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Franck SERANO

PARIS

En résumé

I have aquired 29 + years expertise in Air Cargo Handling and Operations.
Providing excellence to Airlines and Freight Forwarders.
Cargo operations, Warehousing, Ramp, Trucking, Safety, Security are part of my skills.
I have held several management positions, such as Regional VP, Managing Director,BDM in Europe, Mexico, United States, allowing me to get an international experience, working in multicultural and multilingual environments. I have managed large and complex teams.

Specialties: Ground and cargo handling for airlines, operations, sales, quality, management, financial , prospection..

I have also the opportunity to be a temporary lecturer at Institut Universitaire de Formation et de Recherche du Transport Aérien (IFURTA), For Master 2 students, (Université Paul Cézanne, Aix Marseille III Faculté de Droit et Science Politique d'Aix-Marseille).

Mes compétences :
Dirigeant
Directeur Régional
Managing Director
Management

Entreprises

  • GSH , WFS Group - Director of Operations Global Services Handling

    2015 - maintenant GSH is a JV of WFS and ECS Group providing cargo handling services to airlines such as Qatar Airways, Aeromexico or Corsairfly.

  • WFS Europe (based in Paris) - Business Development Manager

    2012 - 2015 Generated new development deals for a major actor in the ground handling business for Airlines that focuses on new opportunities, new alliances and new markets.

  • WFS USA East Coast (Based in Miami) - Directeur Regional

    2007 - 2012 Responsible for 12 branches in USA and Canada (Miami, Atlanta, Montréal, Toronto, Baltimore.....)
    650 employees (management and field)
    Responsible for P&L
    Improvement of field margin from 3% to 19%
    Improvement of process and productivity increase.
    Commercial actions, sales, prices-out, RFP and BIDs
    Business Development.

  • WFS Los Angeles - General Manager

    2006 - 2007 Management of the station, 130 employees,
    Responsible for financial results and operations
    Turned around the station to profitability after months of losses, by productivity improvement, contracts re-negotiation, staff relocation, changes in organisation.

  • WFS Miami Florida - Buisness Development Manager

    2005 - 2006 Business development with Latin carriers, European carriers

  • WFS Groupe Vinci , Monterrey Mexico - Directeur des operations Mexique

    2003 - 2005 Technical assistance to Grupo Centro Norte (OMA) by WFS, a branch of Vinci Group.
    Set-up and management of the new Air Cargo aerea for the International airport of Monterrey (Nuevo Leon, Mexico)
    Negotiations with Mexican federal authorities to obtain licenses and authorizations (Customs, DGAC etc. )
    Market survey, rates build ups, contracts negotiation
    Sales of services to Airlines and freight forwarders.
    Supervision of warehouses construction in several airports. MTY CUU SLP CJS
    Implementation of « service level agreements »
    Hiring and training of the staff
    Handling and security equipments purchasing

Formations

Pas de formation renseignée

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