Thierry Saegeman

Executive Vice President in charge of Transformation & Geographies, Nuclear and Tractebel

Age: 55
Nationality: Belgian
He is bilingual in French and Dutch, proficient in English, and has basic knowledge of German and Spanish.

Career path

Thierry Saegeman graduated from the University of Ghent in 1994 with a Masters in Electromechanical Engineering, and then with an MBA from the Vlerick School in 1995. He began his career with ENGIE Electrabel in 1995, initially as a Combined Heat and Power Project Manager and then as a Project Developer on renewable energy projects.

He then moved to France to pursue his career, first with the ENGIE Group as Managing Director of ENGIE Thermal France and then as CEO of Compagnie Nationale du Rhône in charge of hydro-power plant operations, energy management and the development of wind and solar. In 2016, he returned to Belgium as Chief Nuclear Officer, before becoming in addition Country Manager of ENGIE Belgium in 2021.

Since 2024, Thierry Saegeman is Executive Vice President in charge of Transformation & Geographies, Nuclear and Tractebel.

Current offices and positions held

Offices and positions in companies outside the Group

In addition to his professional achievements, he is also an administrator of Synatom, Vice-President of FEBEG, and a member of the Strategic Committee of VBO.

Education

Thierry Saegeman graduated from Ghent University in 1994 with a Master’s degree in Electromechanical Engineering, followed by a Master of Business Administration from Vlerick Leuven-Ghent Management School, and has completed the CEDEP General Management Program at INSEAD and the Reactor Technology Course for Utility Executives at MIT in Boston.

2017 – Reactor Technology Course for Utility Executives – MIT
2008 – CEDEP General Management Program – INSEAD
1995 – Master of Business Administration – Vlerick Leuven-Ghent Management School
1994 – Master Electromechanical Engineering – University of Ghent

Professional career

2024 – Present: Executive Vice President in charge of Transformation & Geographies, Nuclear and Tractebel, ENGIE
2021 – 2023: Chief Executive Officer Electrabel & Country Manager Engie Belgium
2016 – 2021: Chief Nuclear Officer Engie Electrabel, Belgium
2014 – 2016: Chief Operating Officer Compagnie Nationale du Rhône, Lyon France
2010 – 2014 : Managing Director ENGIE Thermique France
1995- 2010 : Operations, Project management and Business development in key positions, General Electric, Jan De Nul and Electrabel based in Belgium, Europe and Asia.