ERAMET
LUDOVIC DONATI TITLE : CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER
showed good results . Then , we decided it was necessary to create a new digital transformation department ,” recalls Donati . “ Today , the crux of Eramet ’ s strategy is to use digital to support being a leading producer of nickel , manganese and also of lithium . We ’ re predicting exponential demand for lithium in things like electric vehicle batteries , smartphones , etc . and , to produce it in quantities that meet our customers ’ needs , we ’ re going to use digital to drive efficiency wherever we can .”
In order to effectively transform Eramet ’ s operations using technology ranging from
EXECUTIVE BIO
Ludovic Donati has been the
Chief Digital Officer of the Eramet Group since its beginning in 2017 . Eramet is a global mining and metallurgical group employing about 13,000 collaborators with a presence in 20 countries . Since 2018 , Ludovic has been the Digital Correspondent of the French Mining and Mellurgy Sector and a board member of the Afnet association . A normalien with a PhD in chemistry , Ludovic joined the Eramet group in 2011 , where he held various positions in R & D , investor relations and strategy ( CEO ’ s office ). Ludovic was appointed Group Chief Digital Officer at Eramet in 2017 in order to provide the company with a strong , coherent and sustainable vision for digital transformation and to launch concrete achievements from proof of concept to industrialisation in the fields of Mine 4.0 and Plant 4.0 . He was nominated for the Next Leader Awards of Les Echos French newspaper in 2018 and won the “ Grand Prix de l ’ Acélération Digitale BFM Business ” for Eramet in 2019 . miningglobal . com 99