People: Veolia Environnement SA (VIE.PA)

Mr. Francois Bertreau is the Chief Operating Officer and a Member of the Executive Committee of Veolia Environnement SA as of December 1, 2012. He holds an MBA from INSEAD. He began his career as an account manager with Credit National in 1981 and then joined the Boston Consulting Group in 1985. He moved to Technal, a subsidiary of the Alcan group, in 1988, and became Managing Director in 1991. In 1996, he was appointed Director of Business Development and Marketing Strategy for Aster, the special steels branch of Usinor. In 1998, Mr. Bertreau joined the Norbert Dentressangle group as Managing Director of the Logistics Division and in 2008 was appointed Chairman of the company’s Management Board and Chief Executive Officer.