Benoît Coquart is a French businessman who has been the CEO of Legrand since 2018.

History

Early life

In 1994, Coquart graduated from the

Paris Institute of Political Studies Sciences Po () or Sciences Po Paris, also known as the Paris Institute of Political Studies (), is a public research university located in Paris, France, that holds the status of ''grande école'' and the legal status of . The university's unde ...

. Later, in 1995, he graduated from

ESSEC Business School Founded in 1907, ESSEC Business School (École Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales) is a French higher education institution specialising in business and management. It is a grande école, a type of institution known for select ...

. In 1997, when Coquart was 22, he joined Legrand and managed the group's activities in South Korea.

Legrand

Coquart has been director of corporate development and director of strategy and development. Prior to that, he joined the company's management committee in 2010. In 2015, he became the director of Legrand's activities in France. In February 2018, Coquart became the chief executive officer of Legrand Group. In 2019, he was appointed as the president of the jury of the Next Leaders Awards in Paris. In the first quarter of 2021, while raw material prices increased and the risk of shortages emerged, Coquart assured that there would be no production interruptions in any factory worldwide. In 2021, he announced the creation of a solidarity fund that would be devoted to the staff of hospitals for geriatrics.

Other held positions

In July 2022, he was re-elected as the president of the Alliance of electrical and digital solutions of buildings (IGNES), which brings together 60 companies in France's building sector, representing more than 2 billion euros in sales. The term of office is three years. Since 2017, he has been the vice president of the FIEEC (Federation of electrical industries, electronics and communication).

Awards

In 2015, he was nominated in the "Smart Boss" category at the second Digital Industries Awards ceremony. In 2019, Coquart was among the nominees in the category of "Allied Leaders" at the event of the second edition of the Ceremony of LGBT+ Role Models, organized by l'Autre Cercle association.

References

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