Gilles Schnepp

Gilles Schnepp

Chairman at DANONE

64 year
Electronic Technology
Distribution Services
Producer Manufacturing

Profile

Mr. Schnepp is the former chairman and CEO of Legrand SA. Under his leadership from 2006 through 2018, Legrand grew revenue from approximately 3.7 billion euro to 6 billion euro and net profit from 255 million euro to 772 million euro.
During this period, Mr. Schnepp broadened Legrand’s product offering from primarily European markets to a global portfolio of electrical and digital infrastructure solutions, drove Legrand’s expansion into the US as well as into emerging markets, including China, Brazil, and India, as well as an acquisition strategy which added approximately $2 billion in revenue.
He serves as a director of Saint-Gobain and Sanofi and is a member of the supervisory board of PSA. Mr. Schnepp began his career at Merrill Lynch before serving as Legrand’s deputy chief financial officer and later chief financial officer.
He was twice awarded “Manager of the Year” by Challenges magazine and thrice among the “Best 100 CEOs” by Harvard Business Review.
Mr. Schnepp is a member of the executive committee of the employer association MEDEF, chairman of the French Federation of Electrical, Electronic and Communication Industries (FIEEC), chairman of the ESG Commission, a recipient of The Order of Légion d’Honneur, and was awarded the National Order of Merit in 2012.
Mr. Schnepp attended the HEC Paris.

Gilles Schnepp active positions

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SAINT-GOBAIN Director/Board Member 2009-05-31
SANOFI Director/Board Member 2020-05-21
DANONE Chairman 2021-03-13
Legrand Electrique Belgique NV Director/Board Member 1988-12-31
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PT Supreme Electro Kontak Director/Board Member -
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Legrand Skandinaviska AB Director/Board Member -
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Training of Gilles Schnepp

École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Paris Undergraduate Degree

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100 +

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DANONE

Consumer Non-Durables

SAINT-GOBAIN

Producer Manufacturing

SANOFI

Health Technology

LEGRAND

Electronic Technology

Private companies55

Consumer Durables

Electronic Technology

Finance

Distribution Services

Electronic Technology

Distribution Services

Merrill Lynch Finance SA

Finance

Producer Manufacturing

Electronic Technology

Producer Manufacturing

Finance

Producer Manufacturing

Electronic Technology

Electronic Technology

Distribution Services

Commercial Services

Electronic Technology

Producer Manufacturing

Distribution Services

Commercial Services

Distribution Services

Electronic Technology

Utilities

Legrand Electrique Belgique NV

Industrial Services

Industrial Services

Compagnie Franco Européenne d'Electricité

Préfatech

Appareillage Electrique Chessy

Pammelec SAS

BTICINO Philippines, Inc.

Fidelec

Finance

Electronic Technology

Simapel

Tenby Electrical Accessories Ltd.

Distribution Services

Legrand Elektrik Sanayi AS

Eltas Elektrik AS

Electronic Technology

Legrand South Africa (Pty) Ltd.

Producer Manufacturing

Legrand Kazakhstan LLP

PT Supreme Electro Kontak

Legrand Skandinaviska AB

Distribution Services

Clarly Ltd.

Van Geel Slovakia sro

PT Legrand Indonesia

HPM Legrand New Zealand Ltd.

Fédération des Industries Electriques, Electroniques

MEDEFI

GS Conseils SAS

Consumer Services

Distribution Services

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