SOCOTEC
Governance

SOCOTEC Governance

Our history

The governance of the SOCOTEC Group is structured with an Executive Committee and a Board of Directors.
The majority shareholder, Cobepa acquired a stake in the SOCOTEC Group in February 2013, and was joined by Clayton Dubilier & Rice in December 2019, which owns a minority stake. Since April 2024, BPI and Mubadala Investment have also held a minority stake in the company.

Group Governance

Executive Committee of the SOCOTEC Group
Board of Directors of the SOCOTEC Group

Hervé Montjotin

CEO SOCOTEC Group
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Franck Pettex-Sorgue

EVP Construction & Real Estate, France
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Delphine Villard

EVP Equipment and Industry, France
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Jean-Marc Fort

EVP International and Infrastructure
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Cédrik Gallien

EVP M&A and Strategy
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Nicolas Detchepare

CEO SOCOTEC USA
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Ludger Speier

CEO SOCOTEC Deutschland
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David Gough

COO SOCOTEC UK (Interim CEO)
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Massimo De Iasi

CEO SOCOTEC Italy
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Jean-François Landry

Chief Financial Officer
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Sébastien Botin

Chief HR Officer
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Gabrielle Mendes

Chief Communications and Marketing Officer - Chief Sustainability Officer
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Romain Dumas

Chief IT Officer
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Eléonore Larramendy

General Counsel
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Jean-Marie Laurent-Josi

CEO of Cobepa
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Aurélien Delavallée

Senior Director of Cobepa
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Romain Boulanger

Associate of Cobepa
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Christian Rochat

Director, Partner at Clayton Dubilier & Rice
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Gilles Schnepp

Director - Consultant at Clayton Dubilier & Rice
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Frederic Van Heems

Independent Director
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Romain Dutartre

Director, Partner at Clayton Dubilier & Rice
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Nikolaus Lachner

Observer - Partner at Clayton Dubilier & Rice
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Bpifrance Investissements SAS

represented by Paul Philippe Bernier, Observer
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Antoine Bettant

Observer - Forty First Investments LLC
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Hervé Montjotin

CEO of the SOCOTEC Group
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The SOCOTEC Group was founded in 1953 in the wake of World War II, to help build and secure new construction and renovation projects being carried out after the war.

“Building trust for a safer and sustainable world” is our purpose, and our experts are just as dedicated today to building the cities and infrastructure of the future, which are more sustainable, resilient, responsible and inclusive.

The principles that guide us everyday are thus fundamentally tied to the integrity of assets throughout the construction and infrastructure life cycle.

Our experts, engineers and technicians work in compliance with the construction regulations in all our locations and act independently in each of their testing, inspection and certification (TIC) projects.

As a leader in risk management and compliance in construction, infrastructure, facilities and industry, we demonstrate a sense of responsibility to act ethically and sustainably in the service of public players and private companies.

As a trusted third-party, we place the utmost importance on safety and quality.

Cognizant of the major transformations taking place around the world, our leadership and our operational teams contribute to building a responsible and sustainable world of which we can be proud.

Find out about our values here

SOCOTEC earned €1,3 billion turnover in 2023 and has seen rapid growth since October 2016, when sales were €500m and Hervé Montjotin arrived as the new CEO of the Group. In 2015, we were still primarily a French company, with 90% of revenues generated in France. Since then, we have become an international group, operating in 26 countries, with 54% of SOCOTEC revenue being generated outside France in 2023.

For more information about SOCOTEC

SOCOTEC Governance

Group Governance

Hervé Montjotin

Franck Pettex-Sorgue

Delphine Villard

Jean-Marc Fort

Cédrik Gallien

Nicolas Detchepare

Ludger Speier

David Gough

Massimo De Iasi

Jean-François Landry

Sébastien Botin

Gabrielle Mendes

Romain Dumas

Eléonore Larramendy

Jean-Marie Laurent-Josi

Aurélien Delavallée

Romain Boulanger

Christian Rochat

Gilles Schnepp

Frederic Van Heems

Romain Dutartre

Nikolaus Lachner

Bpifrance Investissements SAS

Antoine Bettant

Hervé Montjotin

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