Jean-Pierre Clamadieu (born 15 August 1958) is a French businessman. Clamadieu has been the Chairman of

Engie Engie SA is a French multinational utility company, headquartered in La Défense, Courbevoie, which operates in the fields of energy transition, electricity generation and distribution, natural gas, nuclear, renewable energy and petroleum ...

since May 2018 and a former chief executive officer of Solvay and member of the board of directors from May 2012 to March 2019. He served chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Rhodia, a French chemical company acquired and integrated into the Belgian group Solvay in September 2011. Clamadieu is also member of the board of ''

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'' (a French insurer) and ''

Airbus Airbus SE (; ; ; ) is a European multinational aerospace corporation. Airbus designs, manufactures and sells civil and military aerospace products worldwide and manufactures aircraft throughout the world. The company has three divisions: '' ...

''. Between 2014 and 2016, he served as president of the European Chemical Industry Council (''Cefic''). From 2007 to February 2014, he was the chairman of the Sustainable Development Commission of

MEDEF The Mouvement des entreprises de France (MEDEF), or the Movement of the Enterprises of France, is the largest employer federation in France. Established in 1998, it replaced the Conseil national du patronat Français ( CNPF), or the "National Coun ...

and from 2010 to 2015, chairman of the Franco-Brazilian Business Council of ''MEDEF International''.

Early life and education

Clamadieu graduated from

Ecole Nationale Superieure 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 ...

before becoming chief engineer of the Corps of Mines (class of 1983).

Career

For nine years, Clamadieu worked mainly for the French Ministry of Industry and as technical advisor to the Minister of Labor. In 1993, Clamadieu joined

Rhône-Poulenc Rhône-Poulenc () was a French chemical and pharmaceutical company founded in 1928. In 1999 it merged with Hoechst AG to form Aventis. As of 2015, the pharmaceutical operations of Rhône-Poulenc are part of Sanofi and the chemicals divisions a ...

to develop new activities in the field of automobile pollution control. In the following years, he held several executive positions in the Rhodia group, as president of Rhodia's Chemicals in Latin America, president of Rhodia Eco Services, senior vice-president for Rhodia corporate purchasing, president of Rhodia Organic Fine Chemicals Division and president of Rhodia Pharmaceuticals & Agrochemicals Division. In October 2003 Clamadieu was appointed CEO of Rhodia, and became its chairman and CEO in March 2008. In October 2003, while the group was on the edge of bankruptcy, he saved the company and transformed it into a modern and profitable group, well known for its transparency of financial information and its responsible governance. In April 2011, the Belgian chemical group Solvay started a tender offer on Rhodia and achieved it successfully the same year in September. In May 2012, Clamadieu was appointed CEO of the new Solvay Group. Four months later, Solvay joined the

CAC 40 The CAC 40 (french: CAC quarante ) (''Cotation Assistée en Continu'') is a benchmark French stock market index. The index represents a capitalization-weighted measure of the 40 most significant stocks among the 100 largest market capitalization ...

index replacing

PSA Peugeot Citroën The PSA Group (), legally known as Peugeot S.A. (Peugeot Société Anonyme, trading as Groupe PSA; formerly known as PSA Peugeot Citroën from 1991 to 2016) was a French Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive ma ...

. Since his appointment, Clamadieu led the integration of the new group and its transformation into a major player in the field of speciality chemicals and advanced materials, which combines industrial competitiveness with the quest for sustainable solutions for its clients. Clamadieu also promotes an ambitious a coordinated European energy policy. In May 2018, Clamadieu was appointed chairman of the board of the

ENGIE Engie SA is a French multinational utility company, headquartered in La Défense, Courbevoie, which operates in the fields of energy transition, electricity generation and distribution, natural gas, nuclear, renewable energy and petroleum ...

group. He remained chairman and CEO of Solvay until February 2019.

Other activities

Corporate boards

, Member of the Board of Directors (since 2012) *

, Member of the Board of Directors * Cytec Industries, Member of the Board of Directors (2015–2019) * SNCF, Member of the Board of Directors (2008–2013) *

Faurecia Faurecia SE is a French global automotive supplier headquartered in Nanterre, in the western suburbs of Paris. In 2018 it was the 9th largest international automotive parts manufacturer in the world and #1 for vehicle interiors and emission contr ...

, Member of the Board of Directors (2007–2018)

Non-profit organizations

Opéra de Paris The Paris Opera (, ) is the primary opera and ballet company of France. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the , and shortly thereafter was placed under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Lully and officially renamed the , but continued to b ...

, chairman of the Board (since 2018) *

International Council of Chemical Associations The International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) is the trade association of the global chemical industry. Its members are both regional trade associations like Cefic or the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association, and also national ...

(ICCA), Member of the Board *

World Business Council for Sustainable Development The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a CEO-led organization of over 200 international companies. The Council is also connected to 60 national and regional business councils and partner organizations. Its origins d ...

(WBCSD), Member of the Executive Committee * ''Cercle de l'Industrie'', Member of the Board of Directors * French Association of Private Enterprises (AFEP), Member *

European Round Table of Industrialists The European Round Table of Industrialists, abbreviated ERT, is an advocacy group in the European Union consisting of some 50 European industrial leaders working to strengthen competitiveness in Europe. The group works at both national and Europe ...

(ERT), Member *

Institut Montaigne Institut Montaigne is a think tank based in Paris, France, founded in 2000. Institut Montaigne's makes public policy recommendations to advance its agenda, which broadly reflects that of the large French companies that fund it. It contracts expert ...

, Member of the Board of Directors *

Mouvement des Entreprises de France The Mouvement des entreprises de France (MEDEF), or the Movement of the Enterprises of France, is the largest employer federation in France. Established in 1998, it replaced the Conseil national du patronat Français ( CNPF), or the "National Coun ...

(MEDEF), Chairman of the Commission on Sustainable Development (2007-2014)

Recognition

Clamadieu received the title of

Knight of the Legion of Honour 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 ...

in December 2005 and

Officer of the national order of Merit An officer is a person who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization. The term derives from Old French ''oficier'' "officer, official" (early 14c., Modern French ''officier''), from Medieval Latin ''officiarius'' "an officer," fro ...

in May 2009. In October 2012, he was distinguished as the industrialist of the year 2012 and in March 2013, he was elected the 2nd best CEO of

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External links

Solvay's website: Executive Committee

Jean-Pierre Clamadieu as CEO of Solvay at the 8th EU-China Business Summit

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Clamadieu, Jean-Pierre 1958 births Living people Mines ParisTech alumni Corps des mines French chief executives Belgian chief executives French chairpersons of corporations French mining engineers Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite Belgian mining engineers 20th-century Belgian engineers 20th-century French engineers