Gildas Gouvaze
Member of the Appointments, Compensation and Governance Committee
- Age: 45
- Nationality: French
- First appointment: April 24, 2025
- Shares held: 450 shares
- Business address: ENGIE, 16, rue Pierre-Salies 31000 Toulouse
Career path
Gildas Gouvazé holds a Master’s degree in employment law and has developed a career combining legal expertise and social commitment.
Between 2023 and 2025, he was a member of ENGIE SA’s Board of Directors as a representative of the SEC (Social and Economic Committee). He was also Force Ouvrière (FO) Union Coordinator for the ENGIE Group and deputy secretary of the European Works Council.
Since May 2025, Gildas Gouvazé has been a Director representing employee shareholders and a member of the Appointments, Compensation and Governance Committee. He also chairs the Supervisory Board of Link France and is a member of the Higher Energy Council (Conseil Supérieur de l’Énergie – CSE). At the same time, he is Head of Digital and Skills within the Sales & Energy Management GBU.
Current offices and positions held
Offices and positions in Group companies
- Head of Digital and Skills within the Sales & Energy Management GBU
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Link France
- Member of the France Retail SEC and the ENGIE Central SEC
Other offices and positions outside the Group
- General Secretary of EeFO
- Member of the Higher Energy Council
Offices that have expired in the last five years
- Representative of ENGIE’s Social and Economic Committee (CSE-C) on ENGIE’s Board of Directors
- ENGIE Group FO Union Coordinator
- Deputy Secretary of the ENGIE Group European Works Council
- Judge at the Toulouse industrial tribunal (Conseil des prud’hommes)
Areas of expertise
- ESG: Governance and Social
- Digital/AI
- Energy sector
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Yoan Kosnar
Member of the Investment and Technology Committee
- Age: 50
- Nationality: French
- First appointment: April 21, 2022
- Expiration of term: 2026
- Shares held: 370 shares
- Business address: ENGIE Énergie Services, 65-67, rue Jules Ferry, 92250 La Garenne-Colombes
Career path
With a BTS (French higher technical certificate) in Water Management and Control, specializing in wastewater, Yoan Kosnar began his career in maintenance and quality control at a mutual healthcare establishment.
He then joined the Group in 2007 as Site Manager at ENGIE Energies Services S.A. (Cofely) and while maintaining his operational activity, he has supported the national CFDT coordinator with social dialogue for the ENGIE Group since 2017.
Yoan Kosnar was appointed employee representative in 2011, then trade union representative and member of ENGIE European Works Council. He holds the Corporate Director Certificate, issued by Sciences Po Executive Education and the French Institute of Directors (63rd graduating class, 2023).
Principal activities outside the company
None
Current offices and positions held
None
Offices that have expired in the last five years
Within the ENGIE Energies Services S.A. scope
- Member of the SEC representing the West and Treasurer of the SEC (until 2022)
- Local Representative (until 2022)
- Member of Central SEC (until 2022)
- Trade Union Representative for the institution (until 2022)
- Gender-based harassment contact (until 2022)
At the Group level
- Member of the European Works Council (until 2022)
Areas of expertise
- ESG: Environmental/Climate, Social and Governance
- Digital/AI
- Energy sector
- Public policies
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Magali Viot
Member of the Ethics, Environment and Sustainable Development Committee
- Age: 54
- Nationality: French
- First appointment: April 21, 2022
- Expiration of term: 2026
- Shares held: 39 shares
- Business address: ELENGY, Zone portuaire, BP 35, 44550 Montoir-de-Bretagne
Career path
Magali Viot is an employee at Elengy, seconded for employee representation mandates since the beginning of 2014. Following her Baccalaureate Diploma, she joined the EDF-GDF in 1996 as a customer advisor in the Electricity and Gas Services Department (EGSD).
In 2009, Magali Viot successfully completed professional retraining through a work-study contract and obtained a Certificate of Professional Qualification (CQP) in industrial maintenance, which enabled her to become a High-voltage Maintenance Technician.
In 2012, she joined the maintenance planning and management division at the Montoir-de-Bretagne terminal before dedicating herself full time to her employee representation mandates in 2014.
