A graduate of Ecole Polytechnique (1969) and the ENSM engineering school of Paris, Christian Herrault (born in 1951) joined the Group in 1985.
In 1985, he took responsibility for strategy and development in the Bioactivities Business Unit. Between 1987 and 1992, he was Chief Operating Officer for the Seeds Business Unit in the United States and then in France, before managing the Glutamates Business from 1992 to 1994.
In 1995, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Aluminates & Admixtures Business (no longer part of the Group).
In 1998, he was appointed to the Executive Committee as Executive Vice-President, Human Resources and Organization.
Since September 1, 2007, he has been President of the Gypsum Business. He is still a member of the Executive Committee. |