Holding a university degree in Engineering, complemented by a management degree from Kettering University (Flint, USA) and an MBA from ESCP Paris, Philippe Denoix started his career in the automotive industry (General Motors), where he held various positions in production and managed several sites in France and Poland for 17 years.

His career continued at Thorn Lighting of the Zumtobel Group (a lighting systems manufacturer) for 7 years as Industrial Director and Site Director. After a short period in an industrial glassworks as General Manager, Philippe joined Novacel in 2008 as Industrial Director and Site Director of Déville-Lès-Rouen. In 2015, Philippe became the Deputy General Manager at Becker Industrie, an industrial coating manufacturer (coil coating). In 2017, he joined Novacel as General Manager, then Chargeurs Group as Director of Industrial Performance and Logistics, before becoming General Manager of the Chargeurs Advanced Materials (CAM) division.