Linxens announces the appointment of Arnaud Brunetière as Chief Executive Officer
Linxens, global leader in component manufacturing for Smartcard, Government, Healthcare and IoT markets, announces the appointment of Arnaud Brunetière, a member of the Executive Committee since 2012, as CEO. He succeeds Cuong H. Duong who, after 4 years at the head of the group, has decided to step down.
"I took up my new post in the middle of the COVID crisis, in a hurry to manage an unprecedented situation. I knew the value of our teams, and I was not only impressed by their composure and ability to bounce back, but even more convinced that we could go even further. In four years, we have achieved the Group's diversification into IoT and healthcare, we have strengthened our organization, we have launched our CSR program, we have invested in our production facilities... These achievements are the result of teamwork and I leave Linxens confident about its future. I'm delighted to hand over to Arnaud, who has been at my side all these years. I have every confidence in his ability to lead the team and write the next chapters in the Linxens story," says Cuong H. Duong.
A member of the Group's Executive Committee, Arnaud Brunetière has held the position of Executive Vice President in charge of Government and IoT solutions since 2023. He joined Linxens in 2012 as Senior Vice President Operations. In this position, he was responsible for all lean, purchasing, quality, engineering and manufacturing activities across the Group's 8 sites. In 2018, he was appointed SVP at the head of the Finance, Transport Access Business Unit, and then Chief Operating Officer in 2020. His in-depth knowledge of the Group, its operations, its teams, its activities and its customers... all assets that made him the ideal candidate to succeed Cuong H. Duong.