Following the change in the mode of administration and Management of the Company on June 3, 2009, Frank Piedelièvre (1955) was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He is a graduate of the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC).

He began his career in 1979 as General Secretary and then Deputy Chief Executive Officer of a small to medium-sized company specialised in the manufacturing of medical equipment.

From 1982 to 1992, he held various positions at Chantiers Modernes, a construction and technical services company for building and industry, firstly as Head of the Foreign Markets Department, then as Development Director and finally as CEO. At this time, he was also Head of operations in the Services and Environment and Road divisions.

From 1993 to 1996, Mr Piedelièvre was Chairman and CEO of CMR, a compant specialising in road construction, networks and sewage systems and Chairman of the Management Board at Poincaré Investissements.

Frank Piedelièvre joined Bureau Veritas in 1996 as Assistant General Director and Executive-Vice Chairman. In 1997, he took over management of the Group’s international business before being appointed Chairman of the Management Board in 1999 and then Chairman and Chief Executive Officer on June 3, 2009.