Management  [ Return towards  The Air Liquide Group  ]

The General Management team comprises three members: Benoît Potier, Chairman and CEO, Klaus Schmieder and Pierre Dufour, Senior Executive Vice-Presidents.

It manages the Group, within the directions defined by the Board, in conformance with the law and the Articles of Association. It establishes Group strategy relying on the Executive Committee for overall coordination and implementation.

Chaired by Benoît Potier, the Board of Directors determines the direction and nature of the Group’s activities and reviews its performance.

The Board has 12 members of whom 9 are independent

• Benoît Potier Chairman and CEO
• Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors
• Thierry Desmarest Director
• Alain Joly Director
• Professeur Rolf Kebs Director
• Gérard de La Martinière Director
• Cornelis van Lede Director
• Béatrice Majnoni d’Intignano Director
• Thierry Peugeot Director
• Pauls Skinner Director
• Jean-Claude Buono Director
• Karen Katen Director

It is assisted by three committees:

• the Audit and Accounts Committee,
• the Nominations Committee
• and the Remuneration Committee.

The Executive Committee coordinates the management of different programs and activities of the Group, concentrating particularly on:

• reviewing management of operations in terms of objectives, progress and action plans,
• management of change,
• human resources strategies
• and development plans.

It comprises the 3 members of the General Management Team and the 7 members of the Executive Committee.