Etienne started his career as a pilot on helicopters and jet aircraft. He then trained in aerospace and automotive plastic-engineering, which resulted in gaining a technical MBA specialising in International Commerce, further completed with other degrees in Business-Law and Project Management.

He has spent much of his career mentoring designers and leading major technological developments in the field of robotic thermoformed production and transit packaging, acquiring specialist expertise in the domain of dangerous-goods transit applications for the Automotive, Aerospace and Defence industries.

Etienne has led major International OEM and Tier-Supplier MP&L optimisations resulting in faster and greener logistic flows, producing significant vehicle manufacturing cost-savings.