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Gilles Schnepp
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Born on October 16, 1958, Gilles Schnepp joined Legrand in 1989 as Deputy Chief Financial Officer. He later took on the post of Company Secretary and was subsequently appointed Group Chief Financial Officer. He became Chief Operating Officer in 2000 and in 2001 became a member of the Executive Committee and a director of Legrand. He was Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of the Legrand group until 17 March 2006.
Learn moreBesides Gilles Schnepp, the Executive Committee comprises the following members:
Antoine Burel
Executive VP and Group Chief Financial Officer
Born on December 22, 1962, Antoine Burel joined the Group in 1993 as Finance Controller and later became Chief Financial Officer at Legrand Normandie. After gaining experience at several subsidiaries, he was appointed to head up Group Finance Control in 2005. He was named Group Chief Financial Officer in January 2008.
Benoît Coquart
Executive VP Strategy and Developmentt
Born on November 30, 1973, Benoît Coquart joined Legrand in 1997 to manage the Group's representative office in Seoul, before moving on to serve as Investor Relations Advisor (1998), Head of Group External Communication (2002) and then Head of Marketing Wiring Devices and Home Systems (2006). In 2007, he was appointed to head the Corporate Development unit, and in 2010, he became Group Vice-President Strategy and Development.
Xavier Couturier
Executive VP Human Resources
Born on December 9, 1964, Xavier Couturier joined Legrand in 1988 as Internal Organization Consultant and went on to hold various positions in the Human Resources Department, as Limousin HR Assistant (1989), Head of Executives Management France (1996), and Head of Management Development (2002). In 2004, he also took on responsability for Group Training. In 2008, he was appointed Group Vice-President Human Resources.
Fabrizio Fabrizi
Executive VP Commercial Systems & Infrastructures Division and energy distribution and industrial applications division
Born on October 20, 1951, Fabrizio Fabrizi has been with Legrand since 1989, when BTicino became part of the Group. He had joined BTicino in 1977, serving as Design Office Manager (1984), Vice-President Product Development (1987) and Vice-President Marketing and Product Development (1999). In 2008, he was appointed Group Vice-President Building Management Division, and in 2010, became Group Vice-President Commercial Systems and Infrastructure Division. In 2012, he has also entrusted with management of the Energy Distribution & Industrial Applications Division.
Xavier de Froment
Executive VP France
Born on January 11, 1950, Xavier de Froment joined the Group in 2005 when Legrand acquired ICM Group of which he was the Chairman and Chief Operating Officer. In 2006, he became Chief Executive of Groupe Arnould. He was appointed Vice-President France on 1 August 2009.
Paolo Perino
Chief Executive Officer BTicino
Born on February 27, 1954, Paolo Perino joined BTicino Italy in 1983 as Product Manager (BTicino became part of the Legrand Group in 1989). He was subsequently appointed Marketing Manager, Marketing Vice-President and then Sales Vice-President of BTicino Italy. In 1996, he took on the role of Director and later of General Manager of Legrand SpA, an Italian subsidiary of the Legrand Group. In 2000, he was appointed Group Vice-President Marketing and External Communication. In 2006, he took over the General Management of BTicino.
John Selldorff
President and Chief Executive Officer Legrand North America
Born on January 16, 1960, John Selldorff joined Legrand in 2002 to take on the position President and Chief Executive Officer, Legrand North America.
Patrice Soudan
Deputy Chief Operating Officer & Executive VP Wiring Devices and Home Systems Division
Born on September 29, 1958, Patrice Soudan joined Legrand in 1990 as Finance Controller for international subsidiaries. He successively held the positions of Head of Finance Control, Vice-President Group Finance Control and Group CFO from 2001 to early 2008, before taking over the management of the Wiring Devices and Home Systems Division.
Frédéric Xerri
Executive VP Export
Born in 1969, he joined Legrand in 1992, holding various positions in marketing in Germany and France until 1999, when he took charge of a Strategic Business Area at the Group Marketing Department. In 2003, he moved to Russia as Sales Director, and then Country Manager (2005). He moved to the Export Department in 2010, taking on the position of Deputy Vice President Export before being appointed Group Vice President Export in 2012.
