Equans' Executive Committee

Governance

Our commitment

As the energy, industrial and digital transitions are revolutionising the world today, in line with its values, Equans believes that its model must adapt to these new challenges, which are shared with all stakeholders.

The Equans Executive Committee works every day to build and implement its strategy to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow.

Executive Committee

Management and strategic roles

Jérôme Stubler
CEO
Jérôme Stubler

CEO

Jérôme Stubler began his career at Freyssinet in 1989 and managed the Normandy Bridge, the Iroise Bridge, the Hibernia offshore oil platform and the Vasco de Gama Bridge in Portugal.
Technical Director of Freyssinet in 1996 and then in charge of major projects since 2002, he developed the company's nuclear business, among others, and created Nuvia, the current Soletanche Freyssinet subsidiary in the nuclear sector.
In January 2009, he became Managing Director of Freyssinet, Terre Armée and also Chairman of Nuvia. In July 2012, he became Director and CEO of Soletanche Freyssinet and Chairman of Soletanche Bachy.
He was appointed CEO of VINCI Construction in July 2014 and became Chairman of VINCI Construction at the end of 2014.

He joined ENGIE in January 2021 as Deputy CEO and was appointed CEO of Equans.
Jérôme Stubler is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole Nationale des Arts et Métiers.

Academic background 

Graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique

Graduate of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers

Professional career

2021 : CEO of Equans

2021 : Deputy CEO of ENGIE

2014: Chief Executive Officer, then Chairman of Vinci Construction

2012: Director and CEO of Soletanche Freyssinet, Chairman of Soletanche Bachy

2009: Managing Director of Freyssinet and Terre Armée, Chairman of Nuvia

2002: In charge of Major Projects. Creates the company Nuvia, a subsidiary of Soletanche Freyssinet

1996: Technical Director of Freyssinet

1992: Projects (Elorn bridge, Oresund bridge, Tagus bridge, Hibernia platform)

1991: Project Manager Normandy Bridge, Freyssinet, subsidiary of the Vinci Construction Group

1989: Design engineer, Freyssinet, subsidiary of the Vinci Construction Group

Other current positions and offices

President of CHEC Centre des Hautes Etudes de la Construction
Bruno Charrade
EVP in charge of the MBU Americas
Mark Dirckx
Managing Director BELUX
Mark Dirckx

Managing Director BELUX

Mark Dirckx is a civil engineer, specialised in electromechanics and electrical engineering. He has over 20 years of experience in the service and energy sector.
As Managing Director of GTI Infra, he joined ENGIE Fabricom in 2004 and became its Managing Director in 2013. In 2020, he was appointed Managing Director of the Industry Business Unit of ENGIE Solutions Belux.

He joined Equans in 2021 as CEO of Equans Belgium and Luxembourg.

Academic background 

Graduate of Solvay Brussels School, Economics & Management

Graduate of KU Leuven

Professional background

2021 : Managing Director of Equans Belgium and Luxembourg

2020 : Managing Director of ENGIE Solutions, Business Unit Industry

2013: Managing Director of ENGIE Fabricom

2004: Head of Division for the Infra division of ENGIE Fabricom

2001: Managing Director of GTI Infra
Richard Dujardin
EVP in charge of the MBU Switzerland & Netherlands
Richard Dujardin

EVP in charge of the MBU Switzerland & Netherlands

Richard Dujardin began his career in 1992 with the Veolia group, as Business Development Manager within Veolia Water and Executive Director for a property development business unit. In 1997, he was appointed Business Development Executive for Veolia Water UK in London and then, in 2000 relocated to Ireland to take over the management of several Veolia Business Units, in water and public transport. In 2008 he moved to Brussels as CEO of Veolia Transport for the Benelux and British Isles. In 2009 he was also appointed Representative of Veolia Environnement for the Benelux. In 2013 he moved back to Paris to join the Executive Committee of Transdev, as CEO for Asia, Pacific, South Europe and Northern Europe. And from 2016 as CEO of Transdev France. Before joining Equans in June 2021 Richard Dujardin has been, for 2 years, the CEO of ISS France.

