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	29 June 1949 Antibes, France
Nationality	French
Education	Lycée Masséna
Alma mater	HEC Paris
Occupation	CEO 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 and 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. 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.