Lacroix continues its strategic development and reinforce its management team.

LACROIX CONTINUES ITS STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT
AND REINFORCE ITS MANAGEMENT TEAM

Through its Leadership 2025 strategic plan, launched in April 2021, LACROIX intends to almost double in size. This ambition is driven by an expansion in strategic international markets, together with the strengthening of its technological and operational leadership.

In order to support its strong development, LACROIX is reinforcing its management team, with the appointment of Stéphane KLAJZYNGIER as President of LACROIX North America, Louis POURDIEU, as Executive General Manager of the Electronics activity in the EMEA zone, and finally Serge LAVERDURE, to manage LACROIX Design Center.

Supporting the Group’s strategic international deployment

The acquisition of Firstronic in the United States at the end of December 2021, now allows the Electronics activity to address a new domestic market, which has significant commercial potential. By building up a strategic position in North America, LACROIX has reached an important milestone in the international development of its activities.
        
To support this strategy, LACROIX is launching a new dedicated organisation, and appointing Stéphane KLAJZYNGIER. Currently Executive Managing Director of the Electronics activity, Stéphane now becomes President of LACROIX North America. He will be based in Michigan (United States), as of 1 October 2022 and will be responsible for supporting the integration of Firstronic into the Electronics activity as well as the local development of the Environment and City activities, notably through targeted acquisitions.

He holds an MBA in Finance from Pace University in New York and has occupied several management positions with an international scope in the telecommunications world.
In the 90’s, his initial experience in the field of portable batteries led him to Japan where he worked for Saft. Later, Alcatel entrusted him with the implantation of its Mobile Phones division in China, from the implementation of R&D to marketing. A division of which he later became President. During this period, he also concluded a joint venture with TCL.
In 2005, he became President and CEO of Radio Frequency Systems (RFS), a group specialised in mobile telecommunication and broadcast infrastructures, with a strong presence in Germany, United States, France, China, Brazil and Australia.
He joined LACROIX on June 1st, 2015, as Managing Director of the Electronics activity, becoming Executive Managing Director in July 2018.

Stéphane KLAJZYNGIER said, “After 7 years at the head of the Electronics activity, I am delighted to be given the opportunity of this new challenge. I am looking forward to working with the teams to carry on the integration process of Firstronic, now LACROIX Electronics North America and to accompany the Group’s future developments in North America.”