He joined Equans in 2021 as CEO of Central and Western Europe.
Richard Dujardin is a graduate of ICAM and Neoma Business School.

Academic background 

Graduate of ICAM (Institut Catholique des Arts et Métiers)

Graduate of Neoma Business School

Professional career

2023: EVP of Equans in charge of the MBU Switzerland & Netherlands

2021: CEO Central and Western Europe of Equans

2020: Member of the Board of Directors of EBUSCO

2019: Member of the Board of Directors of EOLOS (Berlin)

2019 : President of ISS France

2016: Managing Director of Transdev France

2013: Managing Director of Transdev Asia, Southern Europe, Northern Europe

2011: Managing Director of Veolia Transdev Benelux, member of the Executive Committee

2009: Representative of the Veolia Environnement Benelux Group

2008: Managing Director of Veolia Transport Benelux and British Isles

2004 - 2012: Member of the Board of Directors of Codeve (Veolia Group)

2000: Director of Business Units of Veolia Environnement Ireland

1997: Development Director of Veolia Water UK

1993: Managing Director of Société Méditerranéenne d'Aménagement et de Promotion (Veolia Group)

1992 - 1996: Development Director of Compagnie des Eaux et de l'Ozone (Veolia Group)
Ana Giros
EVP in charge of Strategy, Development and CSR and Executive President of the MBU BELUX & ANZ
Ana Giros

EVP in charge of Strategy, Development and CSR and Executive President of the MBU BELUX & ANZ

Ana Giros began her career in ALSTOM in 1996, where she worked for twenty years, holding various national and international positions. In 2009, she joined the executive committee of ALSTOM Transport, being appointed CEO Services, structuring the division, and moving forward its international development. In 2013 she was appointed CEO France, taking over the managing responsibility of the integrated activities of the Group in the country.

She joined SUEZ in 2016 as CEO Latino America, appointed to manage and make reality the transformation and the integration the Group’s activities in the continent.

In 2019 she was appointed CEO of the International activities until 2022, when she joined Equans.

Ana Giros is a graduate of Polytechnic Engineering School of Barcelona (ETSEIB), INSEAD and IMD.

Since 2017 she is independent Board member of Bureau Veritas Board of Directors.

Academic background 

Degree in Industrial Engineering in Power Electronics and Electromechanical Systems from Polytechnic Engineering School of Barcelona (ETSEIB)

Graduate from INSEAD and IMD

Professional career

2022 : Deputy CEO in charge of Strategy, Development and CSR

Executive President Belux and ANZ

2019 : CEO Suez International

2016 : CEO Suez Latino America

2013 : CEO Alstom France

2009 : CEO Alstom Transport Service

2008 : Managing Director Alstom Transport Services Spain and Latino America

2005 : Vice-President Metro Alstom
Pierre Hardouin
Senior EVP in charge of MBU France
Pierre Hardouin

Senior EVP in charge of MBU France

Pierre Hardouin began his career with the Otis Group in 2001, where he remained for almost fifteen years. From 2004, he developed the activities of the Otis Group in the Ile-de-France region, and then throughout France from 2007. In 2014, he was appointed Managing Director of Otis France before becoming, two years later, Vice President Services and Transformation Europe, Middle East & Africa.
He joined the ENGIE Group in 2018 as Managing Director of ENGIE Axima, with the main mission of continuing and amplifying the entity's development dynamics.

He was appointed Managing Director of the ENGIE Solutions Industries Business Unit in 2020, before joining Equans in 2021 as CEO France.
Pierre Hardouin is a graduate of SUPELEC and HEC.

Academic background 

Graduate of the École Supérieure d'Electricité

Graduate of HEC Paris

Graduate of Darden Business School

Professional career

2023 : Senior EVP of Equans in charge of MBU France

2021 : CEO of Equans France

2020 : Managing Director of the Industries Business Unit of ENGIE Solutions

2018 : Managing Director of ENGIE Axima

2016: Vice President, Service, EMEA of Otis Elevator Co.

