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Biljana Kaitovic is the EVP of Digital & Information Systems at [Engie Group](/org/engie). Biljana has over 10 years of experience in the IT industry, having worked as a software engineer and information management intern at Shell and FNX Solutions. Kaitovic is responsible for developing and maintaining financial software applications, documenting program specifications, and training and mentoring new team members. In their current role at [Engie Group](/org/engie), they are responsible for leading the company's digital transformation.

Biljana Kaitovic has a MSc in International Management of IT from Aix-Marseille Graduate School of Management - IAE, a MSc in Information Management from [Tilburg University](/org/tilburg-universit), and a MSc in Economics and Business Administration from Turku School of Economics at the University of Turku. Biljana also has a BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science from the [University of Belgrade](/org/university-of-belgrade).

They are on a team with Jean-Sébastien Blanc - EVP of HR, Cécile Prévieu - EVP of Client Solutions Activities, and Didier Holleaux - EVP Elengy, GRDF, GRTgaz, Storengy and Asia-Pacific (APAC). Their manager is Catherine MacGregor, Chief Executive Officer.

Biljana Kaitovic

With over 20 years’ experience in the energy field, Paulo Almirante has recognized expertise in electricity generation. He is responsible for transforming ENGIE's power plants in Europe to make them flexible and profitable industrial tools. He is also developing the Group’s businesses in Brazil and the Middle East.

 

Paulo Almirante

A graduate of Oxford University, with a Master of Arts in English Literature from Pembroke College, Honorary DLC from the University of Kent and Honorary LLD from the University of Bath, Lord Peter Ricketts of Shortland began his career in 1974 at the Foreign and Commonwealth office (FCO). In 1975, he was assigned as a Political Attaché in Singapore, and then served as the UK's Permanent Representative to NATO in BrUSsels, before joining the FCO. At the FCO, he served as the Assistant Private Secretary to former Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe in 1983, First Secretary at the British Embassy in Washington (United States) in 1985, Division Chief in Hong Kong in 1990, Advisor for European and Economic Affairs at the British Embassy in France in 1995, and Deputy Director of Policy in 1997. In 2000 he was appointed Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee, then in 2001 he was named Policy Director of the FCO. From 2003 to 2006 he was Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to NATO. In 2006, he became secretary General of the FCo, and in 2010 he was named National Security AdVisor of the United Kingdom. Finally, from 2012 to January 2016, he was the United Kingdom s Ambassador to France and Monaco. In October 2016, he was appointed to the House of Lords.

Peter Ricketts

Pierre Deheunynck is the EVP HR & Business Support at [Engie Group](/org/engie). Pierre has previously held positions at Ricol-Lasteyrie, France compétences, and ENGIE. Pierre has been in charge of HR, Transformation, Security, Real Estate, and Group Global Shared Services (GBS) at various companies.

Pierre Deheunynck works with Jean-Sébastien Blanc - EVP of HR, Cécile Prévieu - EVP of Client Solutions Activities, and Pierre Mongin - EVP & General Secretary. Pierre Deheunynck reports to Catherine MacGregor, Chief Executive Officer.

Pierre Deheunynck

Françoise Malrieu is a French businesswoman who currently serves as the Director of [Engie Group](/org/engie). Françoise has had a long and successful career in various industries, including media, finance, and infrastructure.

Malrieu began their career in the media industry, working for [Bayard Presse](/org/bayard-presse-sa) from January 2012 to October 2018. During their time there, they served as a member of the board of directors. Françoise then transitioned to the energy sector, working for [Engie](/org/engie-app) (formerly GDF Suez) from January 2010 to March 2015. In this role, they were responsible for the company's financial strategy and operations.

From January 2005 to December 2014, Malrieu served on the board of directors for Aéroports de Paris. During their tenure, they helped oversee the construction and expansion of the city's airports. In addition, they also served on the board of directors for Groupe La Poste from January 2010 to October 2018. In this role, they were responsible for the postal service's financial strategy and operations.

Françoise Malrieu is a graduate of [HEC Paris](/org/hec-paris) with a major in finance. Françoise also holds a degree from the Centre de Formation à l'Analyse Financière-CFAF.

Françoise Malrieu

Ross McInnes is the current Director at [Engie Group](/org/engie). Prior to this, they were with Australian Industry Development Corporation Ltd from January 1990 to September 1997 where they were Manager Economics & Foreign Exchange. Ross was successful in managing a $A 1.25bln portfolio of money market, fixed interest and foreign currency instruments. Ross also provided global financial mkts & economic strategy research. Ross then went on to State Bank of NSW - Group Treasury (Colonial First State -CBA) from December 1988 to August 1989 as Financial Markets Researcher. During their time there, they worked on a project for the Treasurer during honours year which involved financial modelling & computer simulation that pointed to arbitrage opportunities between London & Chicago USD foreign exchange futures.

