Jean-Pascal Tricoire

Jean-Pascal Tricoire (born 1963) is a French business executive. Since 2006, Tricoire has served as chairman and CEO of Schneider Electric[1], a company specializing in energy management and industrial automation, with €25.7bn in revenues in 2018, more than 137,000 employees worldwide and a presence in over 100 countries[2].

Jean-Pascal Tricoire
Horasis Global China Business Meeting, 2007
Born (1963-05-11) 11 May 1963
Beaupréau, France
NationalityFrench
EducationESEO
EMLYON Business School
OccupationCEO of Schneider Electric

Early Life and education

Born in Beaupréau, Maine-et-Loire, in a family of farmers[3], Tricoire studies at the Ecole Supérieure d'Electronique de l'Ouest, where he receives a Bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering. In 1986[4], he obtains an MBA from the EM LYON Business School Business School[5].

Career

Early career

After working at Alcatel, Schlumberger and Saint-Gobain between 1985 and 1986, Tricoire joins Merlin Gerin in 1986[6]. In 1992, Merlin Gerin is acquired by Schneider Electric.[7]

From 1988 to 1999, Tricoire develops the company's activity abroad, working in Italy for five years (1989-1994), then in China for an additional five years (1994-1999) before managing operations in South Africa.[8].

He then serves in corporate functions as Head of Schneider Electric's Global Strategic Accounts and of the Schneider 2000+ program. From January 2002 to the end of 2003, he became Executive Vice President of the International Division, covering the company's business outside of North America and Europe.[6]

In October 2003, he is appointed Deputy CEO and COO of Schneider Electric.

Leadership of Schneider Electric

In May 2006, he becomes President and CEO of the management board of Schneider Electric SA.

In May 2013, Tricoire is appointed Chairman and CEO of Schneider Electric, following a change in the governance of the Company,[9] and is re-elected to the position on April 25, 2017.

Through organic growth and acquisitions, Tricoire transforms Schneider into a global group and extends the scope of the company's activities, from vendor of electrical products to a supplier of digital systems. He also ensures that the company's leadership is distributed across multiple continents, relocating himself from Paris to Hong Kong to that effect[1].

Boards and organizations

He is the co-chair of the Sino-French Business Council, created by France President Emmanuel Macron and China President Xi Jinping, in January 2018. Tricoire was President of the France-China Committee for ten years (from 2009 to 2018).

Tricoire sits on China President Xi Jinping's Global CEO Council since 2018 and China Premier Li Keqiang's Global CEO Council since 2014. Tricoire is a member of the International Business Advisory Board of the Mayors of Beijing and Shanghai, and was also a member of the Chong Qing Mayor's International Economic Advisory Council from 2012 to 2015. He was co-chair of the China Development Forum in 2015.

He has been a Member of the Foreign Investment Advisory Council (FIAC)[10] under the Russian government from 2014.

He is Director and co-founder of the Alliance for Societas Europaea Promotion from 2014.

Tricoire is a director of the worldwide board of the UN Global Compact[11] and was President of the Global Compact France from 2014 to 2019.

Tricoire also represents Schneider as a UN HeForShe Corporate IMPACT champion working with other heads of state, universities and companies to advance gender equality. Under his leadership, Schneider has gone from 3% representation of women in leadership 15 years ago, to 20% representation today, with a goal to make that at least 30% by 2020.[12]

Recognition

In 2019, Jean-Pascal Tricoire is named one of the top 100 Top Performing Chief Executives by the Harvard Business Review (HBR), ranking at #48[13]. The list analyzes companies listed in the S&P Global 1200, based on financial data, total shareholder return, and change in market capitalization.

In 2007, Tricoire becomes Knight of the Order of the Legion of Honour (Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur).

Personal life

Jean-Pascal Tricoire is married and has three children.

Tricoire is a fan of whitewater sports and outdoor sports.[14]

He is a strong supporter of sustainable development and is committed to tackling the issues of climate change[15] and gender equality.[16]

Tricoire speaks French, English, Italian and Chinese.[17]

References
  1. "Schneider Electric's Jean-Pascal Tricoire: scattering staff". www.ft.com. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. "UNBEKANNTER RIESE - Forbes". Forbes Austria. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. "Tricoire, le Tricoire, le "Chinois" du CAC 40". Le Point. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  4. "Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Pdg de Schneider Electric, nommé administrateur du Global Compact Monde". Ouest-France.fr. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  5. "Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Chairman/CEO, Schneider Electric SE". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  6. "People - Schneider Electric SE (SCHN.PA) - Tricoire, Jean-Pascal". in.reuters.com. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  7. "L'histoire de Merlin Gerin". www.se.com. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  8. "Jean-Pascal Tricoire, le patron-voyageur de Schneider". Les Echos. 3 May 2006. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  9. "Financial and Sustainable Development Annual Report (Registration Document 2013)" (PDF).
  10. "The Foreign Investment Advisory Council (FIAC)". fiac.ru. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  11. "Board Members | UN Global Compact". www.unglobalcompact.org. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  12. Schneider Electric's Action Plan for Gender Diversity and Inclusion | International Women’s Day 2019, retrieved 2019-09-26
  13. "The CEO 100, 2019 Edition". Harvard Business Review. 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  14. "Schneider Electric CEO Jean-Pascal Tricoire's MBA 'revolution'". www.ft.com. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  15. Watch as Jean-Pascal Tricoire, makes new commitments in the fight against climate change., retrieved 2019-09-26
  16. CEO Jean-Pascal Tricoire on Gender Equality for HeForShe Campaign | Schneider Electric, retrieved 2019-09-26
  17. "Jean-Pascal Tricoire, le patron-voyageur de Schneider". Les Echos (in French). 2006-05-03. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
Business positions
Preceded by
Henri Lachmann		 Chairman and CEO of Schneider Electric
2006–		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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