Benoît Jean Louis Bazin (born December 29, 1968, in

Boulogne-Billancourt Boulogne-Billancourt (; often colloquially called simply Boulogne, until 1924 Boulogne-sur-Seine, ) is a wealthy and prestigious Communes of France, commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France, located from the Kilometre zero, centre of Paris ...

) is a French

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and the CEO of

Saint-Gobain Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A. () is a French multinational corporation, founded in 1665 in Paris as the Manufacture royale de glaces de miroirs, and today headquartered on the outskirts of Paris, at La Défense and in Courbevoie. Originally a ...

since June 6, 2024.

Biography

Bazin grew up as the son of two doctors. After completing his baccalaureate at the Malherbe high school in

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and preparatory classes at the Louis-le-Grand high school in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

, he began studying at the

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in 1989 and later at the

École nationale des ponts et chaussées École nationale des ponts et chaussées (; ; abbr. ENPC), also nicknamed Ponts (), formerly known as École des Ponts ParisTech (), is a grande école in the field of science, engineering and technology, of the Polytechnic Institute of Paris, a ...

. Bazin received a diploma of advanced studies in economics from the Institut d’études politiques de Paris in 1994 and a Master of Science from the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of moder ...

in 1995. Bazin is married and has a daughter. He is also the chairman of the ProQuartett association - European Center for Chamber Music.

Career

Bazin started working for the French Ministry of Economy and Finance in 1995 as a

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for the Committee on Industrial Restructuring and worked in various positions until 1999. In 1999, he joined the Saint-Gobain Group as Planning Director. From May 2005 to April 2009, Bazin was the Group's Finance Director, and in April 2010 he was appointed Head of Building Products and Deputy Managing Director. On January 1, 2019, Bazin was appointed Deputy General Manager of Saint-Gobain. By resolution of the shareholders' meeting in November 2023, Bazin replaced the then Managing Director

Pierre-André de Chalendar Pierre-André de Chalendar (born 12 April 1958) is a French businessman. He is chairman and CEO of Saint-Gobain since 3 June 2010, and CEO since June 2007. Early life Pierre-André de Chalendar was born on 12 April 1958 in Vichy. He graduated f ...

in June 2024 and became the new CEO of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain. Bazin is also a director of the construction group Vinci S.A., a member of the board of directors of the

Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine The Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine (, ''Architecture and Heritage City'') is a museum of architecture and monumental sculpture located in the Palais de Chaillot ( Trocadéro), in Paris, France. Its permanent collection is also known a ...

and was a director of Essilor International from May 2009 to March 2017.

References

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