Jean-Marc de Royere Appointed Chairman of the Air Liquide Foundation
April 07 2017 - 11:35AM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
The Board of Directors of the Air Liquide Foundation has
appointed Jean-Marc de Royere to serve as the Chairman of the
Group’s Foundation effective March 30, 2017, acting on the proposal
made by Benoît Potier, Chairman and CEO of Air Liquide
(Paris:AI).
In his new role, Jean-Marc de Royere succeeds Benoît Potier, who
had served as Chairman of the Foundation since it was founded in
2008. Benoît Potier remains a Director on the Board.
Jean-Marc de Royere, member of the Group’s Executive Committee,
supervises International, Governance, and Corporate Social
Responsibility. He had served as a Director on the Board of the
Air Liquide Foundation since it was founded. Jean-Marc de Royere
will support the Foundation as it enters a new phase of its
development, enabling to pursue the Foundation’s actions and show
new initiatives aimed at growing its contribution to a more
sustainable world.
Via its missions, the Air Liquide Foundation illustrates the
Group’s desire to fully assume its role of responsible
corporation and to sustainably focus its corporate philanthropy
on the Environment, Health/Respiration and Local
Development. The Air Liquide Foundation has supported 263
projects in 50 countries since 2008, thanks to the involvement of
330 employees who have recommended or supported
projects.
Air Liquide FoundationThe
Air Liquide Foundation develops philanthropic initiatives in three
areas: scientific research for the preservation of the environment,
scientific research aimed at improving respiratory function, and
support for micro-initiatives encouraging local development in
countries where the Group is present.
The world leader in gases, technologies and services for
Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with
approximately 67,000 employees and serves more than 3 million
customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential
small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air
Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the
company’s activities since its creation in 1902.
Air Liquide’s ambition is to lead its industry, deliver long
term performance and contribute to sustainability. The company’s
customer-centric transformation strategy aims at profitable growth
over the long term. It relies on operational excellence, selective
investments, open innovation and a network organization implemented
by the Group worldwide. Through the commitment and inventiveness of
its people, Air Liquide leverages energy and environment
transition, changes in healthcare and digitization, and delivers
greater value to all its stakeholders.
Air Liquide’s revenue amounted to €18.1 billion in 2016 and its
solutions that protect life and the environment represented more
than 40% of sales. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris
stock exchange (compartment A) and belongs to the CAC 40, EURO
STOXX 50 and FTSE4Good indexes.
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