Henri Proglio

French businessman

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Henri Proglio

Born	(1949-06-29) 29 June 1949 (age 74) Antibes, France
Nationality	French
Education	Lycée Masséna
Alma mater	HEC Paris
Occupation	CEO of EDF (2009-2014)

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.

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

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

Business positions
Preceded by Jean-Marie Messier	CEO of Veolia Environnement 2002–2009	Succeeded by Antoine Frérot
Preceded by Pierre Gadonneix	CEO of EDF 2009–2014	Succeeded by Jean-Bernard Lévy