Career

• Having graduated from the Ecole des hautes études commerciales (HEC) business school in Paris in 1981 , Gilles Schnepp began his career in 1983 at Merrill Lynch
  Merrill Lynch
  Merrill Lynch is the wealth management division of Bank of America. With over 15,000 financial advisors and $2.2 trillion in client assets it is the world's largest brokerage. Formerly known as Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., prior to 2009 the firm was publicly owned and traded on the New York...
  
   France.
• He moved from the world of finance to industry in 1989 by joining Legrand
  Legrand (company)
  Legrand is a French industrial group historically based in Limoges in the Limousin region and a world leader in products and systems for electrical installations and information networks....
  
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• Having served, among other responsibilities, as deputy Chief Financial Officer and later as CFO, he became Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Legrand in 2004, succeeding François Grappotte.
• In 2006, he took on the role of Chairman and CEO.

Income

• In 2009, Gilles Schnepp's income of one million euros was ranked 75th among the main French senior executives.

Other functions and directorships

• Gilles Schnepp has been a member, representing Wendel
  Wendel (group)
  Wendel is a French investment company. The company is managed by Ernest-Antoine Seillière, Chairman of the Supervisory board and Frédéric Lemoine, Chairman of the Executive board.- Shareholders :Its main shareholders are:...
  
  , of the Board of Directors of Saint-Gobain
  Saint-Gobain
  Saint-Gobain S.A. is a French multinational corporation, founded in 1665 in Paris and headquartered on the outskirts of Paris at La Défense and in Courbevoie. Originally a mirror manufacturer, it now also produces a variety of construction and high-performance materials.The company has its head...
  
   since June 2009.
• He is a member of the Executive Committee of GIMELEC, and of the Board of Directors of PROMOTELEC.

Honours

• In 2007, Gilles Schnepp was awarded France's Legion of Honour, receiving the title of Chevalier de la légion d’honneur.

Miscellaneous

• Gilles Schnepp enjoys tennis
  Tennis
  Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
  
  , and takes an interest in antiques and decoration.