Principal activities outside the company
None
Current offices and positions held
Offices and positions in Group companies
- Director representing employees of Elengy
Offices and positions in companies outside the Group
- Member of the Strategic Committee for the New Energy Systems Sector, which was mandated by the CGT, a major French labor union
- Member of the Sectoral Dialogue Committee on Gas of the European Commission, which was mandated by the FNME-CGT (Fédération nationale des mines et de l’énergie – CGT)
Offices that have expired in the last five years
- Elected member of the Social and Economic Committee (SEC) at Elengy (until 2022)
- SEC Secretary at Elengy (until 2021)
- Member of the Health & Safety and Working conditions Commission (until 2022)
Areas of expertise
- ESG: Environmental/Climate and Social
- Energy sector
- Public policies
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Christophe Agogué
Member of the Audit Committee
- Age: 64
- Nationality: French
- First appointment: May 18, 2018
- Expiration of term: 2026
- Shares held: 125 shares
- Business address: GRDF, 17 rue des Bretons, 93210 SAINT-DENIS
Career path
Christophe Agogué is a graduate of HEC with a specialization in finance. In 1986, he joined EDF where he was responsible for negotiations with COGEMA on the reprocessing of used fuel.
After a period in the head office, he was responsible for management and subsequently served on the Management Board of the subsidiary Nersa, in charge of the Superphénix reactor.
In 2001, he moved to Gaz de France where he led the fixed assets department and participated in the operations to buy back the transport network from the French State, and in the initial studies on regulating infrastructure activities.
Having joined GRDF at its inception, he worked on the construction of several transmission tariffs. He has held union positions on behalf of CFE-Énergies since 2009. He has been the union representative to the Central Works Committee of GRDF and to the ENGIE France Group Committee and the secretary for his local Works Committee.
Since 2018, he has advised GRDF’s Regulation and Economy Department on finance matters.
Principal activities outside the company
- Member of the French Strategic Committee of the New Energy Systems Industry (Comité Stratégique de Filière Nouveaux Systèmes Énergétiques, CSF NSE) for CFE-CGC since 2022
- Author of philosophical and sociological essays, novels and plays
Current offices and positions held
Offices and positions in companies outside the Group
- Board member of the Association Œuvres d’Avenir (ODA) since 2025
Offices that have expired in the last five years
Director of ENGIE Rassembleurs d’Energie (until 2022)
Areas of expertise
- ESG: Social and Governance
- Finance
- Energy sector
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Céline Fornaro
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Investment and Technology Committee
Member of the Appointments, Compensation and Governance Committee
- Age: 49
- Nationality: French and Italian
- First appointment: March 14, 2022
- Expiration of term: 2027
- Shares held: 0 shares
- Business address: Agence des Participations de l’État, 139, rue de Bercy, 75572 Paris Cedex 12
Career path
Céline Fornaro is a former student of the École nationale de l’aviation civile (French School of Civil Aviation) (class of 1997) and an MSc graduate of the College of Aeronautics at Cranfield University (United Kingdom). She began her career in 2000 as Marketing and Product Manager in aircraft sales at Embraer.
In 2004, she joined Bank of America Merrill Lynch and was promoted to head up the research team in Aeronautics, Defense and Satellites in 2009. In 2016, Céline Fornaro joined UBS as Managing Director of European Industrials Equity Research in aerospace, equipment and new energy sources.
This professional experience enabled her to acquire thorough knowledge of investment banking and the finance, equipment, aerospace and transport sectors, with a global vision of these sectors in the medium and long term.
Céline Fornaro, previously Chief Financial Officer of Agence des Participations de l’État (APE), was appointed Deputy Chief Executive of the APE on October 1, 2023.
Principal activities outside the company
Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Agence des Participations de l’Etat
Current offices and positions held
Offices and positions in companies outside the Group
- Director of Safran(1) representing the French State – member of the Audit and Risk Committee and member of the Appointments and Compensation Committee
- Director of Air France – KLM(1) representing the French State – member of the Audit Committee, member of the Compensation Committee and member of the appointments and Governance Committee
- Director of Orange(1) representing the French State – member of the Audit & Risks Committee
- Member of Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs (United Kingdom)
- Member of the Royal Aeronautical Society (United Kingdom)
- Member of Women on Boards (United Kingdom)
(1) Listed company.
Offices that have expired in the last five years
- Director of EDF (1) representing the French State (until 2022)
- Director of RATP representing the French State (until 2023)
(1) Listed company.
Areas of expertise
- Administration and management of large companies
- ESG: Social and Governance
- Finance
- Industrial sector
- Public policies
- International experience
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Lucie Muniesa
Member of the Ethics, Environment and Sustainable Development Committee
- Age: 51
- Nationality: French
- First appointment: April 26, 2023
- Expiration of term: 2027
- Shares held: 0 shares
- Business address: PAPREC, 128, boulevard Haussmann, 75008 Paris
Career path
A graduate of the École nationale de la statistique et de l’administration économique (ENSAE), a Paris school specializing in economics, sociology and statistics, Lucie Muniesa began her career at INSEE (French national institute of statistics and economic studies), before being appointed deputy manager of the Merger and Aid department at the French ministerial General Directorate for Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control in 2002.
