logistics, Finance, Safety, Quality, Production, Maintenance and Operations (P&L, Costs, Stocks, etc...). Team of 130 employees.
- Commercial Department Restructuring. Redefinition of new positioning of market/clients. New targets and strategies of services and products and pricing and promotions redefinition.
- Increased annual turnover by 15% and reduced losses by 50%.
- Lean Manufacturing Implementation.
Operations Manager
Sibelco Group
08.2013 - 01.2015
- Responsible for Strategical Plans Implementation and all the operations (Production, Logistics, Quality, Safety, Maintenance, HH.RR., Costs, Stocks) of seven production plants (multi-plants manager) of the Group in Brazil, improving main objectives at Financial, Sales, Operational and Organizational areas. Team of 580 employees.
- Record in Monthly and Annual Production
- World Class KPI's Improvement (Improvement of main KPI's achieving World Class Performance levels).
- Reliability Centred Maintenance (Excellence in Maintenance) implementation.
Plant Director
Seves
08.2006 - 04.2012
- Responsible for Operations (Production, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Quality, Safety, Maintenance, HH.RR., Costs, Stocks) and Customer Services. Team of 450 employees.
- Company’s financial recovery, both balance sheet and cash flow between 2008 and 2011.
- New Business Strategy implementation in Brazil.
- Definition, acquisition, and start-up of two production lines at a cost of €1.5 million and €3 million.
Plant Manager Spain
Pilkington
01.2003 - 06.2006
- Responsible for Total Operations. Team of 550 employees.
- Turnaround of financial and operational results.
- Reduced the workforce by 10%, achieving a 10% reduction in costs without reducing production volumes.
- Union negotiations (CCOO y UGT).
Lean Manufacturing Manager Europe
Pilkington Automotive Europe
- Implemented lean manufacturing principles to enhance operational efficiency and reduce waste.
- Operations recovery, with production volumes increase and quality improvement in Plants at England, Germany, Poland, Finland and Spain.
- SAP implementation in all Pilkington Automotive Europe.
- Best Practices (World-in-Class Best Practices) and Lean Manufacturing implementation in several plants in Europe.
Education
MBA - Foundation Courses
Ohio University
Learning to See
Lean Enterprise Institute
Manufacturing Management
Cranfield University
Management Development Programme
Pilkington PLC
B.Sc - Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Univap
01.1992
Skills
- Business Transformation
- Operational excellence
- Leadership and team building
- P&L management
- Problem resolution
- Operations management
- Lean six sigma
- Waste reduction
EDUCATION AND LANGUAGES
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Spanish
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Portuguese
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Plant Director
AGP Glass
07.2022 - Current
Manufacturing Manager
Michelin
08.2016 - 06.2022
General Manager
Morgan Advance Materials
02.2015 - 03.2016
Operations Manager
Sibelco Group
08.2013 - 01.2015
Plant Director
Seves
08.2006 - 04.2012
Plant Manager Spain
Pilkington
01.2003 - 06.2006
Learning to See
Lean Enterprise Institute
Manufacturing Management
Cranfield University
Management Development Programme
Pilkington PLC
B.Sc - Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Univap
Lean Manufacturing Manager Europe
Pilkington Automotive Europe
MBA - Foundation Courses
Ohio University
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