The Suez Nomination and Remuneration Committee has unanimously decided to propose the appointment of Xavier Girre as Chief Executive Officer to the Board of Directors, Suez announced in a statement.
Xavier Girre brings over 25 years of experience in managerial, industrial, and financial roles. He has held positions within the Veolia Group, where he gained familiarity with the water and waste sectors. He has also served on the executive committees of La Poste and EDF Groups, contributing to his background in corporate leadership.
Girre has been involved with SUEZ since June 2023 as a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Group’s CSR Committee.
“Thanks to his experience and knowledge of SUEZ's businesses, Xavier Girre will be able, with all the Group's teams, to meet the needs of SUEZ Group's customers, local authorities, territories and industrials, and to implement a growth strategy for the benefit of all SUEZ's stakeholders,” the company stated.
Biography
Xavier Girre, 56, joined EDF in 2015 as Chief Financial Officer for France. Since 2024, he has served as Group Senior Executive Vice President in charge of Performance, Impact, Investment, and Finance. From 2011 to 2015, he held the role of Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of La Poste and was also Chairman of XAnge Private Equity. Earlier in his career, from 1999 to 2011, Girre worked at Veolia Environnement in several executive roles, including Chief Risk and Audit Officer and CFO of both Veolia Transport and Veolia Propreté. He currently sits on the Board of Directors and chairs the Audit Committee of La Française des Jeux.
Girre is a graduate of HEC Paris and IEP of Paris, and a former student of the École nationale d’administration (ENA). He began his career at the Cour des Comptes.
