Pierre-André de Chalendar
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Pierre-André de Chalendar born April 2, 1958 in Vichy
Vichy
Vichy is a commune in the department of Allier in Auvergne in central France. It belongs to the historic province of Bourbonnais.It is known as a spa and resort town and was the de facto capital of Vichy France during the World War II Nazi German occupation from 1940 to 1944.The town's inhabitants...

 (France), is a French entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...

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He is Chairman and CEO 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...

 Group since June 3, 2010 and CEO since June 2007.

Formation

  • Graduated from ESSEC
    ESSEC
    ESSEC is one of the foremost business schools and Grandes Écoles in France and one of Europe’s top business schools. It was created by Jesuits in 1907 and was originally located in the heart of Paris, next to the University of Paris II: Panthéon-Assas, rue d'Assas...

     business school in 1979

  • Graduate of the École Nationale d'Administration
    École nationale d'administration
    The École Nationale d'Administration , one of the most prestigious of French graduate schools , was created in 1945 by Charles de Gaulle to democratise access to the senior civil service. It is now entrusted with the selection and initial training of senior French officials...

     (ENA) in 1983 (promotion Solidarity)

Career

Pierre-André de Chalendar began his career at the General Inspection of Finance (IGF) from 1983 to 1987. Financial Inspector (1984).
Project manager (1987–88) then Deputy Director (1988–89) in the General Directorate for Energy and raw materials of the Ministry of Industry and Energy.

October 1, 1989, Pierre-André de Chalendar joined Compagnie de 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...

 as Vice-President Corporate Planning. He was successively:
  • Vice-President, Corporate Planning (1989–92)
  • Corporate Vice President of Saint-Gobain Corp. (USA) and Managing Director of Norton Abrasives Europe (1992–96)
  • President of the worldwide Abrasives Division and Chairman and CEO of Norton SA (1996–2000)
  • General Delegate for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland and Chief Executive of Meyer International (2000–03)
  • Senior Vice-President of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain in charge of the Building Distribution Sector (2003–05)
  • Chairman of BPB (2005)
  • Chief Operating Officer (2005–07), Director (2006) and CEO (since 2007) of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain.


Pierre-André de Chalendar has been appointed by the Board of Directors of Compagnie de 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...

 Chairman and CEO of Compagnie de 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...

 on June 3, 2010, after the General Meeting of shareholders.

Fonctions et mandats sociaux

Pierre-André de Chalendar is:
  • Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Compagnie de 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...

    .
  • Director of the board of Veolia Environnement.

Within the Group he is also Director of the board of Saint-Gobain Corporation.

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