Jacques ASCHENBROICH

Bio

As engineer from the Corps des Mines, Jacques Aschenbroich held several positions within the French administration and served in the Prime Minister's office in 1987 and 1988. He then pursued an industrial career at the Saint-Gobain Group from 1988 to 2008. After leading the group’s subsidiaries in Brazil and Germany, he was appointed Head of the Glass Division of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain and President of Saint-Gobain Vitrage in 1996. As Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain from 2001 to 2008, he notably oversaw the Glass and High-Performance Materials sectors starting in January 2007, and the Group's operations in the United States as Head of Saint-Gobain Corporation and General Delegate for the United States and Canada from September of the same year. A Board Member and Chief Executive Officer since March 2009, Jacques Aschenbroich served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Valeo Group from February 2016 to January 2022, then as Chairman of the Board from January to December 2022. Since May 2022, he has been Chairman of the Board of Orange. He is also a Board Member and Chair of the Governance Committee at BNP Paribas, Lead Independent Director at TotalEnergies, and President of the French-American Foundation. He served as Chairman of the École nationale supérieure Mines ParisTech until the end of 2023, and as Co-Chairman of the French-Japanese Business Club until the end of 2024. Honors and distinctions: Officer of the Legion of Honor Officer of the National Order of Merit Gold and Silver Star, Order of the Rising Sun (Japan)