Thierry Le Hénaff
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Senior Management
ARKEMA Chemistry
France
Biography
Thierry Le Hénaff, born in 1963, holds engineering degrees from École Polytechnique and École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées and a Master’s degree in Industrial Management from Stanford University in the United States. Mr. Le Hénaff holds the title of Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite. After starting his career with Peat Marwick Consultants, in 1992 he joined Bostik, Total’s Adhesives Division, where he held a number of operational positions in France and worldwide. In July 2001, he was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bostik Findley, the new entity resulting from the merger of Total’s and Elf Atochem’s Adhesives divisions. On January 1, 2003, Mr. Le Hénaff joined Atofina’s Executive Committee, where he was in charge of three B.U.s (Agrochemicals, Fertilizers and Thiochemicals) and three functional divisions. In 2004, he joined the Executive Committee of Total Chemicals. Mr. Thierry Le Hénaff was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Arkema S.A. on March 6, 2006 and of Arkema France on April 18, 2006.
Research Interest
Agrochemicals, Fertilizers and Thiochemicals