2014: President of the French Federation of Elevators (2014-2018)

2013: Managing Director France of Otis Elevator Co.

2007: Director of Service Operations France of Otis Elevator Co.

2004: Director of Operations Île-de-France of Otis Elevator Co.

2001: Regional Director Paris of Otis Elevator Co.
Olivier Hérout
EVP in charge of Human Resources and Health & Safety
Olivier Hérout

EVP in charge of Human Resources and Health & Safety

Olivier Hérout started his career as a legal expert in social law at Siemens AG in Munich. He joined ENGIE Group in 1990. His career led him to Strasbourg as HR Director of Elyo Nord Est, to Paris as Career Development Director of SUEZ, then to Brussels as Corporate Talent Development Manager at Tractebel and as HR Director of Fabricom.
In 2005, he joined GDF SUEZ's the Energy Services Business Line where he was Executive Vice President in charge of Human Resources, Health & Safety and Security.

In April 2015, he was entrusted with the steering of the social part of ENGIE's transformation project before being appointed Group Deputy Chief Human Resources Officer on January 1st, 2016.

Between October 2020 and January 2021, he assumed the responsibilities of Group CHRO ad interim.

In February 2021, he joined ENGIE's BRIGHT project to set up the autonomous entity gathering the Group's asset-light activities, now created under the name of Equans, of which he has become the CHRO. In January 2023, he has been appointed as Vice President of Equans in charge of Human Resources and Health & Safety.

Academic background 

Graduate of IAE Aix-Marseille

Graduate of Institut de Gestion Sociale Paris

Professional career

2023 : Executive Vice President of Equans in charge of Human Resources and Health & Safety

2021 : Chief Human Resources at Equans

2021 : Chief Human Resources Officer of ENGIE ad interim

2016: Deputy Chief Human Resources Officer of ENGIE

2005: Executive Vice President in charge of Human Resources, Health & Safety and Security of ENGIE Energie Services

2003: Human Resources Director of Fabricom (ENGIE group)
Etienne Jacolin
Senior EVP in charge of Finance, Legal and Information Systems
Etienne Jacolin

Senior EVP in charge of Finance, Legal and Information Systems

Etienne Jacolin first worked at Arthur Andersen, in 1985, before becoming head of the European Finance Department of Dole Food Company. He then joined the SUEZ Group, where he was first Director of financial activities for SITA in 1998 and then Deputy Chief Financial Officer of SUEZ. At ENGIE he held various management positions: Chief Financial Officer of Fabricom and then Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Energy Services Division of GDF SUEZ. From 2016 to 2021, he was appointed CEO of the Northern, Southern, and Eastern Europe BU of ENGIE.

He joined Equans in 2021 as CFO.

Academic background 

Graduate of IEP Sciences-Po Paris

Graduate of the University of Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas

Certified accountant

Professional career

2023: Senior EVP of Equans in charge of Finance, Legal and Information Systems

2021: CFO of Equans

2016: Managing Director of the Northern, Southern and Eastern Europe BU of ENGIE

2012: Executive Vice President in charge of international activities of GDF Suez

2009: Deputy CEO of GDF Suez services branch

2003: Chief Financial Officer of Fabricom (ENGIE Group)

2002: Deputy Chief Financial Officer of Suez

1998: Director of the financial activities of the SITA group at Suez

1994: Finance Director Europe of Dole Food Company

1985: Manager at Arthur Andersen
Thomas Jung
EVP in charge of Operational Excellence, Innovation and Procurement
Thomas Jung

EVP in charge of Operational Excellence, Innovation and Procurement

Thomas Jung started his career in 2000 at Gaz de France, where he was involved in data rooms for gas field acquisitions, before joining ENGIE Home Services in 2006 as Regional Director for the West.
In 2013, he joined ENGIE Cofely and was appointed Delegate for the PACA region. In particular, he participated in the creation of the private heating and cooling network Thassalia in Marseille and developed a 12 MW cogeneration project on a factory as well as a "green" industrial steam network in Avignon. He then became Regional Director for the Ile-de-France region and participated in the creation of the territory as well as the integration of new companies and the optimisation of the organisation between entities.

