Pierre-André de CHALENDAR
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Biography
Born in April 1958, a graduate of the ESSEC Business School who also studied at the National Administration School (ENA) and has had experience as a Financial Inspector, Pierre-André de CHALENDAR joined the Compagnie de Saint-Gobain on November 1st, 1989 as Vice-President, Corporate Planning.
Director of the Abrasives Division in Europe between 1992 and 1996, Director of the worldwide Abrasives Division from 1996 to 2000, he then moved on to become the General Delegate for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland from 2000 to 2002. In 2003, Pierre-André de CHALENDAR was appointed Senior Vice-President of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain in charge of the Building Distribution Sector.
Appointed Chief Operating Officer of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain in May 2005 and then elected to the board in June 2006, he has been Company CEO since June 7, 2007.
Pierre-André de CHALENDAR has been appointed by the Board of Directors of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain Chairman and Chief Executive Officer on June 3, 2010, right after the Annual General Meeting of shareholders.
Pierre-André de CHALENDAR is also Director of the board of Veolia Environnement.
