Engie names new executive committee

French utility and LNG player Engie informed that it has created a new executive management team as part of its ongoing transformation plan. 

According to the company’s statement, four senior managers have been appointed as executive vice presidents and will join the executive committee.

Paulo Almirante, who served in several operational capacities in Portugal, Brazil and the United Kingdom has been put in charge of supervision of the Generation Europe, Brazil, North, South and Eastern Europe, Middle East, South and Central Asia and Turkey Business Units, and in charge transversally of the Environmental and Societal Responsibility Division.

Pierre Deheunynck, has been named the head of communications on an interim basis while Yves Le Gélard, has been appointed chief digital officer and in charge of group information systems.

Thierry Lepercq, has been put in charge of supervision of the research & technologies and of the innovation units.

The four appointments join Pierre Chareyre, in charge of supervision of the global energy management, global LNG, exploration & production international and Latin America business units, Sandra Lagumina in charge of supervision of the Elengy, GRDF, GRTgaz, Storengy, China and GTT business units, Henri Ducré, Judith Hartmann, Didier Holleaux, Pierre Mongin and Jérôme Tolot on the group’s executive committee.

Willem Van Twembeke joins the task force with the objective to accelerate the transformation while an operational management committee has also been created, effective May 4, and includes the heads of the five Métiers and the main functional divisions in addition to the executive committee members and the CEOs of the 24 business units.

LNG World News Staff