Construction Magazine April 2015 | Page 31

CONSTRUCTION CEOS IN THE WORLD

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Xavier Huillard CEO , VINCI

Xavier Huillard is a graduate of the École Polytechnique and the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées . He has spent most of his working life in the construction industry in France and abroad . Huillard joined Sogea in December 1996 as Deputy Chief Executive Officer in charge of international activities and specific projects , and then became its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 1998 . He was appointed Deputy General Manager of VINCI in March 1998 and was Chairman of VINCI Construction from 2000 to 2002 . He was appointed Co-Chief Operating Officer of VINCI and was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of VINCI Energies from 2002 to 2004 , then Chairman of VINCI Energies from 2004 to 2005 . Huillard became Director and Chief Executive Officer of VINCI in 2006 and was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of VINCI on 6 May 2010 .
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