Saint-Gobain’s board, on the proposal of its president Pierre-Andre de Chalendar, has appointed Benoit Bazin as chief operating officer starting from1 January, 2019.

As of this date, the executive committee of Saint-Gobain will be composed of:

  • Pierre-Andre de Chalendar, chairman – chief executive officer
  • Benoit Bazin, chief operating officer
  • Armand Ajdari, vice-president, Research and Development
  • Julie Bonamy, vice-president Strategy
  • Patrick Dupin, senior vice-president, chief executive officer, Northern Europe Region
  • Javier Gimeno, senior vice-president, CEO Asia-Pacific Region
  • Laurent Guillot, senior vice-president, CEO High Performance Solutions. The IT Department reports to him
  • Benoit d’Iribarne, vice-president Technology and Industrial Performance
  • Thomas Kinisky, senior vice-president, Innovation and Chairman North America
  • Claire Pedini, senior vice-president, Human Resources and Digital Transformation. The Marketing Department reports to her
  • Laurence Pernot, vice-president Communications
  • Sreedhar N., chief financial officer
  • Guillaume Texier, senior vice-president, CEO Southern Europe, Middle East and Africa Region
  • Antoine Vignial, corporate secretary, in charge of Corporate Social Responsibility