Jean-Louis Beffa

Jean-Louis Beffa is currently the Chairman of Claude Bernard Participations SAS, Chairman-Supervisory Board of Société Éditrice du Monde SA, Co-Chairman of Centre Cournot pour la Recherche en Économie, Chairman of Lazard Asia Investment Banking, Chairman of JL2B Conseils SAS, Director of Elée SAS, and Member-Supervisory Board of Le Monde et Partenaires Associés.
Previously, he served as Vice Chairman of BNP Paribas SA from 1986 to 2010, Chairman of Saint-Gobain PAM Holding SA in 1982, Chairman of L'Association pour le Rayonnement de l'Opéra de Paris, Chairman of Lazard Asia Ltd., Non-Executive Director of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA from 2012 to 2012, Independent Non-Executive Director of Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA from 2013 to 2013, Director of Le Monde SA in 2012, Director of Saint-Gobain Cristalería SL, Director of Saint-Gobain Corp., Director of ENGIE SA from 2008 to 2011, Director of SAINT-GOBAIN PAM CZ sro, Member-Supervisory Board of Siemens AG from 2012 to 2013, Member of the European Round Table of Industrialists, and Member of Corps des Mines.
He obtained his undergraduate degrees from Sciences Po, Ecole Polytechnique, and IFP School.