Director of Bouygues
Chairman and CEO, and director of Bouygues Immobilier
Date of birth: 17/09/1950
Education and career
François Bertière graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées engineering school, and is a qualified architect (DPLG).
He started his career at the Ministry of Public Works/Infrastructure in 1974.
In 1977, he was appointed technical adviser at the Ministry of Education, then deputy director at the Regional Infrastructure Department of Upper Corsica in 1978.
In 1981 he went on to become urban development director at the EPA of Cergy-Pontoise (a government-run entity) in northwest Paris.
He joined the Bouygues group in 1985 as Deputy CEO of Française de Constructions.
In 1988, he was appointed Chairman and CEO of France Construction, Vice Chairman and CEO of Bouygues Immobilier in 1997, then Chairman and CEO of Bouygues Immobilier in 2001.
François Bertière has been a member of Bouygues Immobilier's Board of Directors since 1991. He has also been a member of Bouygues' Board of Directors since April 2006.
Bouygues Immobilier has a workforce of 1,343 and generated sales of €2,989 million in 2009.
François Bertière is a member of the Bouygues Board of Directors.
- Date of first appointment: Director of Bouygues since 27 April 2006
- Expiry date of current term of office: 2012
- Number of shares in the company: 24,614 (at 31/12/09)
Other positions and functions within the Group
Director of Colas.
(Updated: March 2010)
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