Ross McInnes graduated from the [University of Sydney](/org/university-of-sydney) with a Bachelor of Economics (Honours). Ross then went on to complete a Master of Commerce (Honours) at UNSW, where they studied finance, bank management, derivatives pricing, portfolio theory & allocation, and resource evaluation.

Ross McInnes

Edouard Sauvage began his career within the French government, first in the regions and then at the Interministerial Delegation for Regional Planning and Regional Attractiveness (DATAR), before joining the Prime Minister's Office as technical advisor in charge of cities, regional planning and local authorities.

He joined Gaz de France in 1997 at EDF-GDF Services, where he held managerial responsibilities, before being appointed in 2002 as Head of Strategy and European Affairs at Gaz de France headquarters and as Deputy Director of the International Division. He was then promoted as Director of Gas Supply for the Group from 2005 to 2012. As Chief Strategy Officer of ENGIE from 2013 to 2015, he contributed to the Group's strategic shift towards renewables and energy transition.

Chief Executive Officer of GRDF since 2016, he has led the successful deployment of smart meters, introduced a positive client dynamic and accelerated the number of methanation projects connected to the network, thus setting the company's ambition to deliver 100% renewable gas by 2050.

Edouard Sauvage is a graduate of [Ecole Polytechnique](/org/ecole-polytechnique), Ecole Nationale des Ponts-et-Chaussées and Collège des Ingénieurs.

Edouard Sauvage

Cécile Prévieu began her career in the French government, notably at the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, as energy advisor to the Minister of Industry, then as transportation advisor to the Prime Minister.

She joined the ENGIE Group in 2010, where she held responsibilities with the Chief Executive Officer in charge of the Group's Networks Division, before being appointed Director of Asset Management at Storengy.

Cécile Prévieu has been Chief Executive Officer of Storengy since 2015. She secured the storage activity in France through regulation and developed Storengy's decarbonated activities: production and storage of renewable gases (biomethane, hydrogen and e-methane) and the supply of heating and cooling through geothermal energy for cities and eco-neighborhoods.

An engineer by training, Cécile Prévieu is a graduate of the [Ecole Polytechnique](/org/ecole-polytechnique), the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, and the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris.

Cécile Prévieu

Paul Kuehn

Patrick Franchini

Jean-Pierre Clamadieu is a graduate of the École Nationale Supérieure des mines de Paris and an engineer of the Corps des mines. He began his career within the French Administration, particularly working for the Ministry of Industry and as technical advisor to the Minister of Labor. In 1993, he joined the Rhône-Poulenc group where he held several management positions. In 2003, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Rhodia group, and then Chairman-CEO in 2008. In September 2011, following the merger of the Rhodia and Solvay groups, Jean-Pierre Clamadieu was named Vice Chairman of the Solvay Executive Committee. From May 2012 to the end of February 2019, Jean-Pierre Clamadieu served as Chairman of the Executive Committee and CEO of Solvay. On May 18, 2018, he was named Director and Chairman of the Board of ENGIE.

Jean-Pierre Clamadieu

Claire Waysand has spent most of her career with the French government. In particular, she served as Chief of Staff to Michel Sapin, Minister for Finance and Public Accounts. As such, she was responsible for coordinating all of the Minister's work, including the Sapin II bill. Prior to that, she served as Deputy Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, and Deputy Director of the Treasury. Claire Waysand is highly experienced in European affairs: she was the French representative on the European Economic and Finance Committee and on the board of the [European Investment Bank](/org/european-investment-bank). She has worked at the [International Monetary Fund](/org/international-monetary-fund) and has a broader international experience, both on advanced and emerging economies. Claire Waysand joined the [Engie Group](/org/engie) in October 2019. As [Engie](/org/engie-app)’s General Secretary, she brings her in-depth knowledge of French, European and international economic and financial issues to contribute to the Group's strategy.

Claire Waysand

Operating between Paris and Singapore, Didier Holleaux is part of the Group’s family of gas specialists, with more than 20 years’ experience within the Group. He has in-depth knowledge of the gas chain (networks, storage, LNG and distribution), as well as new uses of gas, such as hydrogen and natural gas as an automotive fuel. He is fully committed to promoting gas in the interests of the energy transition and the Group’s development in Asia-Pacific. He will also lead the Gas & Power Networks Global Business Line.

Didier Holleaux

Catherine MacGregor has spent her entire professional career working in the energy sector, including 23 years with [Schlumberger](/org/schlumberger), the world’s leading supplier of technologies for characterising, drilling, producing and processing reservoirs for the oil and gas sector.

