Laurent Burelle
Chief Executive Officer
administrative
Compagnie Plastic Omnium SA
France
Biography
Mr. Laurent Burelle serves as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Member of the Executive Committee of COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUM S.A. since July 1, 2001. He was first appointed to the Company's Board of Directors in 1981. He became Chief Executive Officer(CEO) then Chairman and CEO of Plastic Omnium SA in Valencia in 1977. From 1981-1988 he was Director of the Environment-Urban Systems division, before becoming Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Compagnie Plastic Omnium SA in 1988. He is a Director of the Jacques Chirac Foundation for Disabled Children. He is an Officer of the Legion of Honor and a Knight of the Order of Merit. He holds a number of other positions, including Director of Lyonnaise de Banque SA and Pernod Ricard SA. He graduated from ETH Zurich and a Master of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Research Interest
Business and Economics
