François Tardan, Member of the Management Board,
Executive Vice-Chairman - Finance, Legal Affairs, Group IT Systems
Bureau Veritas experience: 9 years

François Tardan has been a member of Bureau Veritas’ Management Board since June 19, 2002.

He began his career in 1980 as Civil Administrator at the French Ministry of Equipment and Organization of the Territory (Equipement de l’Aménagement du Territoire) in the French Economic and International Affairs Department (DAEI).

From 1985 to 1994, he was Development Director at Chantiers Modernes where he was responsible for acquisitions, in particular in the energy management and environmental engineering sectors in France and the US.

From 1995 to 1998, he was Chairman and CEO of Fondasol SA, an engineering and geotechnical consulting group.

In 1998, he joined Bureau Veritas as the Group’s Chief Financial Officer. He was appointed to the Management Board in 2002. He heads the Finance, Legal, Risks and Ethics, Internal Audit, Acquisitions Support and IT Systems departments. François Tardan is a graduate from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales, the Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Paris and the Ecole Nationale d’Administration.