Jacques André Aschenbroich (born 3 June 1954) is the CEO of

Valeo Valeo is a French global automotive supplier headquartered in France, listed on the Paris Stock Exchange ( CAC-40 Index). It supplies a wide range of products to automakers and the aftermarket. The Group employs 113,600 people in 33 countries wo ...

. He is married and is the father of three children.

Education

Baccalauréat The ''baccalauréat'' (; ), often known in France colloquially as the ''bac'', is a French national academic qualification that students can obtain at the completion of their secondary education (at the end of the ''lycée'') by meeting certain ...

at the Lycée Ampère in Lyon * Preparatory classes for the "Grandes écoles" at the

Lycée du Parc The Lycée du Parc is a public secondary school located in the sixth ''arrondissement'' of Lyon, France. Its name comes from the Parc de la Tête d'Or, one of Europe's largest urban parks, which is situated nearby. It provides a ''lycée''-level ...

in Lyon *

École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris Mines Paris - PSL, officially École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris (until May 2022 Mines ParisTech, also known as École des mines de Paris, ENSMP, Mines de Paris, les Mines, or Paris School of Mines), is a French grande école and a c ...

(

Engineer's degree An engineer's degree is an advanced academic degree in engineering which is conferred in Europe, some countries of Latin America, North Africa and a few institutions in the United States. The degree may require a thesis but always requires a non- ...

) * Engineer of the “Corps of Mines”

Career

Career in the public sector

After holding different posts in the French civil service, Aschenbroich was a member of the Prime Minister's cabinet in 1987 and 1988. * 1982: Deputy Regional Director, responsible for the Industrial Development Division at the Industry and Research Regional Management for

Lorraine Lorraine , also , , ; Lorrain: ''Louréne''; Lorraine Franconian: ''Lottringe''; german: Lothringen ; lb, Loutrengen; nl, Lotharingen is a cultural and historical region in Northeastern France, now located in the administrative region of G ...

* 1983-1985: "Chargé de mission" for Economic Problems to the

Prefect Prefect (from the Latin ''praefectus'', substantive adjectival form of ''praeficere'': "put in front", meaning in charge) is a magisterial title of varying definition, but essentially refers to the leader of an administrative area. A prefect's ...

, Commissioner of the Republic for the Lorraine region, and deputy regional delegate for the Agence nationale de la valorisation et de la recherche (Anvar) * 1985-1987: "Chargé de mission" at the Délégation à l'aménagement du territoire (Datar) * 1985-1986: Secretary general of the Interministerial Committee for Assistance in localising activities (Ciala) for the Datar * 1986-1987 : Team Coordinator for localising industrial and tertiary activities for the * 1987-1988: Technical adviser for industrial affairs in

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is ...

Jacques Chirac Jacques René Chirac (, , ; 29 November 193226 September 2019) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. Chirac was previously Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and from 1986 to 1988, as well as ...

’s cabinet

Saint-Gobain, 1988–2008

Aschenbroich then moved into industry and was with the

Saint-Gobain Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A. () is a French multinational corporation, founded in 1665 in Paris and headquartered on the outskirts of Paris, at La Défense and in Courbevoie. Originally a mirror manufacturer, it now also produces a variety o ...

Group from 1988 to 2008. He directed the Group's subsidiaries in Brazil and Germany before becoming managing director of the Flat Glass Division of the Compagnie de Saint-Gobain. He went on to become President of Saint-Gobain Vitrage in 1996. From October 2001 to December 2008, he was Senior Vice-president of Saint-Gobain, managing the Flat Glass and High Performance Materials sectors from January 2007, and the Group's operations in the United States from September 2007. * 1989-1991: General Manager of Sama (

Saint Gobain Saint Gobain (died 670), also known as Goban, was an Irish monk and spiritual student of Saint Fursey at Burgh Castle, Norfolk, England. Born in Ireland, he was a brother of Saint Wasnon Saint Wasnulf (or Vasnolfo, Wasnan, Wasnon, Was ...

Group) * 1989-1991: Secretary general of Brasilit (

Group) * 1991-1993: Member of the supervisory board and General Manager of the Building Division of Végla (

Group) * 1993-1996: Chairman of the supervisory board of Végla (

Group) * 1994 : CEO of Sekurit

international (

Group) * 1996-2007: Chairman and CEO of

Vitrage and General Manager of the Flat Glass Division * 2001-2008 : Senior Vice-president of the

Group * 2007-2008: General Manager of the Flat Glass, High Performance Materials and Innovation Divisions of the

Group * 2007-2008: General delegate for the United States and Canada for the

Group

Valeo, 2009–present

An acknowledged specialist in the industry, Aschenbroich was appointed CEO and Member of the Board of the automotive parts maker

in 2009. Since March 2009, he has implemented a new strategic plan to ensure the Group's growth in two strategic directions: technologies for reducing emissions and

emerging markets An emerging market (or an emerging country or an emerging economy) is a market that has some characteristics of a developed market, but does not fully meet its standards. This includes markets that may become developed markets in the future or were ...

. He has launched a reorganisation of the Group around 4 main Business Groups: Comfort & Driving Assistance Systems, Powertrain Systems, Thermal Systems, and Visibility Systems.

Other activities

Corporate boards

BNP Paribas BNP Paribas is a French international banking group, founded in 2000 from the merger between Banque Nationale de Paris (BNP, "National Bank of Paris") and Paribas, formerly known as the Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas. The full name of the gro ...

, Member of the Board of Directors (since 2023) *

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, Chair of the Board of Directors (since 2022) *

Total S.A. TotalEnergies SE is a French multinational integrated energy and petroleum company founded in 1924 and one of the seven supermajor oil companies. Its businesses cover the entire oil and gas chain, from crude oil and natural gas exploration and ...

, Independent Member of the Board of Directors (since 2021)

Non-profit organizations

* Institut de la Finance Durable (IFD), Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors (since 2022) *

Trilateral Commission The Trilateral Commission is a nongovernmental international organization aimed at fostering closer cooperation between Japan, Western Europe and North America. It was founded in July 1973 principally by American banker and philanthropist David R ...

, Member of the European Group *

Foreign Trade International trade is the exchange of capital, goods, and services across international borders or territories because there is a need or want of goods or services. (see: World economy) In most countries, such trade represents a significan ...

France, Adviser * Ecole nationale supérieure des mines de Paris, Member of the Boardlegifrance.gouv.fr
/ref> He was: * Member of the Improvement Committee for the Ecole nationale supérieure des mines de Paris

Honours

Chevalier of the Legion of Honor The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon B ...

* Knight of the

Ordre national du Mérite The Ordre national du Mérite (; en, National Order of Merit) is a French order of merit with membership awarded by the President of the French Republic, founded on 3 December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle. The reason for the order's es ...

References

External links

Biography and photos on the Valeo Group's website
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