A graduate of the Paris École Centrale (CentraleSupélec), Catherine MacGregor has spent her entire career in the energy sector. In particular, she has managed numerous major complex industrial projects, both in France and abroad. She has had a number of roles with [Schlumberger](/org/schlumberger): operations engineer in the Republic of Congo, Scotland and the US; manager in charge of drilling and measuring operations in the Malaysia, Philippines and Brunei region; Group Executive Vice President in charge of human resources, and head of a number of the Group's various entities (Europe & Africa, drilling, etc.). Then from 2019 to 2020, she worked for [TechnipFMC](/org/technipfmc), the oil and gas services supplier, as head of [Technip Energies](/org/technip-energies).

Catherine MacGregor joins the ENGIE group on 1 January 2021 as Chief Executive Officer. She brings to the ENGIE Group her specialist background, her knowledge of operational challenges and energy professions and her international experience.

Catherine MacGregor

Jean-Sébastien Blanc has successively held the positions of Head of Employee Relations, Human Resources Manager, then Director of Human Resources within the PSA and Danone Groups, and then [Alstom](/org/alstom-sa) as Director of Human Resources for the Transportation branch. He joined Compagnie Plastic Omnium in 2012 as Group Human Resources Director. He was also in charge of the "Act for All" sustainable development program and internal communication. Jean-Sébastien Blanc has also held positions as a labor court advisor, then President of a regional association for inter-professional occupational medicine. He is also Honorary President of the association "Elles bougent". Jean-Sébastien Blanc holds a DESS in Human Resources from IAE of Aix en Provence.

Jean-Sébastien Blanc

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Yoan Kosnar

Member of the Ethics, Environment and Sustainable Development Committee



Magali Viot

Marie-Claire Daveu

Pierre-François Riolacci

Brook Sebren

Stéphanie Besnier is a Director on the Board representing the French State, appinted by Ministerial Order.

Stéphanie Besnier

Jacinthe Delage is a Director on the Board representing employee shareholders.

Jacinthe Delage

A graduate of the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, Mari-Noëlle Jégo-Laveissière is also an engineer of the Corps des Mines. She began her career in 1996 in the Distribution Network Department of France Télécom’s Paris Regional Department. She then held other management positions within the group known as Orange since July  1, 2013, particularly in Marketing, Research and Development, and International Networks and Businesses. Mari-Noëlle Jégo-Laveissière, Executive Director of Innovation, Marketing and Technology and member of the Executive Committee of the Orange Group since March  2014, was appointed Deputy CEO of the Orange Group, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer on May 2, 2018.

Mari-Noëlle Jégo-Laveissière

Sébastien Arbola began his career at [BNP Paribas](/org/bnp-paribas) where he held various positions in finance from 1999 to 2006.

He joined Suez in 2006 before the merger with GDF. After holding various responsibilities within the Corporate finance team of ENGIE, Sébastien Arbola became Group M&A Director in 2011. He was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Asian environmental operations for Suez Environnement in 2013 based in Hong Kong.

Since 2016, he was head of the Middle East, South and Central Asia, Turkey and Africa region. In particular, he led the operations and growth of ENGIE in Dubai across the region, from large-scale power generation to water desalination to gas distribution and retail.

Sébastien Arbola is a graduate of the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris.

Sébastien Arbola

Frank Demaille has worked in the French administration (Prefecture of Ile-de-France, Interministerial Committee for Industrial Restructuring (CIRI) at the Ministry of Finance), then as technical adviser on economics and finance in the Prime Minister's Office between 2007 and 2009.

He then joined ENGIE to hold various management positions. In particular, he was Managing Director of CPCU (Compagnie Parisienne de Chauffage Urbain), then Deputy Managing Director of the international energy services activities.

From 2016 to 2019, he was CEO of the Group's North America Business Unit. He then headed the Latin America Business Unit to accelerate the development of renewable energy projects and gas and electricity networks.

Frank Demaille is a graduate of [Ecole Polytechnique](/org/ecole-polytechnique) and Ecole des Mines de Paris and holds a Master's degree in Probability and Finance.

Frank Demaille

Ana Busto

Pierre Mongin

Olivier Biancarelli

Gwenaelle Avice-Huet began her professional career in the General Secretariat for European Affairs, an office of the French Prime Minister, then in the office of the Minister for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Town and Country Planning. She joined the ENGIE Group in 2010 as Director of European Affairs, then Chief Executive Officer of the France Renewables BU. She brings a deep expertise in developing renewable energy in France, which has become the showcase for our renewable technology, especially wind onshore, solar, and new technologies (marine energies and green gas).

 

Gwenaëlle Avice-Huet

Judith Hartmann has extensive international experience as financial and operational management, working for major international groups such as [General Electric](/org/general-electric) in seven countries, including the United States, Brazil and Germany, in both services and industry. Judith, who has been CFO of ENGIE since 2015, seeks to consolidate the growth and creation of value in the context of the Group’s transformation. She also brings her vision of corporate social responsibility.

 

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