Denis Blanchard-Gaillard

Denis Blanchard-Gaillard has over 14 years of experience at Applied Materials, serving as Director of the European Office, Regional Strategy, and Chief of Staff for Applied Global Services, where responsibilities included managing operations and developing strategies for the European market. In previous roles, Denis held the position of Director Customer Service Operations, overseeing a service P&L exceeding 100 million euros and enhancing consulting services, as well as serving as Country President SARL, focusing on corporate policy deployment and restructuring in France. Earlier experience includes a Research Fellow role at the University of California, Berkeley, where research was conducted on combinatorial analytics in the aluminum transformation industry, and work at Université Joseph Fourier in project management and user interface design. Denis holds degrees in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research and DEA in Recherche operationelle from the respective institutions.