Fabrice GAZET

Managing Director | CEO

Industrial & Energy Businesses · Nuclear · Defense · EPC

Executive leader with 25+ years of international experience

leading complex industrial and energy businesses in highly regulated, mission-critical environments.

Fabrice Gazet

Managing Director | CEO

Industrial & Energy Businesses · Nuclear · Defense · EPC

Executive leader with 25 + years delivering complex industrial transformations, driving P&L performance and leading multi-disciplinary teams in regulated sectors (nuclear, energy, defense).

Key facts

  • Full P&L responsibility up to €400M+

  • Large EPC & industrial programs >€200M

  • Multi-site organizations 250–450+ people

  • Regulated environments: nuclear, energy, defense, industrial manufacturing

Executive profile

I build, lead and transform industrial organizations operating in complex, regulated and capital-intensive environments.

My background spans nuclear new build, energy infrastructure, defense and large EPC programs, combining strategic leadership, financial discipline and operational execution.

I am typically engaged when organizations face:

  • scale-up or transformation challenges

  • high contractual and operational risk exposure

  • long-cycle industrial programs requiring strong governance

  • demanding customers, regulators and stakeholders

Business & P&L leadership

  • Full CEO / Managing Director accountability

  • Strategy definition, portfolio management and growth execution

  • Revenue, margin, EBITDA and cash ownership

  • Contractual risk, claims strategy and cash optimization

Complex programs & operations

  • EPC and complex industrial systems delivery

  • Oversight of engineering, manufacturing, site execution & commissioning

  • Governance of large contracts and international consortiums

  • Strong execution discipline in safety-critical environments

People, governance & culture

  • Leadership of international, multi-disciplinary teams (250+ people)

  • Executive team structuring, succession and talent development

  • Social dialogue and labor relations (France & international)

  • Culture of accountability, engagement and performance

REEL International

Nuclear Business Unit

Executive leadership of a strategic industrial business delivering complex systems for major nuclear new-build programs (HPC, SZC).

  • Full P&L accountability on a €350M backlog

  • Definition and execution of long-term business strategy aligned with customer programs

  • Secured €150M+ EPC contracts through high-stakes negotiations

  • Leadership of engineering, manufacturing and site operations in a highly regulated environment

REEL International

Defense Business Unit

General management of an industrial business serving defense and nuclear fuel cycle customers.

  • End-to-end responsibility: strategy, P&L and execution

  • Strengthened contractual discipline, operational performance and customer satisfaction

  • Delivery of complex systems under strict regulatory constraints

General Electric / Alstom Grid

Center Of Excellence

Senior operational leadership roles across HVDC & HVAC global businesses.

  • Global operations & engineering leadership on €250M+ EPC programs

  • Definition of industrial and engineering standards

  • Legal representative of industrial entities in France and abroad

How I operate

  • Fact-based decision-making under uncertainty

  • Clear governance, roles and accountability

  • Strong proximity to customers and leadership teams

  • Pragmatic leadership, focused on execution and delivery

  • High standards on safety, ethics and compliance

Open to selective senior leadership opportunities as CEO, COO or Managing Director within industrial and technology-driven organizations operating in regulated environments.

Geographic scope:

France – Europe – International

📍 Lyon · Paris · Geneva

✉ contact@fabricegazet.com

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