Director of Bouygues Chairman and CEO, and director of Colas
Date of birth: 07/01/1952
Education and career
Hervé Le Bouc holds a degree in engineering from École Spéciale des Travaux Publics (ESTP).
He joined the Bouygues group in 1977 and began his career at Screg Île de France (now a Colas subsidiary) as a site engineer, subsequently working as an area supervisor and then a regional manager. In 1985, he was appointed Director reporting to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
In 1989, he was named director in charge of commercial development of Bouygues Offshore1 for Europe, French overseas departments and territories (Dom-Tom) and Australia, and subsequently South East Asia and Mexico.
He became COO of Bouygues Offshore in 1994, then CEO in 1996 and Chairman and CEO in 1999.
From November 2001 to September 2002, he served concurrently as COO of Bouygues Construction, Chairman of the Board of Bouygues Offshore and Chairman of the Board of ETDE.
From September 2002 to February 2005, Hervé Le Bouc was CEO of Saur2, then Chairman and CEO from February 2005 to April 2007. In February 2007, Hervé Le Bouc became a director of Colas and was named Deputy CEO in August of the same year.
On 30 October 2007, he was appointed Chairman and CEO of Colas.
In 2010, Colas generated sales of €11.6 billion, including €5 billion outside France. The group employs 64,285 people.
1Bouygues' oil and gas contracting and maritime works subsidiary, sold to Saipem in May 2002
2Bouygues' water treatment subsidiary, sold to PAI Partners in November 2004
Hervé Le Bouc is a member of the Bouygues Board of Directors.
Date of first appointment: Director of Bouygues since 24 April 2008
Expiry date of current term of office: 2014
Number of shares in the company: 2,010 (at 31/12/10)
Other positions and functions in the Group
Standing representative of Colas on the boards of Bouygues Immobilier, Colas Midi-Méditerranée, Aximum and Speig; CEO of Colasie.
Other positions and functions outside the Group
Standing representative of Colas on the board of Cofiroute.
Director of Bouygues