She joined the APE in 2004, as deputy manager of the Energy, Chemicals and other investments and La Poste – France Telecom divisions, before being appointed Corporate Secretary of APE in 2007. In 2010, Lucie Muniesa joined Radio France as Chief Financial Officer and then Executive Vice President in charge of finance, purchasing, legal and development of own resources, before becoming Director and Deputy Corporate Secretary of the French Ministry of Culture and Communications in 2014.
In February 2016, Lucie Muniesa was appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer of APE. From 2018 to 2020, she was Chief of Staff for the French Minister of Culture and from 2020 to March 2022, she was Chief of Staff for the French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Attractiveness at the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.
In April 2022, she joined the PAPREC Group, the French leader in recycling and the second largest waste management operator in France, as Director of Sustainable Development, Compliance and Institutional Affairs.
Principal activities outside the company
Director of Sustainable Development, Compliance and Institutional Affairs at PAPREC
Current offices and positions held
- Member of the Supervisory Commission of the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (until 2024)
- Member of the SNCF Stakeholders’ Committee (until 2024)
Offices that have expired in the last five years
None
Areas of expertise
- ESG: Environmental/Climate and Governance
- Finance
- Public policies
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Patrice Durand
Member of the Investment and Technology Committee
- Age: 72
- Nationality: French
- First appointment: December 14, 2016
- Expiration of term: 2027
- Shares held: 3,000 shares
- Business address: ENGIE, 65-67, rue Jules Ferry, 92250 La Garenne-Colombes
Career path
A graduate of the École polytechnique and of the École nationale d’administration, Patrice Durand began his career in 1978 as Sub-Prefect, Director of the Office of the Prefect of Eure-et-Loir and then the Haute-Normandie region (France) in 1979.
From 1981 to 1994, he served successively as head of mission in the Directorate-General of Administration at the French Ministry of the Interior, Deputy Corporate Secretary and Corporate Secretary of the Paris Club; Head of the Office of Energy, Transport, and Mines and Secretary of the Economic and Social Development Fund, Head of Capital Goods and Other Investments and Deputy Director of Treasury Management.
In 1994, he became Executive Vice President, then in 1995, Deputy CEO in charge of economic and financial affairs at Air France. From 1999 onwards, he was a member of the Executive Committee, in charge, among other things, of the finances of the Central Risk Management, General Inspection, Legal Affairs, Asset Management, IT and Processing departments, before becoming Deputy CEO of the Crédit Lyonnais Group in 2002. In 2003, he was also named Director of Operations and Logistics and a member of the Executive Committee of Crédit Agricole S.A.
In 2005, he joined Thales as Deputy CEO in charge of finance and administration. From 2012 to 2015, he was Deputy CEO in charge of finance and operations at the Ingenico Group. Since 2016, he has served as a Director of French and foreign companies.
Principal activities outside the company
Director of companies
Current offices and positions held
Offices and positions in companies outside the Group
None
Offices that have expired in the last five years
None
Areas of expertise
- Administration and management of large companies
- Finance
- Industrial sector
- Public policies
- International experience
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Marie-José Nadeau
Chair of the Appointments, Compensation and Governance Committee
Member of the Investment and Technology Committee
Member of the Audit Committee
- Age: 72
- Nationality: Canadian
- First appointment: April 28, 2015
- Expiration of term: 2027
- Shares held: 5,600 shares
- Business address: ENGIE, 65-67, rue Jules Ferry, 92250 La Garenne-Colombes
Career path
Marie-José Nadeau is an expert on the energy sector. She is an honorary Chair of the World Energy Council, which she chaired from 2013-2016, after being a Director there for 15 years. Moreover, Marie-José Nadeau has more than 20 years’ experience as a top executive and has served as a member of audit committees for 10 years.
A trained attorney who holds a master’s degree in public law from the University of Ottawa, she assumed strategic functions in the Canadian and Quebec governments before serving as Corporate Secretary and Executive Vice President at Hydro-Québec (Canada). She is also the Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of Alto (formerly Via HFR – Via TGF), a Canadian company responsible for the development and network of a high-speed rail service over a 1,000-km distance between the cities of Québec and Toronto.
In 2009, she was awarded the title of Advocatus Emeritus by the Quebec Bar for her contribution to the legal profession.
In 2016, she was received as a member of the Order of Canada in recognition for her commitment to education and the environment.
Principal activities outside the company
Director of companies
Current offices and positions held
Offices and positions in companies outside the Group
- Director – Vice-President of Via HFR – Via TGF (Canada)
Offices that have expired in the last five years
- Director of Metro Inc.(1) (Canada) – Chair of Governance and Appointments Committee and member of the Compensation Committee (until 2020)
- Director of the Electric Power Research Institute (United States) (until 2023)
- Director of Trans Mountain Corporation (Canada) (until 2024)
(1) Listed company.
