Benoît Bazin: Difference between revisions

🧭 '''Benoît Bazin''' (born 29 December 1968) is a French business executive who has served as chief executive officer of the building materials and construction group Saint-Gobain since July 2021 and as chairman and chief executive officer since June 2024.<ref name="challenges">{{cite web |url=https://www.challenges.fr/entreprise/qui-est-benoit-bazin-le-successeur-de-chalendar-a-la-tete-de-saint-gobain_810481 |title=Qui est Benoît Bazin, le successeur de Chalendar, à la tête de Saint-Gobain ? |publisher=Challenges |accessdate=2025-11-20}}</ref><ref name="vinci">{{cite web |url=http://www.vinci.com/en/group/governance/board-directors/benoit-bazin |title=Benoît Bazin – Board of Directors profile |publisher=VINCI |accessdate=2025-11-20}}</ref> He is credited with leading a major reorganisation of Saint-Gobain under the '''Transform & Grow''' programme from 2019 and the '''Grow & Impact''' strategic plan launched in 2021, refocusing the 17th-century group on light and sustainable construction and delivering record financial results in the early 2020s.<ref name="sgaafrica">{{cite web |url=https://www.saint-gobain-africa.com/en/news/record-2022-results |title=Record 2022 results |publisher=Saint-Gobain Africa |accessdate=2025-11-20}}</ref> A former senior civil servant at France's Ministry of Economy and Finance, he has built his career within Saint-Gobain since 1999, holding positions including chief financial officer, head of the Building Distribution and Construction Products divisions, and chief operating officer before becoming chief executive.<ref name="frwiki">{{cite web |url=https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benoit_Bazin |title=Benoît Bazin |publisher=Wikipédia |accessdate=2025-11-20}}</ref>