Hervé Le Bouc

Hervé Le Bouc

Hervé le BoucDirector 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 Ile 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. He has also been a member of Bouygues' Board of Directors since 24 April 2008.

 

In 2009, Colas generated sales of €11.6 billion, including €5 billion outside France. The group employs 66,771 people.

 


1Bouygues' maritime engineering and oil contracting 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: 2011
  • Number of shares in the company: 2,010 (at 31/12/09)

 

 

Other positions and functions in the Group

 

Director of Colas. Standing representative of Colas. Director of Colas Midi-Méditerranée, Aximum and Speig.
Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Colasie
 


Other positions and functions outside the Group


Director of Cofiroute.


(Updated: March 2010)

 

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