Born on 29 June 1949 in Antibes (France), Henri Proglio is a

 Born on 29 June 1949 in Antibes (France), Henri Proglio is a graduate of the École
des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC). He joined Compagnie Générale des Eaux
in 1972 and was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Compagnie
Générales d'Entreprises Automobiles (CGEA) in 1990. In 1999, he was appointed
Vice President of Vivendi, Manager of Compagnie Générale des Eaux and Chief
Executive Officer of Vivendi Water. He became Chairman of the Management Board
of Veolia Environnement in 2000, then Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from
2003 to November 2009.
Henri Proglio is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EDF since 25 November
2009. He was appointed director of EDF, which was then a state-owned industrial
and commercial institution (établissement public industriel et commercial - EPIC), in
September 2004. Within the EDF group, he is Chairman of the Board of Directors of
EDF Energy Holdings. He is a director of EDF Énergies Nouvelles, South Stream
Transport BV, South Stream Transport AG, EDF International (SAS) and Edison. He
is also Chairman of the board of Edison, of the EDF Foundation and the Electra
association. In addition, he is director of CNP Assurances, Dassault Aviation,
Fomento di Contrucciones y Contratas, Natixis.
He is vice president of the Strategic Nuclear Energy Committee, member of the
French Atomic Energy Committee, the High Committee for Transparency and
Information on Nuclear Safety, the French National Committee on Sectors of Vital
Importance and director of the Fondation Européenne pour les Énergies de Demain.