Xavier Lancksweirt Email Address

General Manager, Solvay Business Services and Solvay Chief Information Officer, Supporting Business Growth Through Technology and Services

Chemistry Products and Solutions

Former Solvay CIO and general manager of Solvay Business Services (SBS), the Global Business Services organization of Solvay, international leader in chemicals and advanced materials. In this role I have been responsible for Digital and Information Technologies and four service lines all focused on value-added information processing for various stakeholders: Finance, Purchasing, HR, OTC (Credit and Trade Compliance) for the group. I joined Rhodia in 1998 as Finance Director for the Polyamide business unit, before creating Rhodia Business Services in 2010 prior to the acquisition of Rhodia by Solvay. Then, through the setup of SBS, I managed the business services worldwide merge, its enlargement to Information Services and its accelerated transformation, which continued into 2016 through the integration of Cytec shared services. I’ve previously held various leadership responsibilities in finance, controlling and information systems at Colgate-Palmolive, Unisys, McDonnell Douglas and Otis Elevator. I am a Belgian who graduated from Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris and I hold an MBA from INSEAD.