New CEO Named For Electricite de France

摘要

Henri Proglio, head of Veolia Environ-nement SA, the giant French water and waste services company, has been named by the French government to be the new head of state-controlled Electricite de France.rnProglio, whose selection was announced by French Prime Minister Frances Fillon, has led Veolia since April 2003 and has served on the board of directors of Electricite de France (EDF) since 2004.rnHe is expected to be approved by EDF's board of directors November 5 to succeed Pierre Gadonneix, who has headed EDF since September 2004.