Pierre-André de Chalendar (born 12 April 1958) is a French businessman. He is chairman and CEO of

Saint-Gobain Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A. () is a French multinational corporation, founded in 1665 in Paris as the Manufacture royale de glaces de miroirs, and today headquartered on the outskirts of Paris, at La Défense and in Courbevoie. Originally a ...

since 3 June 2010, and CEO since June 2007.

Early life

Pierre-André de Chalendar was born on 12 April 1958 in

Vichy Vichy (, ; ) is a city in the central French department of Allier. Located on the Allier river, it is a major spa and resort town and during World War II was the capital of Vichy France. As of 2021, Vichy has a population of 25,789. Known f ...

. 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 1979 and the

École nationale d'administration The (; ENA; ) was a French ''grande école'', created in 1945 by the then Provisional Government of the French Republic, provisional chief of government Charles de Gaulle and principal co-author of the Constitution of France, 1958 Constitution M ...

(ENA) in 1983 (promotion Solidarity).

Career

De Chalendar began his career at the General Inspection of Finance (IGF) from 1983 to 1987. He became financial inspector in 1984, project manager from 1987 to 1988 and deputy sirector from 1988 to 1989 in the General Directorate for Energy and raw materials of the Ministry of Industry and Energy. In October 1989 De Chalendar joined

as vice-president corporate planning. From 1989 to 1992, he served as its vice-president for corporate planning. He then served as corporate vice president of Saint-Gobain Corp. (USA) and managing director of Norton Abrasives Europe from 1992 to 1996, president of the worldwide Abrasives Division and chairman and CEO of Norton SA from 1996 to 2000, general delegate for the United Kingdom and Ireland and chief executive of Meyer International from 2000 to 2003, and senior vice-president of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain in charge of the Building Distribution Sector from 2003 to 2005. He became chairman of BPB in 2005. He served as chief operating officer from 2005 to 2007, director since 2006, and chief executive officer of Saint-Gobain since 2007. He has been appointed by the board of directors of

as chairman and CEO since 3 June 2010, after the general meeting of shareholders.

Other activities

Corporate boards

Veolia Veolia Environnement S.A., branded as Veolia, is a French transnational company with activities in three main service and utility areas traditionally managed by public authorities – water management, waste management and energy services. In ...

, independent member of the board of directors (since 2021) *

BNP Paribas BNP Paribas (; sometimes referred to as BNPP or BNP) is a French multinational universal bank and financial services holding company headquartered in Paris. It was founded in 2000 from the merger of two of France's foremost financial instituti ...

, member of the board of directors (since 2021) * Bpifrance, independent member of the board of directors

Non-profit organizations

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 ...

, member of the board of overseers (since 2019) *

European Round Table of Industrialists The European Round Table for Industry (previously known as the European Round Table of Industrialists), abbreviated ERT, is a cross-sectoral forum and advocacy group in the European Union consisting of some 60 European industrial businesspeople wo ...

(ERT), memberMembers

Recognition

De Chalendar is a Knight of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and Civil society, civil. Currently consisting of five cl ...

and National Order of Merit.

Personal life

In 1989 De Chalendar married Leticia, daughter of Sir Peter Petrie, 5th Baronet. They have four children.

External links

Biography from Saint-Gobain Group web site

References

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