JULIEN DUBRULLE
Madrid,M
Summary
Senior integration, transformation and commercial leader with 15+ years of experience across post-merger integration, strategy, finance, operations and sales leadership. Proven track record in executive decision-making, value creation and delivery in international, regulated and industrial environments.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Integration Director, Cables RCT
Nexans
05.2025 - Current
- Accountable for integration governance and execution, driving cross-functional alignment, executive decision-making and delivery across all workstreams, covering a €150m sales perimeter and ~200 employees.
- Led Steering Committees and COMEX reporting to secure alignment, decisions and risk management.
- Defined and executed integration roadmaps and Target Operating Model across all functions.
- Secured synergy capture in line with the Business Plan.
- Managed full financial integration including P&L, Operating Working Capital, cash management, budgeting and Business Reviews.
Sales Director, Land High Voltage Business Unit
Nexans
04.2021 - 05.2025
- Member of the Business Unit Management Team with full responsibility for commercial strategy and sales performance in Iberia.
- Led key accounts with major European TSOs, generating ~€700m in order intake and contributing to a +8% EBITDA improvement over four years.
- Led major RFQ negotiations (contractual frameworks, pricing models, capacity reservation mechanisms).
- Secured internal validations up to Nexans COMEX.
- Drove S&OP processes and managed contract execution, claims and contractual risk mitigation.
Strategic & M&A Project Management
Nexans
10.2018 - 04.2021
- Actively supported M&A transactions through strategic analysis, valuation inputs, business cases and post-merger integration planning.
- Designed and executed a transformation plan targeting +€10m/year EBITDA improvement.
- Led performance and transformation initiatives across engineering, tendering and sales functions.
Business Controller / Business Operations Analyst
Nexans
06.2016 - 09.2018
- Internal consultant to the Europe Finance VP (scope: 25 plants, €1.2bn turnover).
- Conducted performance diagnostics, KPI design, governance setup and ROCE improvement initiatives.
- Optimized CAPEX allocation and industrial footprint.
Consultant, Organisation & Performance Improvement
STEP Consulting
06.2013 - 06.2016
- Led turnaround programs for non-profitable industrial sites and growth strategy definition.
- Delivered cost reduction, complexity reduction, pricing and supply chain optimization initiatives.
- Defined and deployed operational KPIs and governance models.
Configuration Management Team Leader
Airbus
09.2010 - 09.2012
- Managed a team of configuration management engineers on the A380 program.
- Accountable for system product structure integrity and evolutions for the A350 XWB program.
Project Manager (Customer: Airbus Spain)
Altran
12.2008 - 09.2010
- Managed a team of consultants (customer relationship, reporting, internal training and yearly planning).
- Built technical change dossiers for A350 and drove the end-to-end change management process.
- Led configuration management activities for the A350 XWB program, managing cross-functional impacts on design, weight, costs and industrial planning.
Image Processing Engineer
MBDA
04.2008 - 10.2008
- Developed ship recognition algorithms in IR imaging (C++).
- Embedded systems, computer vision and mathematical morphology.
Trainee Engineer
Institut D’Électronique Fondamentale
01.2008 - 05.2008
- Signal processing, meanshift monitoring algorithm (C++).
Trainee Engineer
Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
05.2007 - 08.2007
- Making and characterization of nanoparticles of gold by optical means
Trainee Engineer
CEA – Commissariat À L’énergie Atomique
06.2006 - 07.2006
- Resolution of a toxin amino-acid sequence by MNR
Trainee Engineer
Université De Lille – Laser Physics Laboratory
06.2005 - 07.2005
- Assembly of a movable cold atoms experiment for public exhibitions
Education
Master of Science - Strategic Management & Marketing
Université Paris Dauphine
Paris, France01.2013
Master of Science - Engineering Physics
Institut D’Optique (SupOptique)
Palaiseau, France12-2008
Master of Science - Theoretical & Mathematical Physics
Université Paris-Sud (Paris XI)
Orsay, France12-2008
Executive Program - Digital Transformation
Emlyon Business School
Paris, France01.2018
Classes préparatoires scientifiques - Mathematics
Lycée Henri Wallon
Valenciennes, France01-2004
Skills
- Business strategy
- M&A and post-merging integration
- Transformation program
- Sales management
- Business operations
- Financial management
Certification
- Financial Engineering and Risk Management – Part I (Coursera, March 2016)
- Financial Markets (Coursera, March 2016)
- Private Equity and Venture Capital (Coursera, January 2016)
- Introduction to Corporate Finance (Coursera, December 2015)
- Introduction to Marketing (Coursera, November 2015)
- Operations Analytics (Coursera, November 2015)
Languages
French
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Advanced (C1)
Spanish
Advanced (C1)
German
Beginner (A1)
Timeline
Integration Director, Cables RCT
Nexans
05.2025 - Current
Sales Director, Land High Voltage Business Unit
Nexans
04.2021 - 05.2025
Strategic & M&A Project Management
Nexans
10.2018 - 04.2021
Business Controller / Business Operations Analyst
Nexans
06.2016 - 09.2018
Consultant, Organisation & Performance Improvement
STEP Consulting
06.2013 - 06.2016
Configuration Management Team Leader
Airbus
09.2010 - 09.2012
Project Manager (Customer: Airbus Spain)
Altran
12.2008 - 09.2010
Image Processing Engineer
MBDA
04.2008 - 10.2008
Trainee Engineer
Institut D’Électronique Fondamentale
01.2008 - 05.2008
Trainee Engineer
Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
05.2007 - 08.2007
Trainee Engineer
CEA – Commissariat À L’énergie Atomique
06.2006 - 07.2006
Trainee Engineer
Université De Lille – Laser Physics Laboratory
06.2005 - 07.2005
Master of Science - Strategic Management & Marketing
Université Paris Dauphine
Master of Science - Engineering Physics
Institut D’Optique (SupOptique)
Master of Science - Theoretical & Mathematical Physics
Université Paris-Sud (Paris XI)
Executive Program - Digital Transformation
Emlyon Business School
Classes préparatoires scientifiques - Mathematics
Lycée Henri Wallon