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Fourth Industrial Revolution
5 trends for the future of manufacturing
From the rise of the robots to Augmented Reality glasses.
François Barbier is President of Global Operations and Components at Flex. He has held other leadership positions at Flex, including President of the Mobile and Consumer Division and Senior Vice President of European Operations. Prior to joining Flex, he was Vice President of Operations for Alcatel’s Mobile Phone Division, where he launched industrial facilities in France, Eastern Europe and China.
Barbier holds an engineering (BTS) degree in production and completed a post graduate business program at Alcatel University.