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Jean Pierre Tardieu
President
After completing engineering studies at the French Ecole Polytechnique and l'Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Jean Pierre Tardieu went on to earn a diploma from the Paris Political Studies Institute. In 1977, after ten years in the public sector, he joined Compagnie Générale des Eaux, where he became General Manager of the company's water distribution business in France and Great Britain in 1989. He also served as President of the French Union of Water and Wastewater Service Companies from 1995 to 1997. In 2000 he was appointed as advisor to the President and Director of Institutional Relations and Sustainable Development at Veolia Environnement.
Jean-Pierre Boisivon
Vice-President
Jean-Pierre Boisivon began his career as a teacher (1964-1969) and then went on to lecture at the university level (1980-2000). He created and managed the French national education ministry's evaluation and future trends division (1987-1990) and then managed the Essec Group (1990-1997). He served as representative to the Paris Stock Exchange (1970-1978), Deputy General Manager at the Caisse d'Epargne bank in Paris (1978-1985), and Secretary General to the Union des Banques in Paris (1985-1987). He is now Managing Director at the Business Institute and serves as Vice President of the Institut Veolia Environnement.
Paul-Louis Girardot
Vice-President
After working in water distribution in Morocco from 1958 to 1963, this engineering graduate of the French Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (ENPC) joined Compagnie Générale des Eaux in 1964, where he stayed for the rest of his career, serving as General Manager from 1981 to 1998. He currently serves as member of the Veolia Environnement Board of Directors.
Pierre François Riolacci
Treasurer
Holding a master's degree in private law and former student of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (IEP), Pierre-François Riolacci began his career in 1990 with the Financing Department of Elf Aquitaine. In 2000, he joined Veolia Environnement where he serves as Head of Control and Planning.
