Olivier Bouygues is a graduate of École Nationale Supérieure du Pétrole (ENSPM) and joined the Bouygues group in 1974. He began his career in the Group civil works branch. From 1983 to 1988 at Bouygues Offshore*, he held the posts of director of Boscam, a Cameroon subsidiary, then director of the France Works and Special Projects division. From 1988 to 1992, he was Chairman and CEO of Maison Bouygues. In 1992, he became Group Executive Vice President of Utilities Management, which grouped the international and French activities of Saur**. He has held a seat on the Bouygues Board of Directors since 1984. From 2002 to August 2020, he was Deputy CEO of Bouygues. Aware of the environmental challenges facing the Group, Olivier Bouygues took the initiative to create Bouygues’ Sustainable Development department.
- First appointment to the Bouygues Board of Directors: 5 June 1984
- Expiry of current term of office: 2028
- Number of Bouygues shares held (at 31/12/2025): 1,283,021 (107,253,369 via SCDM and SCDM Participations)
*Bouygues’ oil and gas services activity, sold to Saipem in 2002.
**Bouygues’ utilities subsidiary, sold to PAI Partners in 2004.
