Didier Pineau-Valencienne
Director/Board Member at Spie Group, Inc.
Profile
Mr. Pineau-Valencienne is Chairman of the Sagard Investment Committee.
He has extensive management and industrial experience.
As CEO, he turned around entire divisions of industrial groups (such as Rhône-Poulenc, Resogil, Carbonisation et Charbons Actifs) before joining the Schneider Group.
As Schneider’s CEO from 1981 to 1998, he was a determinant influence behind the group’s turnaround.
Under his leadership, shareholders earned an annual IRR of 23%, the stock price was multiplied by 35 and market capitalization rose to €10 billion.
Mr. Pineau-Valencienne is a graduate from the École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC) in Paris, the Amos Tuck School (Dartmouth College) and the Harvard Business School.
He was Chairman of the CNPF’s Labor Relations Commission in 1997, and of the AFEP from 1999 to 2001.
Directorships: Wendel Investissement, Lagardère SA, Pernod Ricard, Fleury Michon, HMY International, Ad Astra (CEPL Group).
Didier Pineau-Valencienne active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Sagard SAS
 Sagard SAS Investment ManagersFinance Sagard SAS is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Power Corp. of Canada founded in 2001 by Frédéric Stolar and Jocelyn Lefebvre. Sagard SAS is headquartered in Paris. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/12/2001 |
| The American University of Paris | Director/Board Member | 13/04/2010 |
Spie Group, Inc.
 Spie Group, Inc. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Spie Group, Inc. provides electrical and technical contracting services. It offers overhead line distributions, high voltage transformers, HVAC engineering, energy, communication networks, and infrastructure services. The company was founded on March 5, 1984 and is headquartered in Palatine, IL. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Didier Pineau-Valencienne
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| PERNOD RICARD | Director/Board Member | 31/10/2009 |
| WENDEL | Director/Board Member | 31/12/2004 |
AXA-UAP SA
 AXA-UAP SA Life/Health InsuranceFinance AXA-UAP SA provides life insurance services. The firm also offers health and financial insurance services. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Paris, France. | Director/Board Member | 31/12/2000 |
| SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE | Chairman | 31/12/1998 |
| FLEURY MICHON | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Didier Pineau-Valencienne
| Dartmouth College | Undergraduate Degree |
| Harvard University | Undergraduate Degree |
| École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Paris | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 5 |
|---|---|
| WENDEL | Finance |
| PERNOD RICARD | Consumer Non-Durables |
| SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE | Producer Manufacturing |
| LAGARDÈRE S.A. | Retail Trade |
| FLEURY MICHON | Consumer Non-Durables |
| Private companies | 7 |
|---|---|
The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc.
 The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. operates as a non-diversified, closed end investment fund. It intends to seek long-term capital appreciation through investment in equity and equity-linked securities of Swiss companies and it also intends to acquire and hold equity and equity-linked securities of non-Swiss companies in limited instances. The company was founded on October 24, 1986 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI. | Miscellaneous |
AXA-UAP SA
AXA-UAP SA Life/Health InsuranceFinance AXA-UAP SA provides life insurance services. The firm also offers health and financial insurance services. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Paris, France. | Finance |
Sagard SAS
Sagard SAS Investment ManagersFinance Sagard SAS is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Power Corp. of Canada founded in 2001 by Frédéric Stolar and Jocelyn Lefebvre. Sagard SAS is headquartered in Paris. | Finance |
| Association Française des Entreprises Privées | |
Spie Group, Inc.
Spie Group, Inc. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Spie Group, Inc. provides electrical and technical contracting services. It offers overhead line distributions, high voltage transformers, HVAC engineering, energy, communication networks, and infrastructure services. The company was founded on March 5, 1984 and is headquartered in Palatine, IL. | Industrial Services |
| HEC Foundation | Miscellaneous |
| BIPE Association |
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