He was appointed Director of Operational Excellence at Equans in 2021.
Thomas Jung is a graduate of the École Polytechnique and the École Nationale Supérieure du Pétrole et des Moteurs.

Academic background 

Graduate of the École Polytechnique

Graduate of the École Supérieure des Pétroles et des Moteurs

Professional career

2023: EVP of Equans in charge of Operational Excellence, Innovation and Procurement

2021: Director of Operational Excellence at Equans

2020 : Director of the Ile de France Region - Tertiary and Proximity BU of ENGIE

2018: Deputy Managing Director in charge of the Ile de France Territory of ENGIE Cofely

2017: Regional Director Ile de France of ENGIE Cofely

2013: Delegate Director for the PACA region of ENGIE Cofely

2006 : Regional Director West of ENGIE Home Services

2003: IT Project Manager, Gaz de France Transport Division

2000: Reservoir Engineer at Gaz de France
Florence Lépany Duval
Communications Director
Florence Lépany Duval

Communications Director

Florence Lépany Duval began her career as a technical advisor in charge of communication for the Minister of Solidarity between Generations and then for the Minister of Health. In 1999, she joined Publicis Consultants where she worked for 11 years in all areas of corporate communication as a senior consultant, consulting director and then partner. As an Excom member, she managed an entity of 42 people, serving the transformation of companies and institutions.

She joined Caisse des Dépôts in 2010 where she created a "digital factory" in intrapreneurship mode, a lever for accelerating the digital transformation of the group. In 2017, she joined Carrefour group to support the launch of the "Act for food" transformation plan.

In May 2021, she joined ENGIE’s project to set up the autonomous entity now created under the name of Equans.

Academic background 

Graduate of DESS in political law from Paris X- Nanterre University

Professional career

2021: Equans: Communications Director

2017: Carrefour : Deputy Director of Group and French Communications

2010: Caisse des Dépôts: Deputy Director of Communications then Director of La Fabrice Digitale Knight of the National Order of Merit

1999: Publicis Consultants : Senior Consultant, Director of Consulting, then Associate

1995: Technical advisor in charge of communication in the cabinet of the Minister of Solidarity between generations, then in the cabinet of the Minister of Health.
Jean-Philippe Loiseau
EVP in charge of the MBU United Kingdom & Ireland
Jean-Philippe Loiseau

EVP in charge of the MBU United Kingdom & Ireland

Jean-Philippe Loiseau began his career in 1993 with Dumez-GTM, before joining GTM and then Chantiers Modernes in 2004 (Vinci Group). He was appointed Regional Director for the Ile-de-France region and then Managing Director of Chantiers Modernes and was involved in the Maréchaux tramway and LGV Est projects. He then joined Antea Group, an international environmental consulting group, as Managing Director.
In 2017, he became General Manager Europe of VINCI Construction International Network, then of Europe and the United Kingdom.

He joined Equans in 2021 as CEO UK and Ireland.
Jean-Philippe Loiseau is a graduate of the École Polytechnique and the École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris.

Academic background 

Graduate of the École Polytechnique

Graduate of the École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris

Professional career

2021 : CEO of EQUANS UK and Ireland

2019 : Managing Director Europe and UK of VINCI Construction International Network

2017 : Managing Director Europe of VINCI Construction International Network

2009: Managing Director of Antea Group and member of the "World" Management Committee

2007: Managing Director of Antea (independent company)

2004: Regional Director Ile-de-France then Managing Director of Chantiers Modernes (Vinci Group)

2000: Director of the Ile-de-France Civil Engineering Agency of Chantiers Modernes (Vinci Group)

1996: Works Engineer then Head of Department at the Rehabilitation Agency of GTM Construction (Vinci Group)

