Philippe Varin is the Chairman of Suez, a world-leading environmental company dedicated to water and waste management, Chairman of France Industrie and Vice Chairman of the Conseil National de l’Industrie. He is also an Independent Director on the Boards of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Saint Joseph Paris Hospital.
Professional experience from positions in the metal and raw-materials industry at, among others, Pechiney SA and Corus. At Pechiney SA Philippe held various positions within the Group including Financial Control, Strategy and Head of the Aluminium Dunkerque project. He was appointed Director of the Rhenalu Division in 1995, then Managing Director of the Aluminium Sector and member of the Group’s Executive Committee in 1999.
In 2003 Philippe joined the Anglo-Dutch steel group Corus as Chief Executive Officer, and in 2007 he was also appointed to the Board of Tata Steel Ltd.
Philippe was appointed Chairman of the Management Board at Peugeot in June 2009 and left the Group in 2014. He then joined the Areva Group as Chairman in 2015. During his career he has been Chairman at Peugeot Citroen Moteurs SA, Chairman of Peugeot Citroën Automobiles SA (both are subsidiaries of Peugeot SA), President of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, Independent Non-Executive Director at BG Group Ltd, Chairman at Orano SA, Chief Executive Officer of Corus Group Ltd, Chief Executive Officer at Corus Engineering Steels Inc., Director General at Aluminium Dunkerque SA, Group Financial Controller of American National Can Group and President of the European Confederation of Iron & Steel Industries.
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Glen Moreno is Non-Executive Director of Fidelity International Ltd, one of the world’s leading investment companies. He was previously Chairman of Pearson plc, a global publishing and educational business, Chairman of Virgin Money plc and served as Acting Chairman of UK Financial Investments, the organisation created to manage the UK government’s investment in troubled banks.
Charles Allen (Lord Allen of Kensington CBE) is currently the Chairman of Global Media and Entertainment (Classic FM, Capital, Heart, Smooth, LBC, X Radio, LBC, Gold and Outdoor) Chairman of the Invictus Games and Advisory Chairman of Moelis & Company, a global independent investment bank.
Gérard Mestrallet is Honorary Chairman of ENGIE, Honorary Chairman of SUEZ, Executive Chairman of AFALULA, Non-Executive Director on the Board of Societe Generale SA, Board member of the Executive Committee of the Saudi Electricity Company and Co-Chair of the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition.
Sir Peter Bazalgette is Chairman of ITV plc and the Chairman of Lovecraft Group ltd, a venture-backed e-commerce company. He is also a Non-Executive Director of UK Research and Innovation, and an Advisory Board member of Bartle Bogle Hegarty ltd. Sir Peter is also Honorary Professor of Creative Industries at the University of Manchester.