Henri Proglio

Henri Proglio (born 29 June 1949) is a French businessman, the former Chairman of the Board and CEO of Electricité de France and former CEO of Veolia Environnement.

Henri Proglio
Born (1949-06-29) 29 June 1949
Antibes, France
NationalityFrench
EducationLycée Masséna
Alma materHEC Paris
OccupationCEO of EDF (2009-2014)

Life and career

Of Italian origin, Henri Proglio was born in Antibes.[1] He is a graduate of HEC Paris (class of 1971).[2]

In 1972, he started working for Compagnie Générale des Eaux, and he became the chairman and CEO in 1990.[1] In 1999, he was appointed vice-president of Vivendi Universal, and chairman and CEO of Vivendi Water.[1] In 2000, he became chairman of Veolia Environnement; three years later he also became its CEO.[1]

He serves as non-executive director of CNP Assurances, Dassault Aviation and Natixis.[1] He was appointed as chairman and CEO of Electricité de France in November 2009.[1] He is a member of the Association Française des Entreprises Privées.[3] Proglio also serves on the advisory board for the Pictet Water Fund.[4]

He was decorated commander of the National Order of Merit of the Legion of Honour.[1]

In December 2014 Proglio was appointed second-in-command and chairman of Thales Group.[5]

References
  1. "All press releases". EDF France. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  2. "Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 8, 2010. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  3. "Actualité économique". LExpansion.com. Archived from the original on 2010-09-25. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  4. "Pictet Clean Energy Management Information | Pictet Asset Management (Europe) S.A." www.trustnet.hk. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  5. ALTMEYER, CYRIL. "Thales appoints Proglio as chairman, Caine as CEO". Reuters. Retrieved 23 December 2014.



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