Gilles is the former chairman and CEO of Legrand SA. Under his leadership from 2006 through 2018, Legrand grew revenue from approximately 3.7 billion euro to 6 billion euro and net profit from 255 million euro to 772 million euro. During this period, Gilles broadened Legrand’s product offering from primarily European markets to a global portfolio of electrical and digital infrastructure solutions, drove Legrand’s expansion into the US as well as into emerging markets, including China, Brazil, and India, as well as an acquisition strategy which added approximately $2 billion in revenue. He serves as a chairman of the board of Danone, director of Saint-Gobain and Sanofi and has been a member of the supervisory board of PSA. Gilles began his career at Merrill Lynch before serving as Legrand’s deputy chief financial officer and later chief financial officer. He was twice awarded “Manager of the Year” by Challenges magazine and thrice among the “Best 100 CEOs” by Harvard Business Review. Gilles has been a member of the executive committee of the employer association MEDEF chairman of the ESG Commission, chairman of the French Federation of Electrical, Electronic and Communication Industries (FIEEC), a recipient of The Order of Légion d’Honneur, and was awarded the National Order of Merit. Gilles attended the HEC Paris.