Frank Piedelièvre, Chairman of the Management Board 
Bureau Veritas experience: 11 years

Frank Piedelièvre has been Chairman and a member of the Bureau Veritas Management Board since September 16, 1999.

He began his career in 1979 as General Secretary and then Deputy Chief Executive Officer of a small to mid-size company specialised in the manufacturing of medical devices.

From 1982 to 1992, he occupied various positions at Chantiers Modernes, a construction and technical services company for building and industry, firstly as Head of the Foreign Markets Department, Development Director and then CEO. At this time, he was also Head of operations in the Services and Environment and Road divisions.

From 1993 to 1996, Mr Piedelièvre was Chairman and CEO of CMR, a road construction, networks and improvements company and Chairman of the Management Board at Poincaré Investissements.

In June 1996, Mr Piedelièvre became Assitant General Director and Executive-Vice Chairman of Bureau Veritas and took over management of the Group’s international business in 1997. He was appointed Chairman of the Management Board in 1999. Frank Piedelièvre is a graduate from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales.