Benoît Potier

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Benoît Potier
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Born (1957-09-03) 3 September 1957 (age 64)
Mulhouse, France
NationalityFrench
EducationÉcole Centrale Paris
OccupationCEO of Air Liquide Group

Benoît Potier (born 3 September 1957) is a French businessman who has been serving as CEO of the French multinational industrial gas company Air Liquide[1] since 2006.

Education[]

BPotier graduated with an engineer's degree from École Centrale Paris in 1979. Potier also attended the executive training program of the Wharton International Forum and the INSEAD Advanced Management program.[2]

Professional career[]

Potier joined Air Liquide in 1981 as Research and Development Engineer. From 1985 to 1993 he served as Project Manager and Business Developer at the Engineering and Construction Department of the Company. Benoît Potier became Director of Strategic Planning and organization in 1993, and Deputy Director of operations in 1994. He was appointed Executive Vice-President in 1995. Potier is also chairman of the Air Liquide Foundation.

Other activities[]

Corporate boards[]

  • Siemens, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2018)[3]
  • Danone, Member of the Supervisory Board
  • Michelin, Member of the Supervisory Board[4]

Non-profit organizations[]

  • Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures de Paris, Member of the Board
  • Association Nationale des Societes par Actions (ANSA), Member of the Board
  • Association Française des Entreprises Privées (AFEP), Member of the Board
  • Cercle de l’Industrie, Member of the Board
  • INSEAD, Member of the French Board
  • La Fabrique de l’Industrie, Member of the Board [5]
  • European Roundtable of Industrialists (ERT), Vice-chairman[6]

Recognition[]

Potier has been awarded with France's Knight of the French Legion of honour “Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur” and with the distinction of “Officier de l’Ordre du Mérite” in 2006.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Plunkett, Jack W. (August 2008). Plunkett's Chemicals, Coatings and Plastics Industry Almanac 2009: Chemicals, Coatings and Plastics Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends and Leading Companies. Plunkett Research, Ltd. pp. 153–. ISBN 978-1-59392-125-5. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Cannes B20 Summit - Benoît Potier Air Liquide – Croissance verte". Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
  3. ^ Supervisory Board Siemens.
  4. ^ Reuters – Danone SA - https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyOfficers?symbol=DANO.PA
  5. ^ Financial Times – Air Liquide directors and officers - http://markets.ft.com/research/Markets/Tearsheets/Directors-and-dealings?s=AI:PAR
  6. ^ ERT (European Roundtable of Industrialists) - Members "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-04-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ Air Liquide – Benoit Potier’s biography http://www.airliquide.com/en/benoit-potier-9.html

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