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(pictured) will also be responsible for global energy management and nuclear production activities, the company said.
He has more than 25 years of experience in the energy sector and joined Engie in 2011 following the merger of International Power with the company.
Most recently he was responsible for the operational management of the group as a member of a collegial team with Claire Waysand and Judith Hartmann.
He has also served as chief operating officer and executive vice president in charge of supervising the Northern, Southern and Eastern Europe; Middle East, South and Central Asia and Turkey; Brazil and Generation Europe business units.