Pierre Dufour

Biography

Pierre Dufour joined Air Liquide in 1997. He has been Senior Executive Vice-President from 2007 until May 3, 2017 (date on which he decided to claim his pension entitlements). He is Director since 2012. He started his career at Air Liquide as Vice-President of Worldwide Engineering before his promotion to Group Industrial Director in 1998, overseeing the technical aspects of Group operations worldwide. In 2000, he was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Air Liquide Holdings Inc. in Houston, Texas. He took charge of the Frankfurt Hub following its inception in 2014. Until 2017, he has also been responsible for the Large Industries business line as well as Engineering & Construction, plus the Asia Pacific region. In 2016, he has been appointed Chairman of Airgas. Pierre Dufour began his career in 1976 at SNC-Lavalin (now SNC-Lavalin Inc.), a leading engineering contractor in Montreal, Canada. From 1991 to 1997, he was Chief Executive Officer of SNC-Lavalin Inc. Pierre Dufour’s educational background is in engineering and management. Positions and activities Functions within the Air Liquide Group Director: L’Air Liquide S.A.* (Chairman of the Environment and Society Committee) Senior Executive Vice-President and Director: Air Liquide International Director: American Air Liquide Holdings Inc., Société d’Oxygène et d’Acétylène d’Extrême-Orient (SOAEO), Airgas Chairman and Director: American Air Liquide Inc. Chairman of the Management Board: Air Liquide Global Management Services GmbH Positions or activities outside the Air Liquide Group Director: Archer Daniels Midland Company* (member of the Audit Committee and Compensation/Succession Committee), National Grid Plc* (member of Health & Security Committee, Remuneration Committee and Nominations Committee)

Research Interest

Engineering