Director of Bouygues
Chairman and CEO, and director of Alstom
Date of birth: 26/09/1953
Education and career
Patrick Kron is a graduate of École Polytechnique and an engineer of the Corps des Mines de Paris. He began his career at the French Industry Ministry in 1979 as an engineer in the Loire Valley regional department for industry, research and the environment (DRIRE), then in the Ministry's general directorate.
In 1984, he joined the Pechiney group, where he held senior operational responsibilities in one of the group's factories in Greece before becoming manager of Pechiney's Greek subsidiary in 1988.
Between 1988 and 1993, Patrick Kron held various operational and financial positions at Pechiney, notably President of the Electrometallurgy Division.
In 1993, he became member of the executive committee of the Pechiney group and was Chairman and CEO of Carbone Lorraine from 1993 to 1997.
From 1995 to 1997, he ran Pechiney’s Food and Health Care Packaging Sector and held the position of COO of the American National Can Company in Chicago (United States).
From 1998 to 2002, Patrick Kron was Chairman of the executive board of Imerys before joining Alstom where he has been CEO since 1 January 2003, and Chairman and CEO since 11 March 2003. He has also been a Director since 24 July 2001.
Patrick Kron is a member of the Bouygues Board of Directors.
- Date of first appointment: Director of Bouygues since 6 December 2006
- Expiry date of current term of office: 2013
- Number of shares in the company: 500 (at 31/12/10)
Other positions and functions outside the Group
Chairman of Alstom Resources Management.
Director of Alstom UK Holdings Ltd and Afep.
(Updated: August 2011)
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