Bernard joined European Aluminium in March 2000 as Mass Transportation Manager and since then became Director Engineered Products, also covering automotive, building and standards. Prior to joining, he spent 6 years in various manager positions in the oil industry for Petrofina-Total. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Ecole Polytechnique de Louvain, a degree in Energy & Oil Products Engineering from the IFP-School (Paris) and an Executive Master in Management from Solvay Business School (Brussels).