Isabelle Kocher
| Isabelle Kocher | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
9 December 1966 Neuilly sur Seine, France |
| Education |
École Normale Supérieure Mines ParisTech |
| Occupation | CEO of Engie |
Isabelle Kocher (born Isabelle Thabut in December 1966) is a French businesswoman. She serves as the chief executive officer of Engie (previously GDF Suez).
Biography
Early life
Isabelle Kocher graduated from the École Normale Supérieure (Ulm) of Paris in 1987 and Mines ParisTech. She also holds a Master's degree in Quantum Optics and a Postgraduate Certificate in Physics.
Career
From 1997 to 1999, Isabelle Kocher was director of the postal and telecommunication budgets, followed by the defense budget at the French Budget Department. Between 1999 and 2002, she worked as industrial affairs advisor at the French Prime minister office (Lionel Jospin).
She joined the Suez company in 2002 and held functional and operational positions. She was appointed in 2011 as Chief Financial officer of GDF Suez. Between October 2014 and April 2016, she served as Deputy CEO and chief operating officer. On May 3, 2016, she was appointed CEO of Engie, replacing Gérard Mestrallet.[1][2][3] She became the only woman CEO in CAC 40.[4]
Other positions
She is member of the Board of Suez, Axa and International Power. She is Chairman of Terrawatt Initiative, a global non profit-organization designed to implement a new global energy mix.
Awards
Kocher is a knight of the Legion of Honor and a knight of the French National Order of Merit.
Personal life
Isabelle Kocher is married to Laurent Kocher, a leader of French transportation group Keolis, and has five children.
References
- ↑ Isabelle Kocher to Head Engie, Inti Laundauro, Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 14, 2016
- ↑ ENGIE’s Shareholders’ Meeting of May 3rd, 2016, Engie news release. Retrieved May 3, 2016
- ↑ Isabelle Kocher, a new kind of power, Financial Times. Retrieved May 15, 2016
- ↑ French Energy Titan Makes Kocher Only Woman CEO in CAC40, Bloomberg. Retrieved May 2, 2016