Éric Virbel is PROVULCO’s Technical Director. Eric began his career in 1987 at the R & D unit of French conveyor belt manufacturer Kleber, which at that time was part of the Michelin Group. In 1991, Kleber’s conveyor belt business was bought by Sempertrans and Eric became Head of Manufacturing Engineering. In 2000, he managed the company’s newly-acquired factory in Bełchatów, Poland during its initial transitional phase before taking over management of the French production site. He then took on the position of Head of Global Manufacturing Operations and was also in charge of Architectural and Engineering-related tasks (A&E) for specialist conveyor belting. His most notable projects included the Flying Belt installed by Agudio at the Holcim Barroso plant in Brazil. From 2014 to 2017, Eric was Chairman of the Technical Committee on French conveyor belt standards.