Jean-Michel Carboni

Jean-Michel Carboni (born on July 23 1955) is a French Chief executive officer, Senior official and Senior executive in the energy sector, for EDF-GDF, Gaz de France and ENGIE (€65 billion in 2017) groups.[2][3] Member of ENGIE's management committee (Top 15) in 2013.[4]

Jean-Michel Carboni
Jean-Michel Carboni in 2013
Born (1955-07-23) 23 July 1955
NationalityFrench
Alma materMSc in Finance at ESCP Europe (1974-77)
Occupation- CEO of ENGIE CEE (Central and Eastern Europe) in 2008.

- CEO of ENGIE Italy (€1.4 billion in 2009).

- CEO of DSI, IT department (€1.35 billion in 2012).

- Founder/CEO (2012-15) of ENGIE IT (€600 million in 2013).[1]

- Member of management committee (Top 15) in 2013.

Early life

Son of Michel Carboni (Central Inspector, Collector and Manager of Nice customs) and Germaine de Michau. Carboni grew up in Nice where he attended the Lycée Masséna. In 1977 he graduated from ESCP Europe business school in Paris.[5]

Career

Jean-Michel Carboni, senior executive of Engie group

Carboni began his career in French diplomacy as advisor to the Commercial Counsellor of the French Embassy in Oslo (Norway) and then as Trade attaché at French Embassy of Athens (Greece). He came back in France to work at Nestlé's marketing department, before joining in 1979 the SAPAR subsidiary of French public group EDF-GDF (EDF: Électricité de France and GDF: Gaz de France today ENGIE). In SAPAR (Financial Controlling firm of EDF) subsidiary, Carboni is CFO of French nuclear power stations, including Creys-Malville power plant. Then he joined GDF's Finance department as Chief of the Treasury and of the Trading room (management of assets and debt : €15 billion). In collaboration with CFO Robert Delbos, they modernized EDF-GDF's financial functioning, managed the second biggest Swaps portfolio right after the World Bank and be pioneers in term of raising funds.[6][7]

In 1997, Carboni took over as CEO of COFATHEC Italy (€300M of turnover, 3,000 employees)[8] and later CEO of COFATHEC group today renamed ENGIE Cofely (€2,8bn of turnover in 2018)[9] and between 2001-03 he is the Delegate General of the e-compagnie (in charge of new technologies, internet, intranet, e-purchasing). He came back in 2004 at GDF's Finance department to manage the purchase of Romanian group DistriGaz Sud (€500M, 10,000 employees). Then he was appointed CFO of CNIEG (National Pension Fund of Electricity and Gas Industries) to restructure IEG pension fund (with €1 billion of financing).

Between 2005-07 he is CFO and CEO of Gaz de France CEE (Central and Eastern Europe) in charge of subsidiaries as Égáz-Dégáz, DistriGaz, etc.

After the merger of Gaz de France and Suez in 2008, GDF Suez was born and Carboni became CEO of GDF Suez Italy, today known as ENGIE Italy (revenue 2009 : €1.4 billion and 2 million customers). This Business Unit gathers power plants, gas networks, storage centres and renewable energy.[6]

Between 2010-12 Carboni was in charge of the DSI : GDF Suez's IT departemnt (€1.35 billion in 2012) with the mission to pool IT services and to create ENGIE IT (at that time GDF Suez IT) with a launch capital of €45 million.[10] In 2013, ENGIE IT was the major IT (Information & Technologies) subsidiary of European continent with a turnover of €600 million and 2,700 employees.[11] Carboni is the CEO of ENGIE IT between 2012-15.[12][13]

In 2016, Carboni is a Special Advisor of Isabelle Kocher (CEO) and Gérard Mestrallet (Chairman) of ENGIE group.

In 2018, he is co-founder of a business and strategic consulting firm : EFTHIA CONSULTING.[6]

Personal life

Father of 3 children, including the producer and CEO Jérémie Carboni.[14]

gollark: So if knowledge is power, can we measure knowledge in watts?
gollark: Not sure how that works, but okay.
gollark: Energy is apparently mass times distance squared over time squared.
gollark: Power is energy over time.
gollark: knowledge is knowledge.

References

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