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Vinh Buu

Pioneer · DISC type DSI
Vice President, Quality & Operational Excellence Leader at Hitachi Energy
📍 Greater Seattle Area, United States

Vinh Buu is the VP of Quality & Operational Excellence at Hitachi Energy, an accomplished leader who has delivered over $630M in ROI from quality and business transformation initiatives. An alumnus of INSEAD and the University of Montreal, colleagues describe him as a competent, dedicated, and exceptional leader.

He co-authored a scientific paper on the thermoformability of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene, published in a peer-reviewed journal in 1987.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Vice President, Quality & Operational Excellence Leader
Job Level
Senior
Location
Greater Seattle Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Vinh shows up

Dynamic But Sincere
Friendly But Fast
Decisive But Friendly

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Priorities

Topics Vinh cares about

Quality Management
His career is defined by leading global quality functions, implementing ISO management systems, and dramatically reducing the Cost of Poor Quality for major corporations.
Business Transformation
He specializes in designing and executing strategic plans to turn around operations and drive business excellence across the power generation and aerospace industries.
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Career

Work history

4-2019
Vice President, Quality & Operational Excellence Leader
Hitachi Energy
Global Quality Director - GE Grid Solutions (GE acquired Alstom Power)
GE Power
Director, Quality & Continuous Improvement - Europe
Alstom Power
Global Program Director
Alstom Power
VP Global Quality & Business Excellence
Alstom Power
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
Executive Education
INSEAD
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (M. Sc)
University of Montreal
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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