Jean-Pascal Tricoire

Jean-Pascal Tricoire (born 1963) is a French business executive. Since 2006, Tricoire has served as chairman and CEO of Schneider Electric,[1] a company specializing in energy management and industrial automation, with €25.7bn in revenues in 2018, more than 137,000 employees worldwide and a presence in over 100 countries.[2]

Jean-Pascal Tricoire
Born (1963-05-11) 11 May 1963
Beaupréau, France
NationalityFrench
EducationESEO
EMLYON Business School
OccupationCEO of Schneider Electric

Early life and education

Born in the West of France, Tricoire holds a degree in Electronic Engineering from Ecole Supérieure d'Electronique de l'Ouest and an MBA from EM LYON Business School.

Career

Early career

After working at Alcatel, Schlumberger and Saint-Gobain between 1985 and 1986, Tricoire joined Merlin Gerin in 1986.[3] In 1992, Merlin Gerin is acquired by Schneider Electric.[4]

From 1988 to 1999, Tricoire developed the company's activity abroad, working in Italy for five years (1989-1994), then in China for an additional five years (1994-1999) before managing operations in South Africa.[5]

He then served in corporate functions as Head of Schneider Electric's Global Strategic Accounts and of the Schneider 2000+ program. From January 2002 to the end of 2003, he became Executive Vice President of the International Division, covering the company's business outside of North America and Europe.[3]

In October 2003, he was appointed Deputy CEO and COO of Schneider Electric.

Leadership of Schneider Electric

In May 2006, he became president and CEO of the management board of Schneider Electric SA.

In May 2013, Tricoire was appointed Chairman and CEO of Schneider Electric, following a change in the governance of the company,[6] and is re-elected to the position on April 25, 2017.

Through organic growth and acquisitions, Tricoire transformed Schneider into a global group and extends the scope of the company's activities, from vendor of electrical products to a supplier of digital systems. He also ensures that the company's leadership is distributed across multiple continents, relocating himself from Paris to Hong Kong to that effect.[1] He is leading Asia business from there, as chairman and regional president of Schneider Electric Asia Pacific since 2012.

Boards and organizations

Tricoire is a director of the worldwide board of the UN Global Compact[7] and was President of the Global Compact France from 2014 to 2019.

Tricoire also represents Schneider as a UN HeForShe Corporate IMPACT champion working with other heads of state, universities and companies to advance gender equality. Under his leadership, Schneider has gone from 3% representation of women in leadership 15 years ago, to 20% representation today, with a goal to make that at least 30% by 2020.[8]

Since 2019, he has been a member of the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum.[9]

Tricoire is the co-chair of the Sino-French Business Council, created by France President Emmanuel Macron and China President Xi Jinping, in January 2018. He sits on the Global CEO Council to the Chinese President and Premier since 2014.

Tricoire is a member of the International Business Advisory Board of the Mayors of Beijing and Shanghai, and was also a member of the Chong Qing Mayor's International Economic Advisory Council from 2012 to 2015. He was co-chair of the China Development Forum in 2015.

He is a member of the International Advisory Council of the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB).[10]

He has represented Schneider Electric in Russia's Foreign Investment Advisory Council (FIAC).[11]

He is Director and co-founder of the Alliance for Societas Europaea Promotion since 2014.

He is member of the board of director of Qualcomm since 2020.[12]

Recognition

In 2019, Jean-Pascal Tricoire is named one of the top 100 Top Performing Chief Executives by the Harvard Business Review (HBR), ranking at #48.[13] The list analyzes companies listed in the S&P Global 1200, based on financial data, total shareholder return, and change in market capitalization.

In 2007, Tricoire becomes Knight of the Order of the Legion of Honour (Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur).

Personal life

Jean-Pascal Tricoire is married and has three children.

Tricoire is a fan of whitewater sports and outdoor sports.[14]

He is a strong supporter of sustainable development and is committed to tackling the issues of climate change[15] and gender equality.[16]

Tricoire speaks French, English, Italian and Chinese.[17]

References
  1. "Schneider Electric's Jean-Pascal Tricoire: scattering staff". www.ft.com. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. "UNBEKANNTER RIESE - Forbes". Forbes Austria. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. "People - Schneider Electric SE (SCHN.PA) - Tricoire, Jean-Pascal". in.reuters.com. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  4. "L'histoire de Merlin Gerin". www.se.com. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  5. "Jean-Pascal Tricoire, le patron-voyageur de Schneider". Les Echos. 3 May 2006. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  6. "Univarsal Registration Document 2019: Financial and Sustainable Development Report" (PDF).
  7. "Board Members | UN Global Compact". www.unglobalcompact.org. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  8. "Schneider Electric's Action Plan for Gender Diversity and Inclusion | International Women's Day 2019".
  9. "Profile: Jean-Pascal Tricoire". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  10. "International Advisory Council". www.edb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  11. "The Foreign Investment Advisory Council (FIAC)". fiac.ru. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  12. "Qualcomm's Board of Directors Appoints Jean-Pascal Tricoire to Board". Qualcomm. 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  13. "The CEO 100, 2019 Edition". Harvard Business Review. 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  14. "Schneider Electric CEO Jean-Pascal Tricoire's MBA 'revolution'". www.ft.com. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  15. Watch as Jean-Pascal Tricoire, makes new commitments in the fight against climate change., retrieved 2019-09-26
  16. "Jean Pascal Tricoire | HeForShe". www.heforshe.org. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  17. "Jean-Pascal Tricoire, le patron-voyageur de Schneider". Les Echos (in French). 2006-05-03. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
Business positions
Preceded by
Henri Lachmann		 Chairman and CEO of Schneider Electric
2006–		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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