Thierry De La Tour d’Artaise

The Chairman of Groupe SEB, Thierry de La Tour d’Artaise, was born in October 1954 in Lyon. He graduated from the ESCP in 1976 and is a Chartered accountant. He is also an officer of the French Legion of Honor.

He began his career at Allendale Insurance in the US in 1976 as a Financial Controller, before joining the audit firm Coopers & Lybrand in 1979 as an Auditor, and then a manager.

He moved to Groupe Chargeurs in 1983, where he was appointed Chief Financial officer of Croisières Paquet, before becoming Chief Executive Officer.

In 1994, Thierry de La Tour d’Artaise came to Groupe SEB as Chief Executive Officer, then Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Calor S.A. (1996). In 1999, he was appointed Vice-Chairman and CEO of Groupe SEB, and has been its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 2000.