Henri Poupart-Lafarge

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Henri Poupart-Lafarge
Born (1969-04-10) 10 April 1969 (age 54)
Nationality French
Education École Polytechnique
École des ponts ParisTech
MIT
OccupationCEO of Alstom

Henri Poupart-Lafarge (born 10 April 1969, in Nancy) is a French business executive and the current CEO of Alstom, a post which he has occupied since February 2016.

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Career

Career in the public sector

After acquiring degrees from École Polytechnique, École des ponts ParisTech, and MIT, Poupart-Lafarge went to work for the World Bank. In 1994, he joined the French Ministry for the Economy and Finance.

Career in the private sector

By 1998, Poupart-Lafarge became Alstom's Head of Investor Relations. Then, he became the Vice President of Distribution Finance.

Before occupying the position of Alstom's CEO, Poupart-Lafarge was successively Chief Financial Officer of Alstom and President of two sectors of the Alstom Group, Alstom Grid for one year, then, Alstom Transport for five years. [1]

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Preceded by CEO of Alstom
2016–present
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