Henri Poupart-Lafarge

French engineer and businessman
Henri Poupart-Lafarge
Born (1969-04-10) 10 April 1969 (age 55)
Nancy, France
NationalityFrench
EducationÉcole Polytechnique
École des ponts ParisTech
MIT
OccupationCEO of Alstom

Henri Poupart-Lafarge (born 10 April 1969, in Nancy) is a French business executive and the current CEO of Alstom, a post which he has occupied since February 2016.

Career

Career in the public sector

After acquiring degrees from École Polytechnique, École des ponts ParisTech, and MIT, Poupart-Lafarge went to work for the World Bank. In 1994, he joined the French Ministry for the Economy and Finance.

Career in the private sector

By 1998, Poupart-Lafarge became Alstom's Head of Investor Relations. Then, he became the Vice President of Distribution Finance.

Before occupying the position of Alstom's CEO, Poupart-Lafarge was successively Chief Financial Officer of Alstom and President of two sectors of the Alstom Group, Alstom Grid for one year, then, Alstom Transport for five years.[1]

Other activities

  • Société Générale, Independent Member of the Board of Directors (since 2021)[2]
  • Vallourec, Independent Member of the Board of Directors (2014–2018)[3]
  • Transmashholding, Independent Member of the Board of Directors (2012–2019)[4]

References

  1. ^ Alstom - Henri Poupart-Lafarge alstom.com, reviewed 28 September 2017
  2. ^ Board of Directors Société Générale.
  3. ^ Board of Directors Société Générale.
  4. ^ Board of Directors Société Générale.
Business positions
Preceded by CEO of Alstom
2016–present
Succeeded by