Areas of expertise
- Administration and management of large companies
- ESG: Environmental/Climate and Governance
- Energy sector
- Industrial sector
- International experience
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Ross McInnes
Chairman of the Audit Committee
Member of the Investment and Technology Committee
Member of the Ethics, Environment and Sustainable Development Committee
- Age: 71
- Nationality: French and Australian
- First appointment: May 18, 2018
- Expiration of term: 2026
- Shares held: 4,900 shares
- Business address: SAFRAN, 2, boulevard du Général‑Martial‑Valin, 75015 Paris
Career path
A graduate of the University of Oxford, Ross McInnes began his career in 1977 with Kleinwort Benson in London and then in Rio de Janeiro. In 1980, he joined Continental Bank (which became Bank of America) where he successively held several positions in corporate finance operations, first in Chicago and then in Paris.
In 1989, Ross McInnes joined Eridania Beghin-Say, where he was appointed Chief Financial Officer in 1991, and a member of the Board of Directors in 1999. The following year, Ross McInnes joined Thomson-CSF (now Thales) as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and worked on the transformation of the Group until 2005.
He then joined the PPR Group (now Kering) as Senior Vice President for Finance and Strategy, then became a member of the Supervisory Board of Générale de Santé in 2006. He temporarily chaired the Management Board of Générale de Santé from March until June 2007. He also held the position of Vice-Chairman of Macquarie Capital Europe, specializing primarily in network investments.
In March 2009, Ross McInnes joined Safran and became Executive Vice President, Economic and Financial Affairs in June of that year. He served as a member of the Safran Management Board from July 2009 to April 2011, then as Deputy Chief Executive Officer until April 2015.
On April 23, 2015, he became Chairman of the Safran Board of Directors. In February 2017, he joined SICOM, the general partner of VIVESCIA Industries, as a “qualified person.” From February of 2015 to November 2024, Ross McInnes also served as Special Representative for economic relations with Australia, appointed by the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs in the context of French economic diplomacy.
From November 2016 to November 2019, he was a member of the High Committee on Corporate Governance. In October 2017, the French Prime Minister appointed Ross McInnes Co‑Chairman of the Public Action 2022 Committee to propose actions to reform public policies. The Committee has since achieved its goals.
Principal activities outside the company
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Safran
Current offices and positions held
Offices and positions in companies outside the Group
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of Safran(1)
- Lead Director at Lectra(1) (until April 2025)
(1) Listed company.
Offices that have expired in the last five years
- Director at Lectra(1) (until 2020)
- Director at Eutelsat Communications(1) (until 2022)
(1) Listed company.
Areas of expertise
- Administration and management of large companies
- ESG: Environmental/Climate and Governance
- Finance
- Industrial sector
- International experience
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Michel Giannuzzi
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
Member of Appointments, Compensation and Governance Committee
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Investment and Technology Committee
Member of the Ethics, Environment and Sustainable Development Committee
- Age: 61
- Nationality: French
- First appointment: April 30, 2024
- Expiration of term: 2028
- Shares held: 2,500 shares
- Business address: VERALLIA, 31, place des Corolles, 92400 Courbevoie
Career path
Michel Giannuzzi was Chief Executive Officer of Verallia from 2017 to 2022. Since 2022, he has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Thanks to the development and implementation of a successful value creation strategy, he successfully led Verallia’s IPO on the Euronext Paris market in October 2019. Previously, he served as Chairman of the Executive Board of Tarkett, a world leader in innovative floor covering and sports surface solutions, from 2007 to 2017.
During his time in office, he implemented a profitable and sustainable growth strategy, leading to Tarkett’s IPO on the Euronext Paris market in 2013. Previously, Michel Giannuzzi held several senior management positions within the Michelin and Valeo groups.
He is a graduate of École polytechnique and Harvard Business School.
Principal activities outside the company
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Verallia
Current offices and positions held
Offices and positions in companies outside the Group
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of Verallia(1) – Chairman of the Strategic Committee and member of the Sustainable Development Committee
- Director of Peugeot Invest(1) – member of the Governance, Compensation and Appointments Committee and member of the Investments and Shareholdings Committee
- Director of Daher – member of the Audit Committee and member of the Strategic Committee
- Director of Factory Mutual Insurance Company (FM Global) – member of the Audit Committee and member of the Compensation and Organizational Development Committee
(1) Listed company.
Offices that have expired in the last five years
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Verallia(1) (until 2022)
- Director of Kaufman & Broad(1) (until 2024)
(1) Listed company.
Areas of expertise
- Administration and management of large companies
- ESG: Environmental/Climate and Governance
- Finance
- Industrial sector
- International experience
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