1993: Technical and Methods Engineer (UK, Czech Republic, France) for Dumez-GTM (Vinci Group)
Dominique Néel
Senior EVP of Equans France in charge of Buildings, Infrastructure & Services
Dominique Néel

Senior EVP of Equans France in charge of Buildings, Infrastructure & Services

Dominique Néel began his career in 1996 at ETDE (Bouygues Energies & Services) as a Major Projects Engineer in Electrical Engineering. In 2005, he took over the management of the Ile-de-France Electrical Engineering branch, strengthened the Electrical Engineering services business through external growth and set up the Railway and Railway Station business at ETDE. In 2009, he was appointed ETDE's Ile-de-France Regional Director for Electrical Engineering, HVAC and Railways. He continued to develop these activities through emblematic Parisian projects such as the new site for the French Ministry of Defence, as well as by strengthening service activities through the safety business.

In 2015, he was appointed Deputy CEO of Bouygues Energies & Services for all activities in the Ile-de-France region (External Infrastructures, Facility Management, Electrical and HVAC Engineering) and strengthened the presence of Bouygues Energies & Services in this area. At the same time, it is committed to the training and professional integration of young people in technical professions. He participated in the creation of a sandwich course for railway fitters in partnership with the Ile-de-France Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and promoted apprenticeships in all business lines to reach 10% of the Bouygues Energies & Services workforce in Ile-de-France. Appointed CEO of Bouygues Energies & Services France in 2018, he consolidated the regional roots of the teams in order to meet the challenges facing society and pursued an active and committed policy in favour of the training and integration of young people locally.

Since February 2023, he is Senior EVP of Equans France in charge of the Smart Building Division and the activities of ByES France.

Academic background 

Graduate of ESIGELEC, 1995

Auditor of the IHEDN, 2015

Graduate of the HEC IMB MBA (Bouygues Management Institute), 2016

Professional career

2023 : Senior EVP of Equans France in charge of the Smart Building Division and the activities of ByES France

2018 : CEO of Bouygues Energies & Services France

2015 : Deputy CEO of Bouygues Energies & Services for all activities in Ile-de-France

2009: Regional Director for Electrical Engineering, HVAC and Railways of ETDE Ile-de-France

1996: Major Projects Engineer in Electrical Engineering at ETDE (Bouygues Energies & Services)
Stéphane Stoll
EVP Central Europe, Data Centers and Energies
Stéphane Stoll

EVP Central Europe, Data Centers and Energies

Stéphane Stoll began his career at Bouygues in 1994 and joined the Group internal audit until 2002 when he transferred to former ETDE (now Bouygues Energies & Services – BYES) as CFO of the newly created Facilities Management branch before taking management positions in this branch in France. In January 2010, he became CFO of the BYES Group. He participated actively to the acquisition process of ALPIQ’s contracting activities ; he became Chairman of Kraftanlagen, the German arm of these newly acquired activities in August 2018 upon closing. He was appointed in May 2021 as Executive VP of BYES for Energy & Industry and for Germany.

Stéphane Stoll is a graduate of the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) in Paris and also holds a master in corporate tax (University of Paris-Dauphine).

Academic background 

Graduate of the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) in Paris

Graduate of the University of Paris-Dauphine in corporate tax

Professional career

2023: EVP of Equans in charge of the MBU Central Europe (Germany, Austria, Hungary, Italy, Czech Republic, Romania and Croatia), BU Data Centers and BU Energies of ByES.

2021: Executive VP of BYES for Energy & Industry and for Germany

2018: Chairman of Kraftanlagen

2017: Executive VP of BYES, in charge of Development, Innovation and Digital Transformation

2007: Executive VP of the FM branch of BYES for France

2005: Business Development & Public Private Partnerships Officer of the FM branch of BYES for France

2002: CFO of the FM branch of BYES

1997: Bouygues Internal Audit

1994: Junior chief of staff of Bouygues Group Executive Vice President